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College Station Monthly Summary: May 1997

Although temperature departures were not nearly as large as last month, May temperatures were still cooler than normal across the Brazos Valley. The range of daily mean temperature departures from normal was 13°F (from +5°F on the 2nd to -8°F on the 13th). Comparing this value to those for February, March and April (32°F, 27°F, and 25°F degrees respectively), we can see that this range normally decreases significantly as summer approaches. The effects of these cold fronts on College Station temperatures should continue to decrease until they give way to the intense summer heat. For the first time this year, the monthly precipitation total (3.68") was below the monthly normal (4.80") though the total precipitation for 1997 is still two inches above normal. Most of the rain occurred during the third and fourth weeks of the month, including College Station receiving nearly two inches of rain (over half of the monthly total) in just two hours on the 20th. A cold front passing through our region sparked a strong thunderstorm which provided us with some intense rain during that afternoon.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 83°F 61°F 0°F   Maximum 82.2°F ‑1.8°F
2 86°F 68°F +5°F 0.08" Minimum 63.4°F ‑1.6°F
3 77°F 58°F ‑4°F   Average 72.8°F ‑1.8°F
4 81°F 54°F ‑4°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 80°F 56°F ‑4°F   Heating 0 0
6 81°F 60°F ‑2°F   Cooling 249 ‑49
7 83°F 59°F ‑2°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 83°F 67°F +2°F   Maximum ≥ 90°F 3 ‑3
9 71°F 62°F ‑6°F 0.19" Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 77°F 58°F ‑6°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 79°F 55°F ‑6°F    
12 81°F 55°F ‑6°F 0.11" Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 80°F 53°F ‑8°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 84°F 63°F 0°F   Monthly Total 3.68" ‑1.12"
15 85°F 67°F +2°F   Year-to-date Total 17.89" +1.86"
16 85°F 64°F 0°F 0.01" Days ≥ 0.01" 12 +4
17 85°F 61°F ‑2°F    
18 87°F 69°F +3°F 0.06" Monthly Extremes
19 90°F 70°F +5°F T Extreme Value Date(s)
20 78°F 66°F ‑3°F 1.95" Highest Temperature 90°F 3 times
21 78°F 66°F ‑4°F 0.03" Lowest Temperature 53°F 13th
22 74°F 65°F ‑6°F T Max. 24-hour Precip. 1.97" 20th
23 81°F 68°F ‑2°F 0.36" Maximum Wind Gust 30 mph 2nd
24 77°F 65°F ‑5°F 0.64"  
25 87°F 64°F ‑2°F   Record Book for May
26 90°F 73°F +4°F   Highest Temperature 100°F 1996
27 90°F 73°F +4°F 0.03" Lowest Temperature 42°F 1954
28 81°F 69°F ‑2°F   Highest Minimum 82°F 1988
29 86°F 67°F 0°F   Lowest Maximum 62°F 1979
30 87°F 67°F ‑1°F 0.19" Wettest Month 14.70" 1929
31 82°F 61°F ‑6°F 0.03" Driest Month 0.12" 1925
  Wettest 24 Hours 6.23" 1983
"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
22nd Tied lowest maximum temperature 74°F 74°F 1997

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
9th Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature 71°F 63°F 1924
13th Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature 53°F 49°F 1960
21st Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature 78°F 68°F 1967
24th Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature 77°F 75°F 1930
*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.


June Normals for College Station

Beginning of the month: 87°F/68°F Monthly precipitation: 3.68"
Middle of the month: 90°F/71°F Precipitation days: 6
End of the month: 92°F/72°F Days ≥ 90°F:  21
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