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College Station Monthly Summary: June 2012

College Station stayed in the heat and under clear skies for the majority of the month. High pressure remained in control of the region; most of the rain the city received was due to pop-up thunderstorms. Unfortunately, rainfall accumulations were minimal—the city recorded approximately 50% of the normal monthly precipitation. College Station, and all of Brazos County, re-entered official drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, with the county currently listed under Moderate Drought (D2).

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 92°F 69°F +0°F   Maximum 94.8°F +3.1°F
2 95°F 72°F +4°F   Minimum 73.8°F +1.1°F
3 96°F 73°F +4°F   Average 84.3°F +2.1°F
4 94°F 75°F +4°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 97°F 75°F +5°F   Heating 0 0
6 98°F 74°F +5°F   Cooling 588 +72
7 90°F 71°F 0°F 0.65" Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 90°F 72°F 0°F 0.64" Maximum ≥ 90°F 29 +8
9 92°F 71°F +0°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 93°F 73°F +1°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 97°F 80°F +6°F    
12 93°F 68°F ‑2°F 0.50" Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 92°F 69°F ‑2°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 94°F 77°F +4°F   Monthly Total 2.13" ‑2.32"
15 94°F 76°F +3°F   Year-to-date Total 25.26" +4.56"
16 93°F 75°F +2°F T Days ≥ 0.01" 6 ‑3
17 90°F 73°F ‑2°F T  
18 91°F 72°F ‑2°F   Monthly Extremes
19 89°F 74°F ‑2°F 0.16" Extreme Value Date(s)
20 93°F 73°F 0°F 0.17" Highest Temperature 106°F 26th
21 92°F 72°F ‑1°F   Lowest Temperature 68°F 12th
22 96°F 72°F +1°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 1.28" 7th-8th
23 97°F 74°F +2°F   Maximum Wind Gust 40 mph 12th
24 100°F 75°F +4°F    
25 103°F 75°F +6°F   Record Book for June
26 106°F 77°F +8°F   Highest Temperature 107°F 1998
27 102°F 80°F +7°F   Lowest Temperature 53°F 1970
28 100°F 76°F +4°F   Highest Minimum 82°F 1915
29 94°F 76°F +1°F   Lowest Maximum 69°F 1912
30 91°F 76°F 0°F 0.01" Wettest Month 12.63" 1968
  Driest Month Trace 2009
  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 1981‑2010 normal.


*New Records Set

Day Parameter Value Old Record Year
11th Tied highest minimum temperature 80°F 80°F 1915
26th Tied highest maximum temperature 106°F 106°F 2012
27th Tied highest minimum temperature 80°F 80°F 2012

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
5th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 97°F 100°F 2011
24th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 100°F 105°F 2009
25th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 103°F 106°F 2009
26th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 77°F 81°F 1969
27th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 102°F 104°F 1980
28th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 100°F 102°F 2009
*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: 93°F/74°F Monthly precipitation: 2.14"
Middle of the month: 95°F/75°F Precipitation days: 6
End of the month: 96°F/75°F Days ≥ 90°F:  28
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