College Station Monthly Summary: November 2012
Temperatures were up and down all November with highs in the upper 70s and low 80s remaining persistent throughout the month. Short reprieves occurred from the passages of cold fronts on the 5th, 11th, and 26th, but overall the month was warm, with average monthly temperatures coming in at over 2 degrees above normal. Rainfall was scarce this November and the city recorded a 2.69 inch deficit. The majority of the rainfall that fell was on the 11th when a cold front passed the city dropping temperatures quickly and fired up a few storms along the frontal boundary. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Brazos County returned to official drought status moving from abnormally dry conditions to severe drought from the beginning to the end of the month. The Climate Prediction Center calls for further development of the drought over the next few months.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
86°F |
57°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum |
75.7°F |
+4.7°F |
| 2 |
85°F |
60°F |
+6°F |
|
Minimum |
50.1°F |
‑0.4°F |
| 3 |
82°F |
61°F |
+6°F |
0.03" |
Average |
62.9°F |
+2.1°F |
| 4 |
82°F |
58°F |
+5°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
86°F |
58°F |
+7°F |
|
Heating |
128 |
‑60 |
| 6 |
74°F |
49°F |
‑2°F |
|
Cooling |
74 |
+13 |
| 7 |
82°F |
48°F |
+1°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
83°F |
54°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
85°F |
63°F |
+11°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
83°F |
64°F |
+10°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑1 |
| 11 |
83°F |
56°F |
+8°F |
0.36" |
|
| 12 |
63°F |
45°F |
‑8°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
61°F |
41°F |
‑11°F |
0.01" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
65°F |
45°F |
‑6°F |
|
Monthly Total |
0.53" |
‑2.69" |
| 15 |
68°F |
38°F |
‑8°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
37.45" |
+0.62" |
| 16 |
67°F |
44°F |
‑6°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
5 |
‑3 |
| 17 |
70°F |
37°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 18 |
74°F |
43°F |
‑2°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
76°F |
51°F |
+4°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
79°F |
52°F |
+6°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
86°F |
1st, 5th |
| 21 |
81°F |
51°F |
+7°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
37°F |
17th |
| 22 |
78°F |
52°F |
+7°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.36" |
11th |
| 23 |
74°F |
55°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
44 mph |
26th |
| 24 |
64°F |
41°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 25 |
76°F |
44°F |
+3°F |
|
Record Book for November |
| 26 |
84°F |
59°F |
+14°F |
0.11" |
Highest Temperature |
94°F |
1921 |
| 27 |
59°F |
41°F |
‑7°F |
T |
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
1976 |
| 28 |
68°F |
39°F |
‑2°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
73°F |
40°F |
+0°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
36°F |
1976 |
| 30 |
80°F |
57°F |
+12°F |
0.02" |
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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| No new records were set or tied in November 2012. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 5th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
86°F |
87°F |
1922 |
| 26th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
84°F |
86°F |
1965 |
| 30th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
80°F |
83°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/46°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.23" |
| Middle of the month: |
62°F/42°F |
Precipitation days: |
9 |
| End of the month: |
62/42°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
5 |
