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The "Hell High" is back and so is the heat, not that it really got cooler...just less hot. Unfortunately, the promised rains went "poof", as usual. Parts of Austin and lucky regions in western and northern Hill Country got some much needed rain...not San Antonio, though. Now, rain is not even mentioned for the next week or two. Stage 3 restrictions will probably begin by next week. A few coastal storms may give areas to our SE some rain in the next few days.
The mid to late June of 2009 heat wave and intense late June sun have added to the dryness across south central Texas... that has persisted since September 2007. The current dryness was briefly interrupted by a very wet period from January to August 2007... that was preceded by a drought from April 2005 to December 2006.
As of June 28... 2009 a review of records since the mid to late 1800s shows that the past 22 months has been some of the driest 22 months for Austin and San Antonio. A similar dry period occurred around 100 years ago from 1909 to 1912... in addition to other dry periods in the 1890s... from December 1916 through 1917 to early 1918... in the 1920s... early and late 1930s to early 1940... late 1940s... early to mid 1950s... early 1960s... 1970-1971... 1980... 1982... 1984... 1988 to 1989... 1996... 1999 to early 2000... and April 2005 to December 2006.
The 22 month period from September 2007 to June 28... 2009 so far makes September 2007 to June 2009 the driest 22 month period since 1885 at San Antonio. From 1885 to June 2009 there are 1,473 22 multi-month periods. The previous 22 month period that was this dry at San Antonio occurred nearly 100 years ago from December 1908 to September 1910. The driest consecutive 22 multi-month periods at San Antonio are listed below... from 1885 to June 2009. The data for 2009 is through June 28th. With 2 days still left in June... the final September 2007 to June 2009 figures could change.
Driest 22 month periods at San Antonio... 1885 to June 28... 2009
1. 23.90 Sep. 2007 to Jun. 28, 2009 2. 26.33 Dec. 1908 to Sep. 1910 3. 27.61 Jul. 1954 to Apr. 1956 4. 27.81 Apr. 1955 to Jan. 1957 5. 28.07 Jan. 1909 to Oct. 1910 6. 28.09 Jun. 1938 to Mar. 1940 7. 28.38 Nov. 1908 to Aug. 1910 8. 28.65 Sep. 1954 to Jun. 1956 9. 28.66 Oct. 1954 to Jul. 1956 10. 28.70 Mar. 1955 to Dec. 1956
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Latest weather info and the view from my weather station in Helotes Park Terrace. The webcam image updates every minute. Images will be a bit nuked by the sun in the morning, since the camera faces NE.
Besides being good for traffic, these cameras are also useful for tracking where the rain is falling.
Helotes, TX 2009 Weather Statistics
Yearly Rain: 8.66 in. (Normal = 16.60 in. 6-28-09)
June: 0.51 inches
May: 2.82 inches
April: 1.74 inches
March: 2.92 inches
February: 0.16 inches
January: 0.46 inches
Helotes, TX 2008 Weather Statistics
Yearly Rainfall: 19.10 inches
Helotes, TX 2007 Weather Statistics
Yearly Rainfall: 53.76 inches
Helotes, TX 2006 Weather Statistics
Yearly Rainfall: 24.34 inches
Helotes, TX 2005 Weather Statistics
Yearly Rainfall: 25.61 inches
Monthly Climate Data for San Antonio, Texas from NOAA Information is from 1885-Present
(Note: Because San Antonio is in the middle of an ongoing drought and we have very few cloudy days, our lows are averaging below normal, but our highs are averaging much above normal.)
2009
January
Average Temp: 54.5 degrees (+4.2) Record High: 62.0 (1923) Record Low: 43.3 (1930) Total Precipitation: 0.27 (-1.39)
February
Average Temp: 62.9 degrees (+8.2) Record High: 63.0 (1932) Record Low: 43.9 (1905) Total Precipitation: 0.65 (-1.10)
March
Average Temp: 65.1 degrees (+3.0) Record High: 71.1 (1907) Record Low: 53.2 (1915) Total Precipitation: 2.51 (+0.62)
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