College Station Monthly Summary: September 2013
Spotty showers and thunderstorms for much of the month gave the Brazos Valley a relatively wet yet warm month. Just shy of three inches of rain fell on September 20th when a slow moving cold front and the remnants of Hurricane Manuel combined to give a soaking rain for not just the Brazos Valley but all of Texas. Another cold front pushed through the Brazos Valley late on the 28th and brought some more well needed precipitation. The rainfall that fell this month was helpful for the drought, because at the beginning of the month all of the Brazos Valley was under Extreme drought conditions, but towards the end the drought had improved to Moderate drought status.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
100°F |
75°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum |
94.1°F |
+3.6°F |
| 2 |
100°F |
77°F |
+4°F |
|
Minimum |
72.4°F |
+3.0°F |
| 3 |
100°F |
78°F |
+6°F |
T |
Average |
83.2°F |
+3.2°F |
| 4 |
98°F |
76°F |
+4°F |
T |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
99°F |
75°F |
+4°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
‑2 |
| 6 |
99°F |
74°F |
+4°F |
|
Cooling |
556 |
+106 |
| 7 |
97°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
0.10" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
95°F |
71°F |
+1°F |
T |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
24 |
+6 |
| 9 |
95°F |
72°F |
+2°F |
T |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
95°F |
75°F |
+3°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
98°F |
72°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
98°F |
72°F |
+4°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
99°F |
72°F |
+4°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
96°F |
75°F |
+4°F |
|
Monthly Total |
5.19" |
+2.01" |
| 15 |
96°F |
74°F |
+5°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
24.91" |
‑3.79" |
| 16 |
96°F |
75°F |
+6°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
6 |
‑1 |
| 17 |
98°F |
75°F |
+6°F |
|
|
| 18 |
98°F |
74°F |
+7°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
96°F |
75°F |
+6°F |
0.11" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
78°F |
71°F |
‑4°F |
2.97" |
Highest Temperature |
100°F |
3 times |
| 21 |
85°F |
70°F |
0°F |
0.01" |
Lowest Temperature |
62°F |
22nd |
| 22 |
87°F |
62°F |
‑4°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
2.98" |
20th-21st |
| 23 |
89°F |
69°F |
+1°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
33 mph |
7th |
| 24 |
96°F |
71°F |
+6°F |
|
|
| 25 |
96°F |
67°F |
+4°F |
|
Record Book for September |
| 26 |
93°F |
67°F |
+3°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
112°F |
2000 |
| 27 |
91°F |
72°F |
+4°F |
T |
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1942 |
| 28 |
93°F |
74°F |
+8°F |
0.84" |
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1916 |
| 29 |
76°F |
68°F |
‑4°F |
1.16" |
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1985 |
| 30 |
86°F |
70°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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| No new records were set or tied in September 2013. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
79°F |
1985 |
| 13th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
99°F |
104°F |
2011 |
| 18th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
98°F |
103°F |
1927 |
*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/65°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.91" |
| Middle of the month: |
81°F/60°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
76°F/55°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
3 |
