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College Station Monthly Summary: November 2010

La Nina was in full swing in College Station during the month of November and precipitation in the area was below normal, and for much of the month temperatures were above normal. The November maximum temperature reached 86°F on 3 occasions throughout the month, including new record for highest maximum temperature on the 23rd. The rest of the month, maximum temperatures oscillated from the low 60s to the upper 80s. Autumn seemed to finally come to the Brazos Valley on the 14th, and after an Indian summer, again on 26th, with temperatures on each day failing to reach 60°F. The month’s lowest minimum temperature was 29°F and was recorded on the 27th. The 27th was the only day that daily minimum temperatures actually fell below the freezing mark but on 6th, 19th, 26th, 28th and 30th the nighttime temperature hovered around the freezing line. Although there were more than ten rain days this month, precipitation as a monthly total was well below normal. A general lack of rain, low humidity levels, and stronger winds during the month forced the Brazos Valley Commissioners Court to place a burn ban on Brazos County on November 30th. The burn ban is expected to remain in effect for 30 days. Drought is still a concern in the College Station area and as of the end of November, Brazos County was designated as having moderate drought conditions by the United States Drought Monitor.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 86°F 66°F +11°F   Maximum 73.3°F +2.4°F
2 70°F 54°F ‑3°F 0.25" Minimum 50.2°F +1.1°F
3 61°F 54°F ‑6°F 0.02" Average 61.8°F +1.8°F
4 69°F 47°F ‑6°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 67°F 40°F ‑10°F   Heating 177 ‑26
6 70°F 36°F ‑10°F   Cooling 87 +34
7 74°F 41°F ‑6°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 78°F 50°F +2°F   Maximum ≥ 90°F 0 0
9 80°F 55°F +6°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 83°F 61°F +10°F T Minimum ≤ 32°F 1 ‑2
11 84°F 63°F +12°F    
12 84°F 56°F +9°F 0.17" Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 64°F 46°F ‑6°F 0.03" Precipitation Value *Departure
14 58°F 48°F ‑7°F 0.14" Monthly Total 0.90" ‑2.28"
15 61°F 49°F ‑5°F 0.12" Year-to-date Total 28.70" ‑7.74"
16 67°F 48°F ‑2°F   Days ≥ 0.01" 11 +4
17 80°F 45°F +4°F    
18 65°F 43°F ‑5°F   Monthly Extremes
19 70°F 37°F ‑6°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 77°F 50°F +6°F   Highest Temperature 86°F 1st, 23rd
21 82°F 64°F +15°F   Lowest Temperature 29°F 27th
22 84°F 67°F +18°F T Max. 24-hour Precip. 0.26" 14th-15th
23 86°F 69°F +20°F   Maximum Wind Gust 37 mph 2nd
24 84°F 73°F +22°F 0.01"  
25 80°F 45°F +6°F 0.06" Record Book for November
26 58°F 37°F ‑10°F 0.02" Highest Temperature 94°F 1921
27 63°F 29°F ‑10°F   Lowest Temperature 19°F 1976
28 72°F 36°F ‑2°F   Highest Minimum 75°F 1994
29 79°F 62°F +14°F 0.04" Lowest Maximum 36°F 1976
30 64°F 34°F ‑7°F 0.04" 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
23rd Tied highest maximum temperature 86°F 86°F 2010
24th Tied highest minimum temperature 73°F 73°F 2010
24th Tied highest maximum temperature 84°F 84°F 1910

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
21st Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 82°F 85°F 1933
22nd Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 84°F 86°F 1955
23rd Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 69°F 73°F 1973
*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
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