College Station Monthly Summary: October 2012
College Station experienced a roller coaster ride of a month in October. Temperatures were up and down as cold fronts as well as unseasonable heat confused residents on what season was actually in store for the day. The city was very often in the upper 80s for highs with lows in the lower 60s and cloudless, keeping the city warm and dry for the majority of the month; these conditions resulted in a 2.74 inch rainfall deficit. The majority of the rain that fell during the month was due to very summer-like pop-up storms that brought quick downpours. Overall the month was cooler than normal, with cold fronts powerful enough to balance out the heat and give people the chance to shake the dust out of their winter clothing.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
85°F |
58°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum |
81.2°F |
‑0.2°F |
| 2 |
82°F |
63°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Minimum |
59.2°F |
‑1.1°F |
| 3 |
85°F |
60°F |
‑2°F |
|
Average |
70.2°F |
‑0.6°F |
| 4 |
90°F |
65°F |
+4°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
89°F |
70°F |
+6°F |
|
Heating |
56 |
+21 |
| 6 |
77°F |
56°F |
‑8°F |
|
Cooling |
226 |
+10 |
| 7 |
63°F |
52°F |
‑16°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
70°F |
50°F |
‑13°F |
T |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
3 |
0 |
| 9 |
85°F |
57°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
89°F |
67°F |
+5°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
89°F |
70°F |
+8°F |
0.21" |
|
| 12 |
89°F |
70°F |
+8°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
86°F |
70°F |
+6°F |
0.13" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
87°F |
66°F |
+6°F |
1.03" |
Monthly Total |
2.17" |
‑2.74" |
| 15 |
82°F |
60°F |
0°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
36.92" |
+3.31" |
| 16 |
70°F |
59°F |
‑6°F |
0.44" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
5 |
‑3 |
| 17 |
90°F |
62°F |
+5°F |
|
|
| 18 |
79°F |
60°F |
0°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
82°F |
50°F |
‑4°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
86°F |
56°F |
+1°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
90°F |
3 times |
| 21 |
90°F |
73°F |
+12°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
41°F |
28th |
| 22 |
88°F |
71°F |
+10°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.16" |
13th-14th |
| 23 |
86°F |
67°F |
+8°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
35 mph |
14th |
| 24 |
87°F |
67°F |
+8°F |
|
|
| 25 |
88°F |
62°F |
+7°F |
|
Record Book for October |
| 26 |
62°F |
50°F |
‑12°F |
0.36" |
Highest Temperature |
102°F |
1938 |
| 27 |
63°F |
44°F |
‑14°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
29°F |
1993 |
| 28 |
67°F |
41°F |
‑13°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
81°F |
2009 |
| 29 |
71°F |
42°F |
‑10°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
40°F |
1925 |
| 30 |
75°F |
44°F |
‑8°F |
|
Wettest Month |
18.77" |
1994 |
| 31 |
84°F |
54°F |
+3°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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| No new records were set or tied in October 2012. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 7th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
63°F |
61°F |
2000 |
| 21st |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
73°F |
76°F |
1949 |
| 22nd |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
71°F |
76°F |
2004 |
*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/55°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.22" |
| Middle of the month: |
71°F/50°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
67°F/46°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
1 |
