College Station Monthly Summary: October 2005
October started off very hot and dry, with three record highs in the first five days of the month, and an average departure from the average temperature of +9.2°F. Relief came on the 7th in the form of a cool front, which dropped the high from 90°F on the 6th to 70°F on the 7th. However, only a trace of precipitation came with the front, which brought the total of consecutive days without precipitation to 39 days, which was broken on the 10th when 0.97" of rain. Over the 10th and 11th, a total of 1.56" of precipitation fell at Easterwood Field, bringing much needed relief from the dry conditions. However, the monthly total of 2.11" was still only exactly half of the normal and brought the year-to-date total to 24.44", which is 8.82" below normal. Despite the hot and dry start to the month, a cold front that moved through on the 24th brought much cooler than average temperatures to the Brazos Valley. A low of 38°F on both the 25th and 26th were records and the average departure from normal over the 24th through the 26th was -12°F degrees. Overall, the monthly mean temperature was 71.0°F, 0.5°F above normal. All of the monthly precipitation came on the 10th, 11th, and 31st, with totals of 0.97", 0.59", and 0.55", respectively.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
96°F |
70°F |
+8°F |
|
Maximum |
83.5°F |
+1.5°F |
| 2 |
94°F |
73°F |
+8°F |
T |
Minimum |
58.5°F |
‑0.5°F |
| 3 |
96°F |
74°F |
+10°F |
|
Average |
71.0°F |
+0.5°F |
| 4 |
95°F |
74°F |
+10°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
95°F |
73°F |
+10°F |
|
Heating |
38 |
+13 |
| 6 |
90°F |
63°F |
+2°F |
|
Cooling |
233 |
+37 |
| 7 |
70°F |
59°F |
‑10°F |
T |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
80°F |
59°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
6 |
+3 |
| 9 |
85°F |
50°F |
‑6°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
77°F |
59°F |
‑5°F |
0.97" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
77°F |
65°F |
‑1°F |
0.59" |
|
| 12 |
89°F |
66°F |
+6°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
87°F |
65°F |
+4°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
88°F |
67°F |
+6°F |
|
Monthly Total |
2.11" |
‑2.11" |
| 15 |
86°F |
62°F |
+3°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
24.44" |
‑8.82" |
| 16 |
86°F |
58°F |
+1°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
3 |
‑3 |
| 17 |
88°F |
60°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 18 |
89°F |
60°F |
+4°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
89°F |
61°F |
+5°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
89°F |
64°F |
+8°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1st, 3rd |
| 21 |
84°F |
61°F |
+4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
38°F |
25th, 26th |
| 22 |
81°F |
53°F |
‑1°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.97" |
10th |
| 23 |
78°F |
51°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
45 mph |
31st |
| 24 |
67°F |
42°F |
‑14°F |
|
|
| 25 |
72°F |
38°F |
‑12°F |
|
Record Book for October |
| 26 |
75°F |
38°F |
‑10°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
102°F |
1938 |
| 27 |
78°F |
50°F |
‑3°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
29°F |
1993 |
| 28 |
74°F |
49°F |
‑4°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
81°F |
1914 |
| 29 |
74°F |
44°F |
‑7°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
40°F |
1925 |
| 30 |
81°F |
53°F |
+1°F |
|
Wettest Month |
18.77" |
1994 |
| 31 |
80°F |
54°F |
+2°F |
0.55" |
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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
96°F |
96°F |
1911 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 1st |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
96°F |
100°F |
1938 |
| 18th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
89°F |
92°F |
2004 |
| 25th |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
38°F |
38°F |
1980 |
| 26th |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
38°F |
38°F |
1957 |
*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: |
76°F/54°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.18" |
| Middle of the month: |
71°F/49°F |
Precipitation days: |
7 |
| End of the month: |
67°F/45°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
3 |
