![]() ![]() Rainfall is forecast to return close to normal levels beginning in April. The Pacific is predicted to return to ENSO neutral by April and remain in the neutral territory through summer 2021. Today’s updated seasonal forecast from the Climate Prediction Center calls for La Niña to peak in intensity over the next few weeks, then slowly weaken January through March. Along with the drier than normal weather, there are increased odds for temperatures to average above normal. Online Weather Data for Selected Stations in Northeastern Wyoming and Western South Dakota. The Climate Prediction Center’s updated outlook for December-January-February calls for increased odds rainfall will remain below normal across all of Texas. Monthly Precipitation Total for 2022 (sorted by county) Monthly Precipitation Averages (1981-2010, sorted by county) Daily Regional Temperature and Precipitation Product Issued: 08:02:02 PM MDT. But today’s depiction shows a widespread mixture of moderate to severe drought, with an area of extreme drought across McCulloch and Mason Counties.įorecasts are not encouraging for there to be much change in the dry pattern as we move through winter. It’s interesting to note that almost all the Hill Country, Central Texas and the middle Texas coast were free of drought in early October. ![]() Compare this to the drought monitor map of October 6 th when only 33 percent of the state was in some level of drought. The monitor shows just over seventy five percent of the state is now in some form of drought. The lack of rain over the past few weeks is reflected well in Thursday’s updated National Drought Monitor. The 0.35-inch total represents just 6 percent of normal! For example, at Austin-Camp Mabry, rainfall since October 1 has measured just 0.35 inches and this is the second driest such period ever recorded, behind the 0.24 inches set during a similar period in 1924. The meager amount of rain falling since October 1 is close to record low levels for much of the region. It’s definitely been a dry autumn across Texas. ![]() Across the coastal Plains region, rainfall since October 1 st has toted between 0.5 and 1 inch, which is more than 6 inches below normal. Totals over this period are running between 4 and 6 inches below normal. Rainfall data indicates the Hill Country and Central Texas regions have seen less than a half inch of rain since October 1 st. The generous rains we typically see in October and November just have not happened. With little to no rain falling Since October 1, drought conditions have developed and increased in intensity across all of Texas. ![]()
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