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College Station Monthly Summary: June 1998

Another month where records were shattered was observed in the Brazos Valley during June. This month was the driest June ever recorded in the Bryan/College Station area, with only a trace of precipitation falling at Easterwood Field. Other locations in the area did receive measurable precipitation amounts on the 28th and 29th. With the trace of rainfall at Easterwood Field however, this marks the second month in a row in which the lowest monthly precipitation record was broken, based on records dating back to 1911. College Station has received only 0.12" of rainfall since April 28th. This month was the warmest June ever recorded in the area. The monthly mean temperature of 86.7°F broke the previous record by 0.5°F. There were also 11 days in which the maximum temperature was greater than or equal to 100°F, a total for June which is second only to the total of 13 days observed in 1925.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 99°F 71°F +7°F   Maximum 98.0°F +7.7°F
2 99°F 74°F +8°F   Minimum 75.3°F +4.3°F
3 99°F 79°F +10°F   Average 86.7°F +6.0°F
4 98°F 79°F +10°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 96°F 69°F +4°F T Heating 0 0
6 78°F 65°F ‑8°F   Cooling 657 +186
7 89°F 64°F ‑2°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 95°F 75°F +5°F   Maximum ≥ 90°F 28 +7
9 97°F 78°F +8°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 97°F 79°F +8°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 95°F 77°F +6°F T  
12 98°F 79°F +8°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 100°F 77°F +8°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 107°F 77°F +11°F   Monthly Total Trace ‑3.68"
15 102°F 73°F +6°F T Year-to-date Total 12.75" ‑6.96"
16 101°F 73°F +6°F   Days ≥ 0.01" 0 ‑6
17 100°F 78°F +8°F    
18 99°F 81°F +9°F   Monthly Extremes
19 101°F 80°F +10°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 101°F 78°F +8°F   Highest Temperature 107°F 14th
21 101°F 76°F +6°F   Lowest Temperature 64°F 7th
22 99°F 75°F +5°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. Trace
23 99°F 74°F +4°F   Maximum Wind Gust 30 mph 8th
24 100°F 74°F +5°F    
25 100°F 72°F +4°F   Record Book for June
26 98°F 76°F +5°F   Highest Temperature 107°F 1998
27 99°F 79°F +7°F   Lowest Temperature 53°F 1970
28 96°F 77°F +4°F T Highest Minimum 82°F 1915
29 97°F 73°F +3°F T Lowest Maximum 69°F 1912
30 100°F 78°F +7°F T Wettest Month 12.63" 1968
  Driest Month Trace 1998
  Wettest 24 Hours 6.70" 1905
"T" indicates daily precipitation ≤ 0.005".
BOLDFACE indicates an extreme daily value for the month.
ITALICS indicates a daily record was set or tied.
*Departure from the 1961‑1990 normal.


*New Records Set

Day Parameter Value Old Record Year
1st Tied highest maximum temperature 99°F 99°F 1911
2nd Tied highest maximum temperature 99°F 99°F 1998
3rd Tied highest minimum temperature 79°F 79°F 1998
4th Tied highest minimum temperature 79°F 79°F 1998
10th Tied highest minimum temperature 79°F 79°F 1998
12th Tied highest minimum temperature 79°F 79°F 1925
14th **Tied highest maximum temperature 107°F 107°F 1998
18th Tied highest minimum temperature 81°F 81°F 1915
19th Tied highest minimum temperature 80°F 80°F 1998
25th Tied highest maximum temperature 100°F 100°F 1933
27th Tied highest minimum temperature 79°F 79°F 1998
**Set record for the entire month.

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
3rd Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 99°F 100°F 1960
4th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 98°F 100°F 1960
5th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 96°F 99°F 1960
6th Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature 78°F 76°F 1983
9th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 78°F 81°F 1995
11th Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 77°F 80°F 1915
13th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 100°F 105°F 1911
14th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 77°F 79°F 1936
15th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 102°F 106°F 1911
16th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 101°F 103°F 1934
17th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 78°F 80°F 1915
17th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 100°F 105°F 1934
20th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 78°F 81°F 1915
20th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 101°F 105°F 1925
21st Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 101°F 105°F 1936
21st Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 76°F 78°F 1969
24th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 100°F 102°F 1933
28th Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 77°F 80°F 1915
30th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 78°F 82°F 1915
30th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 100°F 103°F 1917
*NOTE: Records from 1910 through July 1951 are based on observations taken at the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station main farm located 7 miles SW of College Station. Records from August 1951 through
the present are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field.


July Normals for College Station

Beginning of the month: 92°F/72°F Monthly precipitation: 2.29"
Middle of the month: 94°F/73°F Precipitation days: 5
End of the month: 94°F/73°F Days ≥ 90°F:  27
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