College Station Monthly Summary: March 2013
March 2013 was much cooler and dryer than normal with only four days of measurable precipitation recorded and six days of temperatures more than 10 degrees below normal. The greatest rain event occurred on the 10th when a cold front capitalizing on warm gulf moisture brought 1.30 inches of rain to Easterwood Field. Unfortunately for the city, which has been under drought status since 2011, the drought did not improve. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Brazos County moved from moderate to severe drought from the beginning to the end of the month.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
64°F |
34°F |
‑9°F |
|
Maximum |
72.7°F |
+1.0°F |
| 2 |
57°F |
35°F |
‑12°F |
|
Minimum |
48.3°F |
‑2.7°F |
| 3 |
72°F |
36°F |
‑4°F |
|
Average |
60.5°F |
‑0.9°F |
| 4 |
84°F |
53°F |
+10°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
66°F |
41°F |
‑6°F |
|
Heating |
189 |
+17 |
| 6 |
66°F |
34°F |
‑9°F |
|
Cooling |
58 |
‑1 |
| 7 |
73°F |
42°F |
‑2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
70°F |
54°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
76°F |
60°F |
+8°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
69°F |
48°F |
‑2°F |
1.30" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑1 |
| 11 |
60°F |
41°F |
‑10°F |
|
|
| 12 |
72°F |
39°F |
‑4°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
73°F |
47°F |
‑1°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
76°F |
46°F |
0°F |
|
Monthly Total |
1.73" |
‑1.44" |
| 15 |
80°F |
49°F |
+4°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
7.89" |
‑1.37" |
| 16 |
82°F |
57°F |
+8°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
4 |
‑4 |
| 17 |
83°F |
65°F |
+12°F |
|
|
| 18 |
88°F |
62°F |
+13°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
82°F |
52°F |
+5°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
72°F |
53°F |
+0°F |
0.40" |
Highest Temperature |
88°F |
18th |
| 21 |
73°F |
51°F |
‑1°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
34°F |
3 times |
| 22 |
83°F |
57°F |
+7°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.31" |
10th |
| 23 |
67°F |
54°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Maximum Wind Gust |
41 mph |
5th |
| 24 |
59°F |
42°F |
‑12°F |
0.01" |
|
| 25 |
60°F |
35°F |
‑16°F |
|
Record Book for March |
| 26 |
62°F |
34°F |
‑16°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1946 |
| 27 |
71°F |
38°F |
‑10°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
17°F |
2002 |
| 28 |
74°F |
52°F |
‑1°F |
T |
Highest Minimum |
77°F |
1921 |
| 29 |
77°F |
57°F |
+3°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
30°F |
1932 |
| 30 |
82°F |
63°F |
+8°F |
T |
Wettest Month |
8.66" |
2012 |
| 31 |
82°F |
67°F |
+10°F |
0.02" |
Driest Month |
0.29" |
1971 |
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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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 18th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
88°F |
88°F |
2013 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 4th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
84°F |
85°F |
1938 |
| 25th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
35°F |
33°F |
1955 |
| 26th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
34°F |
25°F |
1955 |
| 27th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
38°F |
28°F |
1913 |
*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/55°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.66" |
| Middle of the month: |
79°F/58°F |
Precipitation days: |
7 |
| End of the month: |
82°F/62°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
1 |
