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College Station Monthly Summary: March 2011

March 2011 continued a string of months where precipitation amounts were much below normal levels in College Station. Only 0.69" of March precipitation fell, which brought the year-to-date deficit to 4.25", about half of the normal January-March precipitation in College Station. More than half of the month’s precipitation (0.38") fell on the 5th. By the end of March most of the Brazos Valley, including Bryan/College Station, was designated as having extreme drought (D3) by the US Drought Monitor. After an extremely cold February, which saw perhaps the coldest stretch of weather in College Station in several years, the mean temperature in March was more than 4°F above normal. This included a very Spring Break-like stretch days from the 17th-26th, during which the maximum temperature exceeded 80°F each day. Additionally, four records for highest maximum temperature were broken during this period, including a maximum temperature of 89°F on the 26th.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 75°F 40°F 0°F   Maximum 77.6°F +5.0°F
2 78°F 46°F +4°F   Minimum 54.5°F +4.0°F
3 77°F 46°F +2°F   Average 66.0°F +4.4°F
4 77°F 62°F +10°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 66°F 43°F ‑4°F 0.38" Heating 90 ‑59
6 68°F 34°F ‑8°F   Cooling 129 +87
7 73°F 45°F ‑1°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 80°F 64°F +12°F 0.11" Maximum ≥ 90°F 0 0
9 70°F 48°F ‑1°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 70°F 41°F ‑4°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 ‑2
11 78°F 38°F ‑3°F    
12 82°F 53°F +6°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 80°F 61°F +10°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 69°F 52°F 0°F 0.19" Monthly Total 0.69" ‑2.15"
15 73°F 45°F ‑2°F   Year-to-date Total 4.29" ‑4.25"
16 78°F 56°F +5°F   Days ≥ 0.01" 4 ‑3
17 83°F 65°F +12°F    
18 87°F 66°F +14°F   Monthly Extremes
19 84°F 63°F +12°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 83°F 65°F +11°F   Highest Temperature 89°F 26th
21 84°F 65°F +12°F   Lowest Temperature 34°F 6th
22 83°F 67°F +12°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 0.38" 5th
23 88°F 67°F +14°F   Maximum Wind Gust 38 mph 22nd
24 84°F 61°F +10°F T  
25 86°F 64°F +11°F   Record Book for March
26 89°F 69°F +15°F   Highest Temperature 96°F 1946
27 74°F 58°F +2°F   Lowest Temperature 17°F 2002
28 64°F 54°F ‑5°F   Highest Minimum 77°F 1921
29 77°F 55°F +2°F 0.01" Lowest Maximum 30°F 1932
30 66°F 49°F ‑8°F   Wettest Month 8.03" 1926
31 80°F 46°F ‑2°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 1971‑2000 normal.


*New Records Set

Day Parameter Value Old Record Year
18th Tied highest maximum temperature 87°F 87°F 1982

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
19th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 84°F 89°F 1974
22nd Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 67°F 69°F 1975
23rd Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 67°F 72°F 1933
25th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 86°F 94°F 1928
26th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 89°F 90°F 1917
26th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 69°F 71°F 1948
*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: 76°F/54°F Monthly precipitation: 3.20"
Middle of the month: 79°F/57°F Precipitation days: 7
End of the month: 82°F/61°F Days ≥ 90°F:  1
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