College Station Monthly Summary: May 2000
May signaled a return to warm temperatures for the Brazos Valley, with the average temperature for the month was 3.1°F above normal and 90°F mark reached or topped 11 times. May was not a dry month though, with Easterwood Airport recording 5.57" of rain, 0.77" above normal. However, this was not enough to bring the year-to-date precipitation to its normal amount. The month began with relatively cool temperatures and rainy conditions as a low pressure system moved across the state, exiting on the 3rd. This system dumped 3.85" of rain on Bryan/College Station, the majority of the monthly total. On the 12th-13th, a Pacific cold front moved through the area, bringing rain and cooling temperatures after a brief warm spell. Another cold front moved through on the 19th-20th, once again cooling temperatures. The month closed with a warm spell, as eight of the last ten days reached 90°F or above.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
74°F |
61°F |
‑4°F |
3.19" |
Maximum |
87.1°F |
+3.1°F |
| 2 |
74°F |
60°F |
‑5°F |
0.35" |
Minimum |
67.9°F |
+2.9°F |
| 3 |
84°F |
58°F |
‑1°F |
|
Average |
77.5°F |
+2.9°F |
| 4 |
83°F |
62°F |
+0°F |
0.31" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
86°F |
63°F |
+2°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
87°F |
71°F |
+7°F |
|
Cooling |
395 |
+97 |
| 7 |
89°F |
71°F |
+7°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
89°F |
70°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
11 |
+5 |
| 9 |
89°F |
72°F |
+8°F |
0.14" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
88°F |
69°F |
+6°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
90°F |
74°F |
+9°F |
|
|
| 12 |
90°F |
67°F |
+4°F |
0.47" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
80°F |
65°F |
‑2°F |
0.05" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
82°F |
60°F |
‑3°F |
|
Monthly Total |
5.57" |
+0.77" |
| 15 |
86°F |
57°F |
‑2°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
14.14" |
‑1.89" |
| 16 |
88°F |
70°F |
+4°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
9 |
+1 |
| 17 |
89°F |
73°F |
+6°F |
|
|
| 18 |
88°F |
74°F |
+6°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
91°F |
63°F |
+2°F |
0.76" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
78°F |
63°F |
‑4°F |
0.03" |
Highest Temperature |
92°F |
4 times |
| 21 |
86°F |
66°F |
0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
57°F |
15th |
| 22 |
90°F |
67°F |
+2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
3.19" |
1st |
| 23 |
89°F |
70°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
33 mph |
1st |
| 24 |
92°F |
74°F |
+7°F |
|
|
| 25 |
92°F |
77°F |
+8°F |
|
Record Book for May |
| 26 |
90°F |
78°F |
+7°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
100°F |
1998 |
| 27 |
91°F |
68°F |
+2°F |
0.27" |
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1954 |
| 28 |
89°F |
68°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1988 |
| 29 |
91°F |
69°F |
+3°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1979 |
| 30 |
92°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
|
Wettest Month |
14.70" |
1929 |
| 31 |
92°F |
71°F |
+4°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 2000. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 11th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
74°F |
77°F |
1933 |
| 18th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
74°F |
75°F |
1927 |
| 25th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
82°F |
1988 |
| 26th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
79°F |
1996 |
*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 |
