College Station Monthly Summary: September 2003
College Station was fortunate this month to experience fall-like temperatures, as the average maximum temperature for September was 85.4°F, which was 5.5°F below normal. September proved to be quite a wet month for College Station with a monthly precipitation total of 6.25", which was 2.34" above normal. At Easterwood Airport precipitation for the year-to-date stands at 32.09", just about three inches above normal. As a result of a cold front moving through the area on the 6th, a record low minimum of 61°F was reported on the 7th, which beat the record low temperature of 62°F from 1953. On the 11th, 2.12" of rain fell in a matter of a few hours in College Station, causing some very minor street flooding that quickly subsided. No severe weather was reported in the College Station area this month, but a wind gust of 43 mph was reported on the 11th in association with precipitation that fell during that evening. The month of September came to a close on a cool note with high temperatures in the upper 70s and lows in the 50s.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
86°F |
75°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Maximum |
85.4°F |
‑5.5°F |
| 2 |
86°F |
73°F |
‑4°F |
0.22" |
Minimum |
67.5°F |
‑1.0°F |
| 3 |
86°F |
74°F |
‑3°F |
2.81" |
Average |
76.5°F |
‑3.2°F |
| 4 |
92°F |
74°F |
+1°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
89°F |
72°F |
‑2°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
88°F |
65°F |
‑6°F |
|
Cooling |
354 |
‑86 |
| 7 |
87°F |
61°F |
‑8°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
86°F |
65°F |
‑6°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
5 |
‑12 |
| 9 |
90°F |
66°F |
‑3°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
91°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
0.11" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
91°F |
68°F |
‑2°F |
2.12" |
|
| 12 |
82°F |
68°F |
‑6°F |
0.37" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
90°F |
67°F |
‑2°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
84°F |
69°F |
‑4°F |
|
Monthly Total |
6.25" |
+2.34" |
| 15 |
87°F |
65°F |
‑4°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
32.09" |
+3.05" |
| 16 |
89°F |
69°F |
‑1°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
8 |
0 |
| 17 |
88°F |
67°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 18 |
80°F |
70°F |
‑4°F |
0.10" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
84°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
83°F |
68°F |
‑4°F |
0.02" |
Highest Temperature |
92°F |
4th |
| 21 |
73°F |
68°F |
‑8°F |
0.50" |
Lowest Temperature |
56°F |
30th |
| 22 |
85°F |
66°F |
‑2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
2.81" |
3rd |
| 23 |
87°F |
63°F |
‑3°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
43 mph |
11th |
| 24 |
83°F |
68°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 25 |
87°F |
68°F |
+0°F |
|
Record Book for September |
| 26 |
76°F |
68°F |
‑5°F |
T |
Highest Temperature |
112°F |
2000 |
| 27 |
89°F |
66°F |
+0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1942 |
| 28 |
85°F |
65°F |
‑1°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1916 |
| 29 |
80°F |
59°F |
‑6°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1985 |
| 30 |
79°F |
56°F |
‑8°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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied most daily precipitation |
2.81" |
2.81" |
2003 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 7th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
61°F |
59°F |
1918 |
| 21st |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
73°F |
72°F |
1918 |
*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: |
86°F/64°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.22" |
| Middle of the month: |
82°F/59°F |
Precipitation days: |
6 |
| End of the month: |
76°F/54°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
3 |
