College Station Monthly Summary: November 2000
The first few days of November brought above-normal temperatures to the Brazos Valley followed by below-normal temperatures nearly lasting to the end of the month, which produced a monthly mean temperature 3.8°F below normal. With 18 days of precipitation, including 8 consecutive days, November 2000 had 9.29" of precipitation, which brought the yearly total to 31.23", 5.02" below normal. A stationary front brought much anticipated precipitation in the beginning of November, followed by a cold front which brought temperatures below normal on the 7th of the month. Additional cold fronts passed through on the 12th and the 16th, producing below normal temperatures for 10 consecutive days and 5 consecutive days of precipitation. A stationary front accompanied slightly warmer temperatures and more precipitation from the 22nd through the 24th. Temperatures warmed up towards the end of the month as a high pressure system dominate the region, until a low pressure system over the Midwest brought a bit more precipitation on the 29th.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
82°F |
70°F |
+11°F |
0.25" |
Maximum |
65.4°F |
‑4.7°F |
| 2 |
85°F |
65°F |
+11°F |
2.01" |
Minimum |
46.7°F |
‑2.7°F |
| 3 |
70°F |
64°F |
+4°F |
3.65" |
Average |
56.0°F |
‑3.8°F |
| 4 |
72°F |
66°F |
+6°F |
0.06" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
79°F |
62°F |
+8°F |
0.64" |
Heating |
297 |
+93 |
| 6 |
76°F |
56°F |
+3°F |
0.27" |
Cooling |
35 |
‑13 |
| 7 |
57°F |
51°F |
‑8°F |
0.24" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
52°F |
42°F |
‑15°F |
0.18" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
61°F |
34°F |
‑14°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
65°F |
40°F |
‑10°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
1 |
‑2 |
| 11 |
63°F |
44°F |
‑8°F |
|
|
| 12 |
77°F |
46°F |
+0°F |
0.11" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
55°F |
37°F |
‑15°F |
T |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
59°F |
32°F |
‑14°F |
|
Monthly Total |
9.29" |
+6.14" |
| 15 |
58°F |
36°F |
‑13°F |
0.04" |
Year-to-date Total |
31.23" |
‑5.02" |
| 16 |
66°F |
52°F |
‑1°F |
0.21" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
18 |
+10 |
| 17 |
52°F |
43°F |
‑12°F |
0.05" |
|
| 18 |
47°F |
38°F |
‑16°F |
1.10" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
58°F |
37°F |
‑12°F |
0.01" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
62°F |
33°F |
‑10°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
85°F |
2nd |
| 21 |
60°F |
36°F |
‑10°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
32°F |
14th |
| 22 |
63°F |
41°F |
‑6°F |
0.01" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
4.52" |
2nd-3rd |
| 23 |
70°F |
56°F |
+6°F |
0.12" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
28 mph |
5th |
| 24 |
62°F |
49°F |
‑2°F |
0.32" |
|
| 25 |
64°F |
43°F |
‑4°F |
|
Record Book for November |
| 26 |
66°F |
40°F |
‑4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
94°F |
1921 |
| 27 |
72°F |
41°F |
+0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
1976 |
| 28 |
76°F |
55°F |
+10°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
66°F |
48°F |
+1°F |
0.02" |
Lowest Maximum |
36°F |
1976 |
| 30 |
66°F |
44°F |
0°F |
|
Wettest Month |
9.29" |
2000 |
| |
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 |
| 2nd |
Tied most daily precipitation |
2.01" |
2.01" |
2000 |
| 3rd |
**Tied most daily precipitation |
3.65" |
3.65" |
2000 |
| **Set record for the entire month. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 1st |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
70°F |
74°F |
1936 |
| 7th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
57°F |
55°F |
1967 |
| 8th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
52°F |
48°F |
1968 |
| 9th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
34°F |
29°F |
1991 |
| 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 |
