College Station Monthly Summary: May 2006
This May proved to be very dry as the storms that normally affect the area in May were held off by a very strong ridge and the precipitation for the month is much less than normal. May is normally the wettest month in the Bryan/College station area, with a normal total of 5.05", but this May only 2.65" fell during the month, only 52 percent of the normal total. However, thanks to the wet March and April, the annual total rainfall is only 0.56" below normal. Almost half of the month's total rainfall fell on the 6th, with a daily total of 1.22". No precipitation was reported between the 15th and the 28th and temperatures climbed into the middle 90s with temperatures for the month 1.4°F above normal. A record high was tied on the 19th with a temperature of 94°F. Overall, there were 13 days where the temperature was 90°F or higher, 7 more days than the normal total of 6 days. Some relief to the hot, dry weather came at the end of the month as an upper-level trough combined with the moist atmosphere and produced light showers and cloudy conditions during the last 3 days of the month.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
89°F |
61°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum |
87.0°F |
+1.7°F |
| 2 |
87°F |
72°F |
+8°F |
|
Minimum |
66.5°F |
+1.2°F |
| 3 |
89°F |
71°F |
+8°F |
|
Average |
76.7°F |
+1.4°F |
| 4 |
85°F |
70°F |
+6°F |
0.24" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
88°F |
67°F |
+4°F |
0.14" |
Heating |
0 |
‑5 |
| 6 |
81°F |
64°F |
0°F |
1.22" |
Cooling |
370 |
+46 |
| 7 |
82°F |
68°F |
+2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
86°F |
66°F |
+3°F |
0.47" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
13 |
+7 |
| 9 |
91°F |
75°F |
+9°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
90°F |
65°F |
+4°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
80°F |
56°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 12 |
85°F |
53°F |
‑5°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
90°F |
59°F |
0°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
77°F |
63°F |
‑5°F |
0.32" |
Monthly Total |
2.65" |
‑2.40" |
| 15 |
78°F |
60°F |
‑6°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
16.23" |
‑0.56" |
| 16 |
82°F |
55°F |
‑6°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
‑1 |
| 17 |
84°F |
55°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 18 |
90°F |
56°F |
‑3°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
94°F |
66°F |
+4°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
90°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
95°F |
27th |
| 21 |
90°F |
64°F |
0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
53°F |
12th |
| 22 |
91°F |
73°F |
+5°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.22" |
6th |
| 23 |
91°F |
72°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
43 mph |
14th |
| 24 |
93°F |
73°F |
+6°F |
|
|
| 25 |
94°F |
74°F |
+7°F |
|
Record Book for May |
| 26 |
94°F |
73°F |
+6°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
100°F |
1998 |
| 27 |
95°F |
76°F |
+8°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1954 |
| 28 |
84°F |
74°F |
+1°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1988 |
| 29 |
84°F |
72°F |
0°F |
0.11" |
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1979 |
| 30 |
84°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Wettest Month |
14.70" |
1929 |
| 31 |
78°F |
70°F |
‑5°F |
0.15" |
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 |
| 19th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
94°F |
94°F |
1933 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 2nd |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
72°F |
75°F |
1930 |
| 9th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
75°F |
76°F |
1933 |
| 12th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
53°F |
47°F |
1960 |
| 18th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
56°F |
50°F |
1945 |
| 25th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
94°F |
96°F |
1996 |
| 27th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
77°F |
1924 |
| 27th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
95°F |
98°F |
1958 |
*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 |
