College Station Monthly Summary: May 2005
The month of May was warm and dry for the Brazos Valley, with both record highs and lows recorded. A record low was tied on the first of the month with a temperature of 47°F. A frontal passage on the 8th dumped 1.47" of rain on the area, 59 percent of the months total rainfall. After this front, the area began to warm up, with the highs at or above 85°F all but three days from the 9th through the 31st. Between the 10th and the 25th, only a trace of rain was recorded and three near record highs were observed. The highest maximum temperature was tied on the 21st with 96°F. Seven days of precipitation were observed with only three over a tenth of an inch and with 87.5 percent of the rain coming on two days, the 8th (1.47") and the 29th (0.70"). The monthly rainfall total of 2.48" was 2.57" below normal and brings the total yearly rainfall total to 16.53", which is a quarter of an inch below normal. This lack of rainfall in April and May has offset the surplus of over 4" during the first three months of the year. Even with the three days of record highs, the average temperature was 0.4°F below normal at 74.9°F.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
75°F |
47°F |
‑10°F |
|
Maximum |
85.0°F |
‑0.3°F |
| 2 |
78°F |
53°F |
‑6°F |
|
Minimum |
64.7°F |
‑0.6°F |
| 3 |
75°F |
57°F |
‑6°F |
T |
Average |
74.9°F |
‑0.4°F |
| 4 |
75°F |
57°F |
‑6°F |
0.02" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
81°F |
53°F |
‑6°F |
|
Heating |
4 |
‑1 |
| 6 |
84°F |
60°F |
‑1°F |
|
Cooling |
316 |
‑8 |
| 7 |
83°F |
60°F |
‑2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
71°F |
60°F |
‑8°F |
1.47" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
6 |
0 |
| 9 |
83°F |
57°F |
‑4°F |
0.02" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
87°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
T |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
87°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
85°F |
69°F |
+3°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
85°F |
67°F |
+1°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
85°F |
67°F |
+1°F |
|
Monthly Total |
2.48" |
‑2.57" |
| 15 |
85°F |
66°F |
+0°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
16.53" |
‑0.26" |
| 16 |
76°F |
64°F |
‑5°F |
T |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
‑1 |
| 17 |
86°F |
60°F |
‑3°F |
|
|
| 18 |
88°F |
67°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
87°F |
68°F |
+2°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
90°F |
72°F |
+5°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
21st, 22nd |
| 21 |
96°F |
70°F |
+6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
47°F |
1st |
| 22 |
96°F |
71°F |
+6°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.48" |
8th-9th |
| 23 |
92°F |
71°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
41 mph |
8th |
| 24 |
91°F |
70°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 25 |
94°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
|
Record Book for May |
| 26 |
82°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
0.08" |
Highest Temperature |
100°F |
1998 |
| 27 |
89°F |
66°F |
0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1954 |
| 28 |
89°F |
72°F |
+2°F |
0.18" |
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1988 |
| 29 |
86°F |
68°F |
‑1°F |
0.70" |
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1979 |
| 30 |
85°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
0.01" |
Wettest Month |
14.70" |
1929 |
| 31 |
88°F |
70°F |
0°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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 1st |
Tied lowest minimum temperature |
47°F |
47°F |
1917 |
| 21st |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
96°F |
96°F |
1996 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 8th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
71°F |
65°F |
1919 |
| 22nd |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
96°F |
97°F |
1996 |
| 25th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
94°F |
96°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: |
88°F/68°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.79" |
| Middle of the month: |
92°F/72°F |
Precipitation days: |
7 |
| End of the month: |
94°F/73°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
21 |
