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College Station Monthly Summary: May 2016

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 82°F 68°F +3°F T Maximum 82.6°F ‑3.2°F
2 68°F 59°F ‑10°F 0.01" Minimum 65.3°F ‑1.3°F
3 75°F 53°F ‑9°F   Average 73.9°F ‑2.3°F
4 83°F 53°F ‑5°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 84°F 58°F ‑2°F   Heating 2 0
6 84°F 54°F ‑5°F   Cooling 285 ‑64
7 84°F 59°F ‑2°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 78°F 64°F ‑3°F 0.01" Maximum ≥ 90°F 3 ‑4
9 85°F 66°F +0°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 90°F 71°F +6°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 88°F 65°F +2°F 0.11"  
12 87°F 69°F +3°F T Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 88°F 70°F +3°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 84°F 68°F 0°F 0.27" Monthly Total 12.93" +8.60"
15 77°F 65°F ‑5°F 0.02" Year-to-date Total 25.40" +9.15"
16 79°F 67°F ‑3°F 0.19" Days ≥ 0.01" 12 +4
17 83°F 65°F ‑3°F T  
18 75°F 64°F ‑8°F 0.20" Monthly Extremes
19 71°F 61°F ‑11°F 2.14" Extreme Value Date(s)
20 82°F 61°F ‑6°F   Highest Temperature 90°F 3 times
21 82°F 66°F ‑4°F 1.29" Lowest Temperature 53°F 3rd, 4th
22 88°F 70°F +1°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 7.91" 26th-27th
23 83°F 70°F ‑2°F   Maximum Wind Gust 42 mph 27th
24 90°F 71°F +2°F T  
25 89°F 77°F +5°F   Record Book for May
26 79°F 69°F ‑5°F 5.76" Highest Temperature 100°F 1998
27 71°F 65°F ‑11°F 2.78" Lowest Temperature 42°F 2013
28 90°F 61°F ‑4°F   Highest Minimum 82°F 1988
29 89°F 73°F +2°F   Lowest Maximum 62°F 1979
30 87°F 72°F 0°F   Wettest Month 14.70" 1929
31 86°F 69°F ‑2°F 0.15" Driest Month 0.11" 1998
  Wettest 24 Hours 7.91" 2016
"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 1981‑2010 normal.


*New Records Set

Day Parameter Value Old Record Year
26th Most daily precipitation 5.76" 1.02" 1976
27th Lowest maximum temperature 71°F 72°F 1968

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
2nd 4th lowest maximum temperature 68°F 62°F 1916
19th 2nd lowest maximum temperature 71°F 72°F 1984
25th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 77°F 82°F 1988
26th Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature 79°F 74°F 2007
*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: 89°F/70°F Monthly precipitation: 4.45"
Middle of the month: 92°F/73°F Precipitation days: 9
End of the month: 93°F/74°F Days ≥ 90°F:  21
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