College Station Monthly Summary: June 2006
In a month where the rain normally falls in the beginning, with the warm temperatures coming at the end of the month, this June proved to be the opposite. No precipitation and an average high temperature of 96°F plagued the area from the 2nd-15th. On the 16th-22nd, precipitation was recorded everyday as a tropical system brought rainfall to the area, including flooding rains in Houston. The average high temperature during this period dropped to 89°F. Temperatures remained slightly below average for the remainder of the month, and only a trace of precipitation was record from the 23rd through the end of the month. Overall, the mean monthly temperature was 81.8°F, which is only 0.2°F above average. The average high was 92.7°F, 1.0°F above normal, while the average low was 70.8°F, which is 0.7°F below normal. Despite the numerous days of precipitation, the monthly total of 3.36" was 0.43" below normal, which puts the yearly total 0.99" below normal at 19.59".
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
88°F |
71°F |
+0°F |
0.21" |
Maximum |
92.7°F |
+1.0°F |
| 2 |
90°F |
67°F |
0°F |
|
Minimum |
70.8°F |
‑0.7°F |
| 3 |
93°F |
70°F |
+2°F |
|
Average |
81.8°F |
+0.2°F |
| 4 |
95°F |
69°F |
+2°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
94°F |
71°F |
+2°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
95°F |
70°F |
+2°F |
|
Cooling |
512 |
+15 |
| 7 |
97°F |
69°F |
+3°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
97°F |
71°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
24 |
+3 |
| 9 |
97°F |
75°F |
+5°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
97°F |
72°F |
+4°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
95°F |
70°F |
+2°F |
|
|
| 12 |
97°F |
69°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
100°F |
71°F |
+4°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
95°F |
71°F |
+1°F |
|
Monthly Total |
3.36" |
‑0.43" |
| 15 |
97°F |
69°F |
+1°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
19.59" |
‑0.99" |
| 16 |
90°F |
72°F |
‑1°F |
0.78" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
8 |
+1 |
| 17 |
87°F |
68°F |
‑4°F |
0.53" |
|
| 18 |
88°F |
70°F |
‑3°F |
0.71" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
87°F |
73°F |
‑2°F |
0.28" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
83°F |
72°F |
‑4°F |
0.77" |
Highest Temperature |
100°F |
13th |
| 21 |
92°F |
74°F |
0°F |
0.07" |
Lowest Temperature |
67°F |
2nd, 28th |
| 22 |
93°F |
75°F |
+1°F |
0.01" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.30" |
16th-17th |
| 23 |
93°F |
72°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
46 mph |
18th |
| 24 |
89°F |
74°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 25 |
95°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Record Book for June |
| 26 |
92°F |
71°F |
‑2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
107°F |
1998 |
| 27 |
90°F |
68°F |
‑4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
53°F |
1970 |
| 28 |
92°F |
67°F |
‑4°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1915 |
| 29 |
92°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
69°F |
1912 |
| 30 |
92°F |
71°F |
‑2°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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| No new records were set or tied in June 2006. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 7th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
97°F |
100°F |
1948 |
| 13th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
100°F |
105°F |
1911 |
| 20th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
83°F |
80°F |
1920 |
| 28th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
67°F |
63°F |
1974 |
*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: |
94°F/73°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
1.92" |
| Middle of the month: |
96°F/74°F |
Precipitation days: |
5 |
| End of the month: |
96°F/73°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
27 |
