College Station Monthly Summary: March 1998
After five straight months of above normal precipitation in the Brazos Valley, the total for March fell just short of the normal amount despite eleven precipitation days throughout the month. Negative departures of mean monthly temperatures were also present, breaking the trend of warmer than normal conditions from January and February. Large amounts of variability in the daily temperatures produced near records in each of the four temperature categories (lowest and highest maximum, lowest and highest minimum). Daily maximum and minimum temperatures fell within either the upper or lower decile 17 times throughout the month. There were eleven days observing minimum temperatures less than 40°F, and eight days observing maximum temperatures less than 60°F. These figures represent the highest number of days since 1965 and 1969, respectively, for which these temperature ranges have been observed in March.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
61°F |
31°F |
‑10°F |
|
Maximum |
68.5°F |
‑2.5°F |
| 2 |
63°F |
33°F |
‑8°F |
|
Minimum |
47.0°F |
‑2.7°F |
| 3 |
59°F |
36°F |
‑8°F |
|
Average |
57.7°F |
‑2.6°F |
| 4 |
73°F |
52°F |
+6°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
82°F |
56°F |
+12°F |
|
Heating |
270 |
+73 |
| 6 |
56°F |
51°F |
‑4°F |
|
Cooling |
51 |
0 |
| 7 |
62°F |
50°F |
‑2°F |
0.05" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
55°F |
39°F |
‑11°F |
0.09" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
54°F |
34°F |
‑14°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
53°F |
31°F |
‑17°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
3 |
+1 |
| 11 |
61°F |
32°F |
‑12°F |
|
|
| 12 |
48°F |
35°F |
‑18°F |
0.07" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
57°F |
42°F |
‑10°F |
0.04" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
63°F |
52°F |
‑2°F |
0.30" |
Monthly Total |
2.43" |
‑0.15" |
| 15 |
67°F |
57°F |
+2°F |
0.01" |
Year-to-date Total |
11.47" |
+3.62" |
| 16 |
73°F |
51°F |
+1°F |
1.41" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
11 |
+4 |
| 17 |
72°F |
49°F |
0°F |
0.01" |
|
| 18 |
81°F |
51°F |
+5°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
68°F |
44°F |
‑5°F |
0.03" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
59°F |
38°F |
‑12°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
85°F |
30th |
| 21 |
65°F |
36°F |
‑12°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
31°F |
1st, 10th |
| 22 |
71°F |
34°F |
‑10°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.41" |
16th |
| 23 |
79°F |
42°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
36 mph |
30th |
| 24 |
80°F |
50°F |
+3°F |
|
|
| 25 |
79°F |
61°F |
+7°F |
|
Record Book for March |
| 26 |
81°F |
65°F |
+10°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1946 |
| 27 |
79°F |
61°F |
+7°F |
0.20" |
Lowest Temperature |
17°F |
1943 |
| 28 |
82°F |
68°F |
+11°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
77°F |
1921 |
| 29 |
84°F |
68°F |
+12°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
30°F |
1932 |
| 30 |
85°F |
59°F |
+8°F |
0.22" |
Wettest Month |
8.03" |
1926 |
| 31 |
72°F |
48°F |
‑4°F |
T |
Driest Month |
0.29" |
1971 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
4.20" |
1980 |
"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 |
| No new records were set or tied in March 1998. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 10th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
31°F |
23°F |
1996 |
| 11th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
32°F |
20°F |
1948 |
| 28th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
68°F |
71°F |
1985 |
| 29th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
68°F |
72°F |
1985 |
*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. |
April Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
75°F/54°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.38" |
| Middle of the month: |
78°F/58°F |
Precipitation days: |
7 |
| End of the month: |
81°F/62°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
1 |
