College Station Monthly Summary: May 1999
Monthly temperatures for May in College Station averaged near normal with no maximum high temperature or minimum low temperature records set. Only three days reached 90 degrees compared to twenty days with 90°F or higher last May! A cold front extending southward from a Midwestern low pressure system on the 10th through the 12th brought more than half of the monthly total of 4.16" of precipitation. More significant rain fell near month’s end when a stationary front positioned across South Central Texas triggered storms that dumped over an inch of rain at Easterwood Field from the 28th to the 29th. However, the monthly total was still 0.64" below normal, increasing the yearly deficit to 4.09" below normal.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
78°F |
59°F |
‑4°F |
T |
Maximum |
85.4°F |
+1.4°F |
| 2 |
80°F |
60°F |
‑2°F |
|
Minimum |
64.7°F |
‑0.3°F |
| 3 |
82°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
T |
Average |
75.0°F |
+0.4°F |
| 4 |
88°F |
73°F |
+8°F |
T |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
89°F |
61°F |
+3°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
80°F |
51°F |
‑6°F |
|
Cooling |
319 |
+21 |
| 7 |
86°F |
50°F |
‑5°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
89°F |
56°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
3 |
‑3 |
| 9 |
85°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
75°F |
59°F |
‑6°F |
2.07" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
86°F |
63°F |
+2°F |
0.34" |
|
| 12 |
80°F |
63°F |
‑2°F |
0.02" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
84°F |
64°F |
0°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
87°F |
67°F |
+3°F |
|
Monthly Total |
4.16" |
‑0.64" |
| 15 |
88°F |
71°F |
+6°F |
T |
Year-to-date Total |
11.94" |
‑4.09" |
| 16 |
90°F |
70°F |
+5°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
8 |
0 |
| 17 |
88°F |
64°F |
+1°F |
0.52" |
|
| 18 |
73°F |
63°F |
‑7°F |
0.01" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
85°F |
58°F |
‑4°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
87°F |
66°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
90°F |
3 times |
| 21 |
87°F |
68°F |
+2°F |
T |
Lowest Temperature |
50°F |
7th |
| 22 |
87°F |
68°F |
+2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
2.07" |
10th |
| 23 |
88°F |
66°F |
+1°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
30 mph |
11th |
| 24 |
87°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
T |
|
| 25 |
89°F |
68°F |
+2°F |
|
Record Book for May |
| 26 |
88°F |
68°F |
+1°F |
0.05" |
Highest Temperature |
100°F |
1998 |
| 27 |
88°F |
67°F |
+0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1954 |
| 28 |
86°F |
67°F |
0°F |
0.21" |
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1988 |
| 29 |
86°F |
66°F |
‑1°F |
0.94" |
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1979 |
| 30 |
90°F |
69°F |
+2°F |
|
Wettest Month |
14.70" |
1929 |
| 31 |
90°F |
69°F |
+2°F |
|
Driest Month |
0.11" |
1998 |
| |
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 |
| No new records were set or tied in May 1999. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 4th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
73°F |
74°F |
1950 |
| 6th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
51°F |
48°F |
1917 |
| 18th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
73°F |
67°F |
1916 |
*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 |
