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College Station Monthly Summary: September 2006

September 2006 was an average month in terms of temperature as the mean minimum temperature was almost exactly its normal value, and the overall monthly mean temperature was just 0.2°F below average. However, despite a few periods of heavy rain, the precipitation total was 1.22" below average, which was 69 percent of normal. Most of the rainfall for the month came in a three day span from the 16th-18th, when 2.27" of precipitation was reported, including 2.03" on the 18th, which was a daily rainfall record. Only one new temperature record was reported, which was a record high minimum temperature on the 22nd at 81°F. A strong squall line moved through the area on the 23rd, though there was no severe weather reported in the area. The system only produced precipitation along the frontal boundary, which resulted in a precipitation total of only 0.39". After this frontal boundary passed through, temperature cooled down for three days before warming back up into upper 80s and lower 90s.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 99°F 72°F +2°F   Maximum 90.4°F ‑0.5°F
2 94°F 75°F +2°F   Minimum 68.6°F +0.1°F
3 92°F 76°F +1°F   Average 79.5°F ‑0.2°F
4 93°F 75°F +2°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 77°F 67°F ‑10°F 0.02" Heating 0 0
6 91°F 64°F ‑4°F   Cooling 441 +1
7 93°F 70°F 0°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 92°F 69°F ‑2°F T Maximum ≥ 90°F 20 +3
9 85°F 71°F ‑3°F 0.01" Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 94°F 73°F +2°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 93°F 73°F +2°F T  
12 93°F 73°F +2°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 92°F 70°F +1°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 95°F 67°F +1°F   Monthly Total 2.69" ‑1.22"
15 97°F 73°F +5°F   Year-to-date Total 30.49" +1.45"
16 96°F 77°F +6°F 0.01" Days ≥ 0.01" 6 ‑2
17 96°F 74°F +5°F 0.23"  
18 80°F 66°F ‑6°F 2.03" Monthly Extremes
19 88°F 60°F ‑5°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 89°F 62°F ‑4°F   Highest Temperature 99°F 1st
21 93°F 63°F 0°F   Lowest Temperature 57°F 26th
22 94°F 81°F +10°F T Max. 24-hour Precip. 2.26" 17th-18th
23 94°F 73°F +6°F 0.39" Maximum Wind Gust 37 mph 23rd
24 81°F 65°F ‑5°F    
25 82°F 58°F ‑7°F   Record Book for September
26 86°F 57°F ‑6°F   Highest Temperature 112°F 2000
27 90°F 60°F ‑2°F   Lowest Temperature 42°F 1942
28 87°F 65°F 0°F   Highest Minimum 82°F 1916
29 86°F 60°F ‑3°F T Lowest Maximum 62°F 1985
30 91°F 69°F +4°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
18th Tied most daily precipitation 2.03" 2.03" 2006
22nd Tied highest minimum temperature 81°F 81°F 2006

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
5th Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature 77°F 75°F 1973
16th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 77°F 78°F 2005
*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
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