College Station Monthly Summary: November 2004
November was a wet month for the Brazos Valley continuing the already wet year. The month began with a cold front that dropped over an inch of rain and lowered temperatures dramatically. A high pressure system settled over the state, and temperatures warmed back up to their November normals. Rainfall was at a minimum with only a trace being recorded over two weeks. A second cold front did pass over the area, but temperatures did not drop much lower than the 50s. Beginning on the third week of the month, rainfall started to increase dramatically. Two frontal systems stalled over the state, and heavy rainfall was the result. From the 17th through the 23rd, 7.56" of rain fell on College Station including a 24-hour maximum of 3.84" from the 21st-22nd. A cold front moved through on the 24th, effectively ending the week of storms. Things returned to normal until the final week of the month when another cold front brought more rain and near-freezing temperatures to the area. For the month, 9.22" of rain fell at Easterwood Airport making this the 5th wettest November in College Station history and the 2nd wettest in the past 50 years. Through November 30th, College Station has received 55.11" of rain making this the 5th wettest year in College Station history. Only 5.93 inches are needed in December to break the annual precipitation record.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
75°F |
63°F |
+4°F |
1.03" |
Maximum |
69.2°F |
‑1.7°F |
| 2 |
64°F |
56°F |
‑5°F |
0.34" |
Minimum |
50.4°F |
+1.3°F |
| 3 |
59°F |
46°F |
‑12°F |
|
Average |
59.8°F |
‑0.2°F |
| 4 |
71°F |
42°F |
‑8°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
72°F |
45°F |
‑4°F |
|
Heating |
167 |
‑36 |
| 6 |
78°F |
46°F |
‑1°F |
|
Cooling |
17 |
‑36 |
| 7 |
81°F |
49°F |
+2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
80°F |
54°F |
+5°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
76°F |
54°F |
+3°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
83°F |
55°F |
+7°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
1 |
‑2 |
| 11 |
68°F |
50°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 12 |
55°F |
49°F |
‑9°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
54°F |
52°F |
‑8°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
61°F |
52°F |
‑4°F |
T |
Monthly Total |
9.22" |
+6.04" |
| 15 |
68°F |
57°F |
+2°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
55.11" |
+18.67" |
| 16 |
74°F |
30°F |
‑8°F |
0.05" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
10 |
+3 |
| 17 |
69°F |
59°F |
+5°F |
1.89" |
|
| 18 |
68°F |
57°F |
+4°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
70°F |
55°F |
+4°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
67°F |
61°F |
+6°F |
1.05" |
Highest Temperature |
83°F |
10th |
| 21 |
75°F |
63°F |
+11°F |
1.10" |
Lowest Temperature |
30°F |
16th |
| 22 |
68°F |
64°F |
+8°F |
2.87" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
3.84" |
21st-22nd |
| 23 |
77°F |
56°F |
+8°F |
0.65" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
43 mph |
23rd |
| 24 |
56°F |
42°F |
‑8°F |
|
|
| 25 |
62°F |
37°F |
‑8°F |
|
Record Book for November |
| 26 |
74°F |
47°F |
+4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
94°F |
1921 |
| 27 |
71°F |
43°F |
+1°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
1976 |
| 28 |
71°F |
42°F |
+0°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
78°F |
50°F |
+8°F |
0.03" |
Lowest Maximum |
36°F |
1976 |
| 30 |
51°F |
36°F |
‑12°F |
0.21" |
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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 17th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
1.89" |
1.89" |
2004 |
| 22nd |
Tied most daily precipitation |
2.87" |
2.87" |
2004 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| No near records were reported in November 2004. |
*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: |
67°F/45°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.23" |
| Middle of the month: |
63°F/42°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
62/41°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
8 |
