College Station Monthly Summary: November 2011
The month of November was once again characterized by the ups and downs associated with powerful cold fronts. Many days this month recorded record highs, such as 86 degrees on November 20th, 22 degrees above average. However, soon after these abnormally high temperatures, a strong cold front blew through and dropped temperatures down to normal or below normal levels. Luckily for us, each successive cold front brought the chance for rain and although still below normal for the month the city did receive some well needed rainfall totaling 2.41 inches. Wintry weather made its arrival to College Station on the 11th as the mercury dipped down to the freezing level of 32 degrees.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
81°F |
49°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum |
74.3°F |
+3.4°F |
| 2 |
86°F |
57°F |
+6°F |
T |
Minimum |
50.6°F |
+1.5°F |
| 3 |
65°F |
40°F |
‑12°F |
|
Average |
62.4°F |
+2.4°F |
| 4 |
68°F |
33°F |
‑14°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
77°F |
40°F |
‑4°F |
|
Heating |
167 |
‑36 |
| 6 |
83°F |
65°F |
+11°F |
T |
Cooling |
97 |
+44 |
| 7 |
82°F |
70°F |
+13°F |
T |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
87°F |
57°F |
+10°F |
0.01" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
66°F |
49°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
68°F |
40°F |
‑8°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
2 |
‑1 |
| 11 |
70°F |
32°F |
‑10°F |
|
|
| 12 |
81°F |
49°F |
+4°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
86°F |
64°F |
+14°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
86°F |
70°F |
+18°F |
T |
Monthly Total |
2.41" |
‑0.77" |
| 15 |
77°F |
64°F |
+10°F |
0.29" |
Year-to-date Total |
16.54" |
‑19.90" |
| 16 |
74°F |
56°F |
+5°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
5 |
‑2 |
| 17 |
65°F |
47°F |
‑3°F |
|
|
| 18 |
72°F |
44°F |
‑1°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
80°F |
65°F |
+14°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
86°F |
73°F |
+22°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
87°F |
8th |
| 21 |
85°F |
66°F |
+18°F |
0.12" |
Lowest Temperature |
32°F |
11th, 28th |
| 22 |
74°F |
52°F |
+5°F |
1.14" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.15" |
21st-22nd |
| 23 |
72°F |
48°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
38 mph |
2nd |
| 24 |
69°F |
48°F |
+2°F |
|
|
| 25 |
78°F |
50°F |
+7°F |
|
Record Book for November |
| 26 |
68°F |
51°F |
+2°F |
0.85" |
Highest Temperature |
94°F |
1921 |
| 27 |
52°F |
35°F |
‑12°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
1976 |
| 28 |
59°F |
32°F |
‑10°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
67°F |
34°F |
‑6°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
36°F |
1976 |
| 30 |
64°F |
37°F |
‑6°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 |
| 20th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
73°F |
73°F |
2011 |
| 20th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
86°F |
86°F |
2011 |
| 21st |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
85°F |
85°F |
1933 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 4th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
33°F |
26°F |
1991 |
| 7th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
70°F |
71°F |
1989 |
| 8th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
87°F |
89°F |
1989 |
| 14th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
70°F |
73°F |
1955 |
| 19th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
65°F |
70°F |
1950 |
| 21st |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
66°F |
67°F |
1982 |
*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 |
