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College Station Monthly Summary: May 2009

For the first part of the month, temperatures remained very high, with the minimum temperature for 13 of the first 15 days reaching 70°F or higher. Little precipitation fell throughout the month and changed a surplus of rain for the year into a deficit, with only three days in May seeing measurable precipitation. The area also experienced very little severe weather during May, as evidenced by a maximum wind gust of only 33 mph. During the last half of May, temperatures dropped into the upper 70s for a couple of days as a cold front moved through Texas. Temperatures were milder as the month drew to a close. El Nino neutral conditions are expected to remain at least through the summer, as La Nina conditions have finally subsided.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 87°F 73°F +9°F   Maximum 87.0°F +1.7°F
2 86°F 73°F +8°F T Minimum 68.1°F +2.8°F
3 82°F 64°F +1°F 0.23" Average 77.6°F +2.3°F
4 82°F 59°F ‑2°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 86°F 70°F +5°F   Heating 0 ‑5
6 89°F 74°F +8°F   Cooling 396 +72
7 89°F 75°F +9°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 91°F 75°F +10°F   Maximum ≥ 90°F 12 +6
9 90°F 73°F +8°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 90°F 72°F +7°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 92°F 73°F +8°F    
12 92°F 73°F +8°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 90°F 74°F +7°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 90°F 72°F +6°F   Monthly Total 1.41" ‑3.64"
15 91°F 71°F +6°F   Year-to-date Total 13.97" ‑2.82"
16 85°F 68°F +2°F 0.83" Days ≥ 0.01" 3 ‑5
17 77°F 63°F ‑6°F    
18 79°F 57°F ‑8°F   Monthly Extremes
19 82°F 54°F ‑8°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 83°F 59°F ‑5°F   Highest Temperature 93°F 30th
21 88°F 61°F ‑2°F   Lowest Temperature 54°F 19th
22 84°F 68°F ‑1°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 0.84" 16th-17th
23 83°F 67°F ‑2°F T Maximum Wind Gust 33 mph 13th
24 80°F 67°F ‑4°F 0.35"  
25 88°F 65°F 0°F   Record Book for May
26 91°F 73°F +4°F   Highest Temperature 100°F 1998
27 87°F 71°F +1°F   Lowest Temperature 42°F 1954
28 89°F 68°F +0°F   Highest Minimum 82°F 1988
29 91°F 67°F +1°F   Lowest Maximum 62°F 1979
30 93°F 63°F ‑1°F   Wettest Month 14.70" 1929
31 91°F 70°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 1971‑2000 normal.


*New Records Set

Day Parameter Value Old Record Year
1st Tied highest minimum temperature 73°F 73°F 2002

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
2nd Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 73°F 75°F 1930
7th Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 75°F 79°F 1918
8th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 75°F 80°F 1918
9th Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 73°F 76°F 1933
11th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 92°F 94°F 1939
12th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 92°F 94°F 1978
13th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 74°F 77°F 1995
17th Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature 77°F 74°F 1920
19th Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature 54°F 50°F 2002
*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
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