College Station Monthly Summary: November 2013
November brought with it what seemed to be all four season. The first freeze was recorded on the 27th of the month and rain mixed with sleet and snow was falling on the 25th. The previous week felt more like late spring with temperatures rising into the 80s! This complete difference in temperature has been all due to the usual cold front arrivals that are expected in the Fall. The first cold front of this type came into town on the 12th and gave nearly all the Brazos Valley their first freeze. In the days leading up to the second cold front on the 22nd thunderstorms and rain showers developed and provided 1.14 inches of rain. The cold front on the 22nd had a long trailing stratiform rain region that provided most of the rain seen after the cold front passed.
The Brazos Valley remained out of the drought for the entire month of November with only abnormally dry conditions listed by the US Drought Monitor.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
79°F |
51°F |
‑1°F |
|
Maximum |
65.7°F |
‑5.3°F |
| 2 |
72°F |
49°F |
‑6°F |
|
Minimum |
47.2°F |
‑3.3°F |
| 3 |
69°F |
46°F |
‑8°F |
|
Average |
56.5°F |
‑4.3°F |
| 4 |
69°F |
56°F |
‑2°F |
0.31" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
72°F |
63°F |
+2°F |
0.37" |
Heating |
283 |
+95 |
| 6 |
72°F |
49°F |
‑4°F |
0.19" |
Cooling |
35 |
‑26 |
| 7 |
66°F |
43°F |
‑10°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
65°F |
51°F |
‑6°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
66°F |
54°F |
‑3°F |
0.05" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
72°F |
54°F |
0°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
2 |
+1 |
| 11 |
73°F |
50°F |
0°F |
|
|
| 12 |
60°F |
42°F |
‑11°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
55°F |
35°F |
‑17°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
61°F |
34°F |
‑14°F |
T |
Monthly Total |
4.57" |
+1.35" |
| 15 |
77°F |
51°F |
+3°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
38.58" |
+1.75" |
| 16 |
80°F |
61°F |
+10°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
11 |
+3 |
| 17 |
84°F |
68°F |
+16°F |
|
|
| 18 |
80°F |
63°F |
+12°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
70°F |
54°F |
+3°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
70°F |
50°F |
+1°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
84°F |
17th |
| 21 |
79°F |
67°F |
+14°F |
1.13" |
Lowest Temperature |
30°F |
28th |
| 22 |
73°F |
39°F |
‑2°F |
0.77" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.41" |
24th-25th |
| 23 |
46°F |
39°F |
‑16°F |
0.02" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
33 mph |
12th |
| 24 |
45°F |
36°F |
‑18°F |
0.38" |
|
| 25 |
40°F |
37°F |
‑18°F |
1.33" |
Record Book for November |
| 26 |
45°F |
38°F |
‑16°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
94°F |
1921 |
| 27 |
48°F |
31°F |
‑18°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
1976 |
| 28 |
54°F |
30°F |
‑14°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
62°F |
35°F |
‑8°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
36°F |
1976 |
| 30 |
67°F |
41°F |
‑2°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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 21st |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
67°F |
67°F |
1982 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 17th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
68°F |
71°F |
1921 |
| 17th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
84°F |
85°F |
1921 |
| 24th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
45°F |
41°F |
1972 |
| 25th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
40°F |
40°F |
1993 |
*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 |
