College Station Monthly Summary: September 2011
September 2011 saw above-normal temperatures and remarkably dry conditions that were observed throughout the entire month. Easterwood Airport was almost 6˚F above the normal mean maximum temperature for September. In fact, eleven days topped out over 100˚F, and only two days never made it into the 90s for their daily high temperature. Ten new records were set for temperature values, and nine near records were observed. In regards to rainfall, College Station recorded only four days of measureable precipitation, four days below the normal. September 19th saw 1.40 inches of rain, but this barely made a dent in the current drought. After the month only gained 2.25 inches of precipitation, College Station found itself under the yearly total normal by almost sixteen inches! Overall, September experienced a persistently dry month with uncommonly warm temperatures.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
102°F |
74°F |
+5°F |
|
Maximum |
96.7°F |
+5.8°F |
| 2 |
104°F |
79°F |
+8°F |
|
Minimum |
70.0°F |
+1.5°F |
| 3 |
100°F |
76°F |
+5°F |
|
Average |
83.4°F |
+3.7°F |
| 4 |
100°F |
78°F |
+7°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
92°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
94°F |
62°F |
‑4°F |
|
Cooling |
558 |
+118 |
| 7 |
95°F |
63°F |
‑3°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
94°F |
64°F |
‑3°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
28 |
+11 |
| 9 |
97°F |
58°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
97°F |
60°F |
‑2°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
102°F |
68°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
103°F |
70°F |
+6°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
104°F |
74°F |
+9°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
101°F |
81°F |
+11°F |
|
Monthly Total |
2.25" |
‑1.66" |
| 15 |
98°F |
74°F |
+6°F |
0.27" |
Year-to-date Total |
13.17" |
‑15.87" |
| 16 |
94°F |
71°F |
+2°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
4 |
‑4 |
| 17 |
94°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
0.01" |
|
| 18 |
95°F |
76°F |
+6°F |
T |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
89°F |
66°F |
‑2°F |
1.40" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
92°F |
66°F |
0°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
104°F |
2nd, 13th |
| 21 |
95°F |
72°F |
+6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
58°F |
9th |
| 22 |
93°F |
72°F |
+4°F |
T |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.40" |
19th |
| 23 |
89°F |
66°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
46 mph |
4th |
| 24 |
94°F |
59°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 25 |
101°F |
75°F |
+11°F |
|
Record Book for September |
| 26 |
100°F |
72°F |
+9°F |
0.57" |
Highest Temperature |
112°F |
2000 |
| 27 |
94°F |
72°F |
+6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1942 |
| 28 |
97°F |
69°F |
+7°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1916 |
| 29 |
100°F |
73°F |
+10°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 |
| 2nd |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
79°F |
79°F |
1961 |
| 11th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
102°F |
102°F |
2011 |
| 12th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
103°F |
103°F |
2011 |
| 13th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
104°F |
104°F |
2011 |
| 14th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
81°F |
81°F |
1914 |
| 14th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
101°F |
101°F |
1912 |
| 29th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
100°F |
100°F |
2011 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 2nd |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
104°F |
107°F |
2000 |
| 4th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
80°F |
1914 |
| 4th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
100°F |
112°F |
2000 |
| 9th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
58°F |
57°F |
1918 |
| 10th |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
60°F |
60°F |
1918 |
| 25th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
101°F |
104°F |
2005 |
| 25th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
75°F |
77°F |
1977 |
| 26th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
100°F |
105°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 |
