College Station Monthly Summary: September 1998
September was the fifth consecutive month that the Brazos Valley experienced above normal temperatures with a mean monthly temperature of 82.1°F. The mean daily temperature dropped below its daily normal temperature on only 5 days throughout the month. Interestingly, even with the warmer than normal temperatures, Easterwood Field set two new lowest maximum temperature records on the 11th and the 12th with maximum temperatures reaching only 77°F and 76°F, respectively. Our region also experienced a wetter than normal September with a monthly precipitation total of 7.61". More than half of the monthly precipitation that fell on Easterwood can be attributed to Tropical Storm Frances, which brought heavy rains to East Texas from the 10th to the 12th of September. On September 11th alone, 4.31" of rain was reported at Easterwood Field. Dreary conditions continued on into the 3rd week of the month when a stationary trough was parked over East Texas from the 14th to the 17th. During the last week of September, the sun was able to break out from behind the clouds and warm temperatures in the Brazos Valley to above normal. On the 28th, for example, the mean daily temperature was 11 degrees above normal.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
96°F |
73°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum |
90.8°F |
+2.4°F |
| 2 |
97°F |
74°F |
+4°F |
|
Minimum |
73.4°F |
+4.7°F |
| 3 |
100°F |
73°F |
+6°F |
|
Average |
82.1°F |
+3.5°F |
| 4 |
99°F |
75°F |
+6°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
96°F |
71°F |
+2°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
95°F |
69°F |
+1°F |
|
Cooling |
520 |
+112 |
| 7 |
96°F |
70°F |
+2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
94°F |
73°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
21 |
+4 |
| 9 |
95°F |
74°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
82°F |
73°F |
‑2°F |
0.10" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
77°F |
73°F |
‑5°F |
4.31" |
|
| 12 |
76°F |
73°F |
‑6°F |
1.21" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
79°F |
73°F |
‑3°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
89°F |
75°F |
+3°F |
0.35" |
Monthly Total |
7.61" |
+2.74" |
| 15 |
84°F |
74°F |
0°F |
1.44" |
Year-to-date Total |
24.92" |
‑4.37" |
| 16 |
79°F |
74°F |
‑2°F |
0.19" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
+1 |
| 17 |
86°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
|
| 18 |
91°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
91°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
92°F |
76°F |
+6°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
100°F |
3rd |
| 21 |
92°F |
75°F |
+6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
69°F |
6th, 30th |
| 22 |
93°F |
77°F |
+8°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
4.31" |
11th |
| 23 |
93°F |
76°F |
+8°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
31 mph |
11th |
| 24 |
93°F |
75°F |
+8°F |
|
|
| 25 |
92°F |
72°F |
+6°F |
|
Record Book for September |
| 26 |
89°F |
73°F |
+5°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
106°F |
1985 |
| 27 |
93°F |
76°F |
+10°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1942 |
| 28 |
96°F |
75°F |
+10°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1916 |
| 29 |
95°F |
71°F |
+8°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1985 |
| 30 |
94°F |
69°F |
+6°F |
|
Wettest Month |
12.13" |
1958 |
| |
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1947 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
6.83" |
1896 |
"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 |
| 11th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
4.31" |
4.31" |
1998 |
| 15th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
1.44" |
1.44" |
1998 |
| 22nd |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
77°F |
1926 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 11th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
77°F |
77°F |
1998 |
| 12th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
76°F |
76°F |
1998 |
| 20th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
80°F |
1915 |
| 23rd |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
77°F |
1926 |
| 24th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
75°F |
76°F |
1984 |
| 27th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
78°F |
1959 |
| 28th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
75°F |
78°F |
1959 |
*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. |
October Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
84°F/64°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.81" |
| Middle of the month: |
80°F/59°F |
Precipitation days: |
6 |
| End of the month: |
75°F/54°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
3 |
