College Station Monthly Summary: November 1997
November began with high pressure over the Brazos Valley. As this high moved out of the region to the east, a frontal system pushed its way into Texas from the Northwest and much cooler than normal temperatures were observed starting on the 6th. Another high pressure system set up on the 9th over Louisiana and Mississippi, pushing moisture into Texas from the Gulf of Mexico. Combined with an approaching cold front that crossed our region on the 10th, storms formed over a good portion of East Texas. It was the start of five consecutive rain days in College Station. Another cold air mass moved over the Brazos Valley on the 14th. By the 17th, average daily temperatures dropped to as much as 20°F below normal. Average daily temperatures were unseasonably warm during the final week of November. Strong thunderstorms produced heavy rainfall across the region on the 28th, when College Station received 1.60" of rain in a 3-hour period.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
80°F |
49°F |
0°F |
0.01" |
Maximum |
64.8°F |
‑5.3°F |
| 2 |
74°F |
43°F |
‑6°F |
|
Minimum |
45.4°F |
‑4.0°F |
| 3 |
73°F |
39°F |
‑7°F |
|
Average |
55.1°F |
‑4.7°F |
| 4 |
79°F |
42°F |
‑2°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
80°F |
59°F |
+6°F |
0.15" |
Heating |
305 |
+101 |
| 6 |
65°F |
43°F |
‑9°F |
|
Cooling |
17 |
‑31 |
| 7 |
63°F |
38°F |
‑12°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
68°F |
41°F |
‑8°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
65°F |
54°F |
‑2°F |
0.73" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
56°F |
45°F |
‑12°F |
0.36" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
1 |
‑2 |
| 11 |
50°F |
44°F |
‑14°F |
0.22" |
|
| 12 |
53°F |
50°F |
‑10°F |
0.62" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
55°F |
45°F |
‑11°F |
0.17" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
61°F |
44°F |
‑8°F |
|
Monthly Total |
4.22" |
+1.07" |
| 15 |
50°F |
34°F |
‑18°F |
0.11" |
Year-to-date Total |
39.02" |
+2.77" |
| 16 |
52°F |
33°F |
‑18°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
12 |
+4 |
| 17 |
47°F |
32°F |
‑20°F |
|
|
| 18 |
47°F |
44°F |
‑14°F |
0.06" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
57°F |
42°F |
‑10°F |
0.01" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
65°F |
50°F |
0°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
80°F |
1st, 5th |
| 21 |
67°F |
44°F |
‑2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
32°F |
17th |
| 22 |
69°F |
41°F |
‑3°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.75" |
28th |
| 23 |
69°F |
42°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
30 mph |
1st |
| 24 |
71°F |
43°F |
0°F |
|
|
| 25 |
72°F |
58°F |
+8°F |
|
Record Book for November |
| 26 |
78°F |
63°F |
+14°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
94°F |
1921 |
| 27 |
76°F |
66°F |
+15°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
1976 |
| 28 |
70°F |
49°F |
+4°F |
1.75" |
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
68°F |
44°F |
0°F |
0.03" |
Lowest Maximum |
36°F |
1976 |
| 30 |
63°F |
41°F |
‑3°F |
|
Wettest Month |
9.28" |
1929 |
| |
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1947 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
5.56" |
1907 |
"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 |
| 27th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
66°F |
66°F |
1910 |
| 28th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
1.75" |
1.75" |
1997 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 11th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
50°F |
48°F |
1935 |
| 12th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
53°F |
47°F |
1920 |
| 18th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
47°F |
46°F |
1951 |
*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. |
December Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
66°F/45°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.83" |
| Middle of the month: |
62°F/41°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
60/40°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
8 |
