College Station Monthly Summary: October 2009
October 2009 was the second straight month with abundant rainfall in Bryan/College Station and the rest of the Brazos Valley. The remnants of Hurricane Rick moved northward from the Pacific Ocean and its abundant moisture brought over two and a half inches of rainfall on the 26th. A second straight month of above normal rainfall brought the precipitation total for 2009 in College Station to only half an inch less than normal. Overall, Easterwood Airport recorded measurable precipitation on 15 of the 31 days in October. Average temperatures for the month were just a touch below normal, with the mean high temperature for the month nearly four degrees below normal. The high temperature on both the 10th and 11th was only 60°F, a stark contrast to the high of 93°F two days earlier on the 8th. The low temperature on the morning of the 8th was 81°F, which set a record for warmest ever October minimum temperature at Easterwood Airport.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
89°F |
74°F |
+6°F |
T |
Maximum |
78.3°F |
‑3.7°F |
| 2 |
83°F |
67°F |
0°F |
|
Minimum |
60.5°F |
+1.5°F |
| 3 |
77°F |
64°F |
‑4°F |
0.69" |
Average |
69.4°F |
‑1.1°F |
| 4 |
80°F |
71°F |
+0°F |
0.73" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
80°F |
65°F |
‑2°F |
0.01" |
Heating |
51 |
+26 |
| 6 |
93°F |
76°F |
+10°F |
|
Cooling |
195 |
‑1 |
| 7 |
89°F |
71°F |
+6°F |
0.11" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
93°F |
81°F |
+14°F |
0.01" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
3 |
0 |
| 9 |
83°F |
56°F |
‑4°F |
1.58" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
60°F |
54°F |
‑16°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
60°F |
58°F |
‑13°F |
0.21" |
|
| 12 |
73°F |
60°F |
‑6°F |
0.01" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
83°F |
71°F |
+5°F |
1.24" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
90°F |
76°F |
+12°F |
|
Monthly Total |
8.24" |
+4.02" |
| 15 |
89°F |
66°F |
+6°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
32.72" |
‑0.54" |
| 16 |
76°F |
59°F |
‑4°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
14 |
+8 |
| 17 |
76°F |
57°F |
‑4°F |
|
|
| 18 |
71°F |
52°F |
‑8°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
79°F |
53°F |
‑4°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
83°F |
58°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
93°F |
6th, 8th |
| 21 |
77°F |
68°F |
+4°F |
0.31" |
Lowest Temperature |
45°F |
31st |
| 22 |
72°F |
52°F |
‑6°F |
0.70" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
2.54" |
26th-27th |
| 23 |
68°F |
48°F |
‑10°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
43 mph |
9th |
| 24 |
75°F |
47°F |
‑7°F |
|
|
| 25 |
83°F |
57°F |
+3°F |
|
Record Book for October |
| 26 |
70°F |
54°F |
‑5°F |
2.53" |
Highest Temperature |
102°F |
1938 |
| 27 |
67°F |
52°F |
‑8°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
29°F |
1993 |
| 28 |
81°F |
52°F |
+0°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
81°F |
2009 |
| 29 |
87°F |
61°F |
+8°F |
0.10" |
Lowest Maximum |
40°F |
1925 |
| 30 |
68°F |
49°F |
‑8°F |
0.01" |
Wettest Month |
18.77" |
1994 |
| 31 |
73°F |
45°F |
‑6°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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 8th |
**Tied highest minimum temperature |
81°F |
81°F |
1914 |
| 14th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
76°F |
2009 |
| **Set record for the entire month. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 6th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
80°F |
1914 |
| 10th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
60°F |
59°F |
1925 |
| 11th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
60°F |
60°F |
2009 |
*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 |
