College Station Monthly Summary: November 2008
November 2008 brought a roller coaster of maximum and minimum temperatures to College Station. The first 6 days of the month saw very warm temperatures; the 5th of the month saw unusually warm temperatures, reaching 85°F and 65°F for the high and low. During the month, 8 days experienced departures from normal of 8°F or more. Four of those days were 12°F from average: 2 of those days were warm and 2 were cool. That is, when the month came to a close, despite some very warm temperatures on a majority of days, the mean temperature for the month was a mere 1.1°F above normal. Several cold fronts cooled the city several degrees below average to counteract the warmer temperatures which dominated the month. The city never reached the freezing mark during the month, though the minimum temperature plunged into the 30s three times. Rainfall came in small events during the month, with no single day recording at least half an inch. Precipitation woes continue for the area, being nearly 2" below average for the month and more than 6" in the hole for the year, though the College Station area is relatively wetter than other parts of Texas, like San Antonio and Austin.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
81°F |
60°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum |
72.6°F |
+1.7°F |
| 2 |
81°F |
58°F |
+4°F |
|
Minimum |
49.6°F |
+0.5°F |
| 3 |
79°F |
56°F |
+4°F |
|
Average |
61.1°F |
+1.1°F |
| 4 |
80°F |
58°F |
+5°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
85°F |
65°F |
+12°F |
|
Heating |
155 |
‑48 |
| 6 |
75°F |
57°F |
+3°F |
0.32" |
Cooling |
46 |
‑7 |
| 7 |
74°F |
47°F |
‑2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
78°F |
41°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
77°F |
46°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
70°F |
62°F |
+4°F |
0.39" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑3 |
| 11 |
80°F |
63°F |
+10°F |
0.48" |
|
| 12 |
69°F |
56°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
72°F |
53°F |
+2°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
76°F |
58°F |
+7°F |
0.01" |
Monthly Total |
1.35" |
‑1.83" |
| 15 |
58°F |
38°F |
‑12°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
29.90" |
‑6.54" |
| 16 |
63°F |
33°F |
‑12°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
6 |
‑1 |
| 17 |
74°F |
40°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 18 |
69°F |
40°F |
‑4°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
75°F |
44°F |
+0°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
78°F |
49°F |
+6°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
85°F |
5th |
| 21 |
56°F |
41°F |
‑10°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
33°F |
16th |
| 22 |
64°F |
44°F |
‑4°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.48" |
11th |
| 23 |
77°F |
56°F |
+8°F |
0.14" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
36 mph |
14th |
| 24 |
72°F |
45°F |
+2°F |
0.01" |
|
| 25 |
66°F |
36°F |
‑6°F |
|
Record Book for November |
| 26 |
73°F |
44°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
94°F |
1921 |
| 27 |
77°F |
59°F |
+12°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
1976 |
| 28 |
78°F |
56°F |
+11°F |
T |
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
59°F |
43°F |
‑5°F |
T |
Lowest Maximum |
36°F |
1976 |
| 30 |
62°F |
40°F |
‑5°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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| No new records were set or tied in November 2008. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| No near records were reported in November 2008. |
*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 |
