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College Station Monthly Summary: September 2007

September 2007 was ushered in with generally above average temperatures and below average rainfall in the Brazos Valley. The wettest part of the month was the three day period from the 3rd through the 5th as a total of 0.72" of rain fell. Most of the precipitation fell during the first ten days of the month. High pressure then built into the region providing dry conditions. From the 11th through the end of the month only two precipitation days were recorded. Average daily temperatures were generally above average owing to warm nighttime temperatures. Records for highest minimum temperature were tied on the 6th, 7th, and 9th. Near records were set on the 5th, 8th, and 30th. Minimum temperatures gradually cooled as the month progressed but were still generally above average. Daytime highs were close to average, though an exception was on the 27th, when a high of 96°F tied the 3rd highest maximum temperature for the date. For the month, 1.45" of rain was recorded which is 2.46" below average. The average monthly temperature was 81.6°F, which is 1.9°F above normal.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 93°F 73°F 0°F T Maximum 91.4°F +0.5°F
2 89°F 73°F ‑2°F   Minimum 71.7°F +3.2°F
3 90°F 73°F ‑2°F 0.56" Average 81.6°F +1.9°F
4 87°F 72°F ‑2°F 0.11" Degree Days Total *Departure
5 91°F 76°F +2°F 0.05" Heating 0 0
6 93°F 76°F +2°F   Cooling 504 +64
7 94°F 76°F +3°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 94°F 77°F +4°F 0.14" Maximum ≥ 90°F 24 +7
9 93°F 75°F +3°F 0.03" Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 92°F 74°F +2°F 0.18" Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 81°F 73°F ‑4°F    
12 84°F 71°F ‑4°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 89°F 73°F +1°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 94°F 71°F +2°F   Monthly Total 1.45" ‑2.46"
15 93°F 73°F +3°F   Year-to-date Total 31.11" +2.07"
16 91°F 68°F 0°F   Days ≥ 0.01" 8 0
17 93°F 67°F 0°F    
18 94°F 68°F +2°F   Monthly Extremes
19 93°F 73°F +4°F 0.26" Extreme Value Date(s)
20 91°F 70°F +2°F   Highest Temperature 96°F 27th
21 90°F 66°F 0°F   Lowest Temperature 66°F 21st
22 93°F 68°F +2°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 0.57" 3rd-4th
23 89°F 72°F +2°F   Maximum Wind Gust 38 mph 27th
24 92°F 68°F +2°F   &nnbsp;
25 93°F 72°F +6°F   Record Book for September
26 94°F 73°F +6°F   Highest Temperature 112°F 2000
27 96°F 71°F +6°F 0.12" Lowest Temperature 42°F 1942
28 93°F 69°F +5°F   Highest Minimum 82°F 1916
29 93°F 67°F +4°F   Lowest Maximum 62°F 1985
30 91°F 73°F +6°F T 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
7th Tied highest minimum temperature 76°F 76°F 1937

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
6th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 76°F 78°F 1943
8th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 77°F 81°F 1914
9th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 75°F 76°F 1920
30th Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 73°F 75°F 1986
*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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