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College Station Monthly Summary: October 1998

Once again both temperatures and precipitation were above normal during the month of October for the residents of the Brazos Valley. The first week of October began with warmer than normal temperatures setting two highest minimum temperature records on the 4th and the 5th, with the low temperatures only reaching 77°F on both days. With the passage of a cold front on the 6th, temperatures dropped to below normal values for the following 6 days. A similar situation occurred on the 19th when a cold front passed and kept the daily mean temperatures below normal through the 24th of October. The bulk of the precipitation during October occurred from the 17th to the 21st. A wave over the Western United States with the help of two tropical systems (Madeline and Lester) in the Eastern Pacific sent a great deal of moisture over Texas. With an area of upper level divergence situated over South Central Texas, extreme amounts of rain fell on the Brazos, including 6.18" at Easterwood Field on the 17th and 18th, combined. The total monthly precipitation was 5.03" above normal, bringing the total yearly precipitation to 0.83" normal, the first time in 1998 with an annual surplus.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 92°F 70°F +7°F   Maximum 80.5°F +0.3°F
2 85°F 71°F +4°F 0.25" Minimum 61.5°F +2.9°F
3 90°F 75°F +10°F 0.01" Average 71.0°F +1.6°F
4 89°F 77°F +10°F 0.03" Degree Days Total *Departure
5 92°F 77°F +12°F   Heating 13 ‑18
6 81°F 59°F ‑3°F 0.87" Cooling 206 +39
7 79°F 53°F ‑7°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 81°F 52°F ‑6°F   Maximum ≥ 90°F 3 0
9 79°F 54°F ‑6°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 79°F 56°F ‑4°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 83°F 55°F ‑2°F 0.01"  
12 86°F 67°F +6°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 82°F 63°F +2°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 82°F 58°F 0°F   Monthly Total 8.84" +5.03"
15 85°F 61°F +3°F   Year-to-date Total 33.76" +0.66"
16 89°F 68°F +10°F   Days ≥ 0.01" 12 +6
17 77°F 71°F +5°F 5.13"  
18 74°F 64°F 0°F 1.05" Monthly Extremes
19 66°F 62°F ‑4°F 0.86" Extreme Value Date(s)
20 68°F 64°F ‑2°F 0.38" Highest Temperature 92°F 1st, 5th
21 65°F 59°F ‑6°F 0.20" Lowest Temperature 49°F 3 times
22 72°F 59°F ‑2°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 6.06" 18th
23 68°F 49°F ‑8°F   Maximum Wind Gust 31 mph 5th
24 74°F 49°F ‑6°F    
25 82°F 53°F +2°F   Record Book for October
26 82°F 59°F +4°F   Highest Temperature 102°F 1938
27 79°F 60°F +4°F   Lowest Temperature 29°F 1993
28 83°F 63°F +7°F   Highest Minimum 81°F 1914
29 83°F 49°F +1°F 0.04" Lowest Maximum 40°F 1925
30 85°F 65°F +10°F   Wettest Month 18.77" 1994
31 84°F 63°F +8°F 0.01" 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
4th Tied highest minimum temperature 77°F 77°F 1998
5th Tied highest minimum temperature 77°F 77°F 1998
17th Tied most daily precipitation 5.13" 5.13" 1998
19th Tied most daily precipitation 0.86" 0.86" 1998

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
3rd Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 75°F 78°F 1959
21st Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature 65°F 64°F 1910
*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
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