College Station Monthly Summary: November 2006
November 2006 brought warm temperatures and dry conditions to the Brazos Valley. The monthly mean temperature was 61.4°F, 1.4°F above normal. The monthly rainfall total was 0.62", 2.56" below normal, only 20 percent of the normal rainfall for November and the lowest percentage of normal rainfall in 2006. However, College Station is still 7.56" above average for the yearly total, due in part to the heavy rains last month. During the first 26 days of the month only 0.05" of rain was reported. The bulk of the monthly rainfall fell on the 30th. 0.39" was reported, which is 63 percent of the month's total precipitation. On the 30th, a strong cold front moved through the area dropped the low from 69°F on the 29th to 33°F on the 30th. A record high temperature was set on the 10th with a high of 87°F. Also, a record highest minimum temperature was reported on 28th with a low of 66°F. The inflow of gulf moisture due to the encroaching front lead to very warm temperatures on the 28th and 29th. The departure from the average temperature was +18°F and +19°F on the 28th and 29th, respectively.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
66°F |
53°F |
‑6°F |
0.01" |
Maximum |
72.8°F |
+1.9°F |
| 2 |
63°F |
46°F |
‑10°F |
|
Minimum |
50.0°F |
+0.9°F |
| 3 |
65°F |
41°F |
‑11°F |
|
Average |
61.4°F |
+1.4°F |
| 4 |
72°F |
47°F |
‑4°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
71°F |
60°F |
+2°F |
|
Heating |
156 |
‑47 |
| 6 |
74°F |
55°F |
+2°F |
0.04" |
Cooling |
56 |
+3 |
| 7 |
74°F |
53°F |
+0°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
81°F |
54°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
84°F |
64°F |
+12°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
87°F |
60°F |
+12°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑3 |
| 11 |
65°F |
46°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 12 |
67°F |
41°F |
‑7°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
77°F |
57°F |
+6°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
81°F |
65°F |
+13°F |
|
Monthly Total |
0.62" |
‑2.56" |
| 15 |
73°F |
45°F |
‑1°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
44.00" |
+7.56" |
| 16 |
62°F |
40°F |
‑9°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
5 |
‑2 |
| 17 |
71°F |
37°F |
‑5°F |
|
|
| 18 |
74°F |
44°F |
0°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
67°F |
41°F |
‑5°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
63°F |
39°F |
‑7°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
87°F |
10th |
| 21 |
66°F |
33°F |
‑8°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
33°F |
21st, 30th |
| 22 |
73°F |
41°F |
‑1°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.39" |
30th |
| 23 |
76°F |
47°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
48 mph |
15th |
| 24 |
76°F |
51°F |
+6°F |
|
|
| 25 |
74°F |
52°F |
+6°F |
|
Record Book for November |
| 26 |
78°F |
57°F |
+10°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
94°F |
1921 |
| 27 |
70°F |
64°F |
+11°F |
0.17" |
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
1976 |
| 28 |
81°F |
66°F |
+18°F |
0.01" |
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
80°F |
69°F |
+18°F |
T |
Lowest Maximum |
36°F |
1976 |
| 30 |
72°F |
33°F |
‑4°F |
0.39" |
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 |
| 10th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
87°F |
87°F |
1911 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 28th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
66°F |
70°F |
1927 |
| 29th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
69°F |
71°F |
1927 |
| 29th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
80°F |
84°F |
1933 |
*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 |
