College Station Monthly Summary: October 1997
The first half of October was warm and wet across the Brazos Valley. The highest monthly temperature of 92°F was reached on the 1st, and maximum daily temperatures remained in the upper 80s throughout most of the first week. With a high pressure system set up to our east and a low pressure system set up to our west, persistent southerly flow brought warm air and an abundance of moisture to the region from the Gulf of Mexico. Ten consecutive rain days resulted from this persistent flow, starting on the 4th (0.01") and ending on the 13th (3.20"). The string of days was ended as a cold front passed through the region, sparking intense storms on the 13th followed by much cooler and drier air during the third week of the month. Another cold air mass moved over the Brazos Valley during the last week of October, dropping maximum daily temperatures into the lower 60s and daily minimum temperatures below 40°F for the first time since early April.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
92°F |
66°F |
+5°F |
|
Maximum |
79.2°F |
‑1.0°F |
| 2 |
90°F |
68°F |
+5°F |
|
Minimum |
59.8°F |
+1.2°F |
| 3 |
87°F |
60°F |
+0°F |
|
Average |
69.5°F |
+0.1°F |
| 4 |
88°F |
61°F |
+2°F |
0.01" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
88°F |
69°F |
+6°F |
0.25" |
Heating |
55 |
+24 |
| 6 |
86°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
0.05" |
Cooling |
204 |
+37 |
| 7 |
82°F |
71°F |
+4°F |
0.19" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
84°F |
72°F |
+6°F |
0.04" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
2 |
‑1 |
| 9 |
82°F |
73°F |
+6°F |
0.03" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
81°F |
74°F |
+6°F |
0.04" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
79°F |
73°F |
+5°F |
0.41" |
|
| 12 |
86°F |
74°F |
+9°F |
0.14" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
72°F |
58°F |
‑5°F |
3.20" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
72°F |
51°F |
‑8°F |
|
Monthly Total |
4.87" |
+1.06" |
| 15 |
76°F |
47°F |
‑8°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
34.80" |
+1.70" |
| 16 |
76°F |
49°F |
‑6°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
12 |
+6 |
| 17 |
76°F |
48°F |
‑7°F |
|
|
| 18 |
78°F |
51°F |
‑4°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
82°F |
55°F |
+0°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
81°F |
56°F |
+0°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
92°F |
1st |
| 21 |
81°F |
59°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
39°F |
27th |
| 22 |
67°F |
56°F |
‑6°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
3.34" |
12th-13th |
| 23 |
78°F |
58°F |
+1°F |
0.41" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
29 mph |
13th |
| 24 |
88°F |
69°F |
+12°F |
|
|
| 25 |
83°F |
58°F |
+4°F |
|
Record Book for October |
| 26 |
61°F |
45°F |
‑13°F |
T |
Highest Temperature |
102°F |
1938 |
| 27 |
63°F |
39°F |
‑15°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
29°F |
1993 |
| 28 |
62°F |
44°F |
‑13°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
81°F |
1914 |
| 29 |
70°F |
53°F |
‑4°F |
0.10" |
Lowest Maximum |
40°F |
1925 |
| 30 |
78°F |
61°F |
+4°F |
|
Wettest Month |
18.77" |
1994 |
| 31 |
86°F |
67°F |
+12°F |
|
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1952 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
13.39" |
1994 |
"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 1961‑1990 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| No new records were set or tied in October 1997. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 10th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
74°F |
76°F |
1973 |
| 11th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
73°F |
76°F |
1969 |
| 12th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
74°F |
76°F |
1981 |
*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. |
November Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
75°F/54°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.15" |
| Middle of the month: |
70°F/49°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
66°F/45°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
3 |
