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 |
