College Station Monthly Summary: March 2014
Keeping with tradition set by January and February, March remained substantially colder and dryer than normal. The month started out warm, but a powerful cold front pushed through on the 2nd dropping temperatures down into the 20s overnight. Throughout the 3rd, the temperature never climbed above freezing, and showers earlier in the morning quickly turned into ice creating difficult travel situations especially to the south where precipitation was heavier. Most of the rain for the month came on the 8th with steady rains ahead of and behind another cold front. By the end of the month temperatures started to climb back towards normal as spring began to take over and cold fronts became less powerful. Drought conditions remained mostly stable throughout the month, but conditions are expected to continue to worsen if the rains stay away next month.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
80°F |
63°F |
+14°F |
|
Maximum |
67.6°F |
‑4.1°F |
| 2 |
70°F |
25°F |
‑10°F |
0.10" |
Minimum |
45.9°F |
‑5.1°F |
| 3 |
32°F |
22°F |
‑31°F |
0.07" |
Average |
56.8°F |
‑4.6°F |
| 4 |
40°F |
28°F |
‑25°F |
0.29" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
52°F |
36°F |
‑15°F |
T |
Heating |
269 |
+97 |
| 6 |
60°F |
41°F |
‑8°F |
|
Cooling |
23 |
‑36 |
| 7 |
65°F |
36°F |
‑8°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
65°F |
43°F |
‑6°F |
0.89" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
55°F |
40°F |
‑12°F |
T |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
1 |
+1 |
| 10 |
73°F |
44°F |
‑2°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
3 |
+2 |
| 11 |
73°F |
56°F |
+4°F |
0.01" |
|
| 12 |
64°F |
44°F |
‑6°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
65°F |
36°F |
‑10°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
71°F |
47°F |
‑2°F |
|
Monthly Total |
1.61" |
‑1.56" |
| 15 |
68°F |
62°F |
+4°F |
0.19" |
Year-to-date Total |
3.79" |
‑5.47" |
| 16 |
67°F |
43°F |
‑6°F |
T |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
‑1 |
| 17 |
63°F |
39°F |
‑11°F |
|
|
| 18 |
78°F |
47°F |
+0°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
70°F |
51°F |
‑2°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
75°F |
45°F |
‑2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
84°F |
28th |
| 21 |
78°F |
51°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
22°F |
3rd |
| 22 |
81°F |
60°F |
+8°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.89" |
8th-9th |
| 23 |
62°F |
51°F |
‑6°F |
T |
Maximum Wind Gust |
44 mph |
28th |
| 24 |
69°F |
50°F |
‑4°F |
|
|
| 25 |
68°F |
45°F |
‑8°F |
|
Record Book for March |
| 26 |
65°F |
49°F |
‑7°F |
T |
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1946 |
| 27 |
72°F |
60°F |
+2°F |
T |
Lowest Temperature |
17°F |
2002 |
| 28 |
84°F |
60°F |
+8°F |
0.06" |
Highest Minimum |
77°F |
1921 |
| 29 |
76°F |
49°F |
‑2°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
30°F |
1932 |
| 30 |
76°F |
47°F |
‑4°F |
|
Wettest Month |
8.66" |
2012 |
| 31 |
80°F |
54°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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied lowest maximum temperature |
32°F |
32°F |
2014 |
| 4th |
Tied lowest maximum temperature |
40°F |
40°F |
2014 |
| 8th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
0.89" |
0.89" |
2014 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 2nd |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
25°F |
19°F |
1980 |
| 3rd |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
22°F |
17°F |
1943 |
*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 |
