How extreme does College Station's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days College Station has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the College Stn Easterwood Fld station 5 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days College Station has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

112°F Sep 4, 2000

That is about 21°F hotter than a normal September afternoon in College Station (typical high near 91°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 112°F Sep 4, 2000

2 112°F Aug 20, 2023

3 112°F Aug 27, 2023

❄️ Coldest night

2°F Dec 23, 1989

About 41°F colder than a normal December night in College Station (typical low near 43°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 2°F Dec 23, 1989

2 4°F Dec 2, 1971

3 5°F Feb 16, 2021

🌧️ Most rain in one day

40.00 in Dec 2, 1971

More rain in a single day than College Station usually gets in the whole month of December (typical December total about 3.7 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 40.00 in Dec 2, 1971

2 13.39 in Oct 16, 1994

3 7.45 in Aug 27, 2017

⛄ Most snow in one day

3.0 in Jan 10, 1973

The three most extreme on record

1 3.0 in Jan 10, 1973

2 2.0 in Jan 11, 1973

3 2.0 in Feb 8, 1973

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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College Station's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — September's 112°F is about 21°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, College Station's warmest days reach the high 90s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 40s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 112°F and as low as 2°F. A single day has delivered over 40 inches of rain or close to 3 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at College Stn Easterwood Fld (NOAA GHCN station USW00003904), about 5 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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