College Station Monthly Summary: March 2001
The average monthly temperature (54.8°F) was 5.5°F below normal in the Brazos Valley for the month of March. This was also the wettest March at Easterwood Field, breaking the previous record of 6.07" in 1980 and bringing the year-to-date total to 10.10", which is 2.25" above normal. Rainfall was fairly evenly distributed throughout the month with 15 days experiencing measurable precipitation. A low pressure system lingering from the end of February dropped 2.19" of rain over the first three days of March and brought slightly cooler temperatures for the next few days. High pressure dominated the region until the middle of the month, when two consecutive low pressure systems brought more moisture and warmer temperatures on the 8th and the 11th. The warmest temperature registered this month was 80°F on the 12th. A cold front from the 27th to the 30th brought 1.38" of precipitation and dropped temperatures down to more than 10°F below normal.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
46°F |
40°F |
‑13°F |
0.16" |
Maximum |
65.1°F |
‑5.9°F |
| 2 |
53°F |
46°F |
‑6°F |
1.00" |
Minimum |
44.5°F |
‑5.2°F |
| 3 |
53°F |
40°F |
‑10°F |
1.03" |
Average |
54.8°F |
‑5.5°F |
| 4 |
68°F |
38°F |
‑3°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
69°F |
39°F |
‑3°F |
|
Heating |
310 |
+113 |
| 6 |
67°F |
41°F |
‑3°F |
|
Cooling |
1 |
‑50 |
| 7 |
72°F |
41°F |
‑2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
62°F |
48°F |
‑3°F |
0.44" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
65°F |
43°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
69°F |
41°F |
‑4°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑2 |
| 11 |
69°F |
58°F |
+4°F |
0.16" |
|
| 12 |
80°F |
50°F |
+6°F |
0.86" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
75°F |
46°F |
+0°F |
T |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
64°F |
50°F |
‑3°F |
0.83" |
Monthly Total |
6.08" |
+3.50" |
| 15 |
71°F |
49°F |
0°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
10.09" |
+2.24" |
| 16 |
65°F |
41°F |
‑8°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
13 |
+6 |
| 17 |
60°F |
47°F |
‑8°F |
T |
|
| 18 |
56°F |
45°F |
‑10°F |
0.11" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
60°F |
41°F |
‑10°F |
T |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
65°F |
37°F |
‑10°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
80°F |
12th |
| 21 |
75°F |
37°F |
‑6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
37°F |
20th, 21st |
| 22 |
78°F |
48°F |
+1°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.83" |
11th-12th |
| 23 |
78°F |
54°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
33 mph |
8th |
| 24 |
72°F |
49°F |
‑2°F |
0.11" |
|
| 25 |
65°F |
48°F |
‑6°F |
|
Record Book for March |
| 26 |
63°F |
46°F |
‑8°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1946 |
| 27 |
54°F |
43°F |
‑14°F |
1.16" |
Lowest Temperature |
17°F |
1943 |
| 28 |
51°F |
45°F |
‑16°F |
0.16" |
Highest Minimum |
77°F |
1921 |
| 29 |
58°F |
44°F |
‑13°F |
0.01" |
Lowest Maximum |
30°F |
1932 |
| 30 |
61°F |
40°F |
‑14°F |
0.05" |
Wettest Month |
8.03" |
1926 |
| 31 |
74°F |
46°F |
‑4°F |
|
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 |
| 28th |
Tied lowest maximum temperature |
51°F |
51°F |
1931 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| No near records were reported in March 2001. |
*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 |
