College Station Monthly Summary: October 2013
College Station ended up at just about normal for temperatures this month, and would have been normal as well in precipitation had it not been for the soaking that occurred on the 13th. An upper level low, a weak frontal boundary, and southerly flow set the stage for heavy rainfall across all of Texas, and College Station benefited from that setup. The storms that developed did become severe across the Brazos Valley, and when the initial line of storms moved in early in the morning, over an inch of rain was falling per hour. Temperatures were kept at bay this month due to stronger cold fronts that dipped temperatures down to their lowest values since early May. The good amount of precipitation this month allowed for improvement in drought conditions across the Valley. Both Robertson and Madison Counties officially left drought conditions throughout the month, while Brazos County is barely hanging on to Moderate drought status.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
91°F |
73°F |
+7°F |
|
Maximum |
80.7°F |
‑0.7°F |
| 2 |
83°F |
73°F |
+3°F |
0.64" |
Minimum |
60.5°F |
+0.2°F |
| 3 |
88°F |
73°F |
+6°F |
|
Average |
70.6°F |
‑0.2°F |
| 4 |
89°F |
72°F |
+6°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
89°F |
60°F |
+0°F |
|
Heating |
19 |
‑16 |
| 6 |
81°F |
56°F |
‑6°F |
0.10" |
Cooling |
200 |
‑16 |
| 7 |
83°F |
52°F |
‑6°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
83°F |
53°F |
‑5°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
1 |
‑2 |
| 9 |
83°F |
56°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
85°F |
61°F |
0°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
87°F |
68°F |
+6°F |
T |
|
| 12 |
89°F |
71°F |
+8°F |
0.03" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
76°F |
67°F |
0°F |
4.29" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
83°F |
69°F |
+5°F |
0.06" |
Monthly Total |
9.10" |
+4.19" |
| 15 |
85°F |
64°F |
+4°F |
0.03" |
Year-to-date Total |
34.01" |
+0.40" |
| 16 |
64°F |
58°F |
‑10°F |
0.35" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
11 |
+3 |
| 17 |
73°F |
54°F |
‑8°F |
|
|
| 18 |
71°F |
57°F |
‑6°F |
T |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
67°F |
51°F |
‑11°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
73°F |
44°F |
‑12°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
91°F |
1st |
| 21 |
80°F |
57°F |
0°F |
0.20" |
Lowest Temperature |
44°F |
20th |
| 22 |
74°F |
53°F |
‑6°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
4.32" |
12th-13th |
| 23 |
81°F |
50°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
48 mph |
27th |
| 24 |
82°F |
52°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 25 |
77°F |
55°F |
‑2°F |
|
Record Book for October |
| 26 |
81°F |
53°F |
‑1°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
102°F |
1938 |
| 27 |
71°F |
61°F |
‑2°F |
1.40" |
Lowest Temperature |
29°F |
1993 |
| 28 |
83°F |
64°F |
+6°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
81°F |
2009 |
| 29 |
84°F |
69°F |
+10°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
40°F |
1925 |
| 30 |
84°F |
71°F |
+10°F |
0.50" |
Wettest Month |
18.77" |
1994 |
| 31 |
81°F |
57°F |
+3°F |
1.50" |
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 |
| 27th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
1.40" |
1.40" |
2013 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 16th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
64°F |
61°F |
1912 |
| 30th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
71°F |
74°F |
1974 |
*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 |
