College Station Monthly Summary: September 2008
September 2008 in College Station began with excitement and some fear in the air, as Hurricane Ike loomed in the Gulf waiting to strike the coast. College Station was spared from much damaging wind, with one of the lowest peak gusts of the surrounding counties at 49 mph. The city received basically all of its rainfall for September from Ike as the last half of the month has brought clear skies for the most part. Temperatures have been slightly cooler than average. A cold front that helped steer Ike northward kept maximum temperatures in the upper 70s for 4 straight days. These temperatures were near record low maximum temperatures, with the high of 74°F on the 15th being a record low maximum temperature. Otherwise, temperatures remained around average in the upper 80s but were more variable during the latter parts of September. Overall, except perhaps for Ike's destruction elsewhere, it has been a pleasant month.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
95°F |
76°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum |
88.2°F |
‑2.7°F |
| 2 |
96°F |
77°F |
+4°F |
|
Minimum |
67.5°F |
‑1.0°F |
| 3 |
88°F |
73°F |
‑2°F |
|
Average |
77.8°F |
‑1.9°F |
| 4 |
90°F |
67°F |
‑4°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
92°F |
70°F |
‑1°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
92°F |
67°F |
‑2°F |
|
Cooling |
395 |
‑45 |
| 7 |
93°F |
66°F |
‑2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
94°F |
69°F |
0°F |
0.02" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
13 |
‑4 |
| 9 |
95°F |
74°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
95°F |
75°F |
+4°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
97°F |
75°F |
+5°F |
|
|
| 12 |
93°F |
77°F |
+4°F |
T |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
82°F |
76°F |
‑1°F |
3.28" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
85°F |
72°F |
‑2°F |
0.17" |
Monthly Total |
3.47" |
‑0.44" |
| 15 |
74°F |
61°F |
‑12°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
26.82" |
‑2.22" |
| 16 |
79°F |
59°F |
‑11°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
3 |
‑5 |
| 17 |
76°F |
59°F |
‑12°F |
|
|
| 18 |
79°F |
65°F |
‑7°F |
T |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
84°F |
61°F |
‑6°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
87°F |
64°F |
‑4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
97°F |
11th |
| 21 |
88°F |
68°F |
0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
58°F |
28th |
| 22 |
89°F |
68°F |
+0°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
3.36" |
13th-14th |
| 23 |
90°F |
70°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
49 mph |
13th |
| 24 |
89°F |
70°F |
+2°F |
T |
|
| 25 |
85°F |
66°F |
‑2°F |
|
Record Book for September |
| 26 |
87°F |
63°F |
‑2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
112°F |
2000 |
| 27 |
87°F |
60°F |
‑4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1942 |
| 28 |
87°F |
58°F |
‑4°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1916 |
| 29 |
88°F |
60°F |
‑2°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1985 |
| 30 |
90°F |
59°F |
‑2°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 |
| No new records were set or tied in September 2008. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 1st |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
80°F |
1914 |
| 2nd |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
79°F |
1961 |
| 12th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
81°F |
1914 |
| 13th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
81°F |
1914 |
| 15th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
74°F |
74°F |
1913 |
*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 |
