More rainfall stats
February 20th, 2012 at 9:38 am by Natalie Stoll under Weather
We’ve seen above normal rainfall this winter. It’s something David Mazza talked about in his latest blog post.
To add to that, here’s the latest from the NWS.
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
730 AM CST MON FEB 20 2012
...DECEMBER 2011 TO FEBRUARY 19 2012 RAIN RELATIVE TO THE
30 YEAR 1981 TO 2010 NORMAL AND RECORD RAINFALL FROM DECEMBER
TO FEBRUARY...
THE TREND OF MORE RAIN BEGAN DEVELOPING IN SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER OF
2011 AND HAS CONTINUED SINCE DECEMBER 2011.
THE TABLE BELOW LISTS RAINFALL FROM DECEMBER 2011 TO FEBRUARY 19TH
THIS YEAR AT AUSTIN...DEL RIO...AND SAN ANTONIO...AND COMPARES THIS
TO THE NORMAL AND RECORD AMOUNTS OF RAIN FROM DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY.
LOCATION DEC 2011 TO 1981-2010 DEC TO FEB
FEB 19 2012 DEC TO FEB RAINFALL
RAINFALL 30 YR NORMAL RECORD
AUSTIN BERGSTROM...16.00 INCHES 6.85 24.53 DEC 1991 TO FEB 1992
AUSTIN MABRY.......12.58 INCHES 6.64 25.55 DEC 1991 TO FEB 1992
DEL RIO.............2.63 INCHES 2.25 9.99 DEC 1948 TO FEB 1949
SAN ANTONIO........12.21 INCHES 5.46 25.97 DEC 1991 TO FEB 1992
SO FAR DECEMBER 2011 TO FEBRUARY 2012 IS THE 4TH WETTEST DECEMBER TO
FEBRUARY AT SAN ANTONIO FROM 1871 TO 2012...THE 2ND WETTEST AT
AUSTIN BERGSTROM FROM 1943 TO 2012...THE 14TH WETTEST AT AUSTIN MABRY
FROM 1856 TO 2012...AND A TIE WITH DEC. 1981 TO FEB. 1982
FOR THE 31ST WETTEST DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY AT DEL RIO FROM
DECEMBER 1905 TO 2012. THE FINAL RESULTS FOR DECEMBER 2011
TO FEBRUARY 2012 MAY CHANGE BY FEBRUARY 29TH.
THE LIST BELOW SHOWS THE WETTEST DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY PERIODS AT
AUSTIN...DEL RIO AND SAN ANTONIO.
WETTEST DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY AT SAN ANTONIO 1871 TO 2011.
1. DEC 1991 TO FEB 1992...25.97
2. DEC 1986 TO FEB 1987...13.02
3. DEC 1902 TO FEB 1903...12.78
4. DEC 1967 TO FEB 1968...11.75
5. DEC 1877 TO FEB 1878...11.29
WETTEST DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM OCTOBER 1942 TO 2011
1. DEC 1991 TO FEB 1992...24.53
2. DEC 1990 TO FEB 1991...14.07
3. DEC 1957 TO FEB 1958...12.65
4. DEC 1967 TO FEB 1968...12.38
5. DEC 1964 TO FEB 1965...11.88
WETTEST DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY AT AUSTIN MABRY 1856 TO 2011
1. DEC 1991 TO FEB 1992...25.55
2. DEC 1913 TO FEB 1914...17.81
3. DEC 1888 TO FEB 1889...17.34
4. DEC 1902 TO FEB 1903...15.11
5. DEC 1891 TO FEB 1892...14.61
WETTEST DECEMBER TO FEBRUARY AT DEL RIO DEC 1905 TO 2011
1. DEC 1948 TO FEB 1949....9.99
2. DEC 1991 TO FEB 1992....8.78
3. DEC 1920 TO FEB 1921....6.02
4. DEC 1986 TO FEB 1987....5.99
5. DEC 1930 TO FEB 1931....5.86
FOR THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY ALONE...RAINFALL IS ABOVE THE 1981 TO 2010
30 YEAR NORMAL FOR FEBRUARY AT AUSTIN...DEL RIO AND SAN ANTONIO. THE
TABLE BELOW LISTS RAINFALL FROM FEBRUARY 1 TO 19...2012 AND COMPARES
THIS TO THE LATEST 30 YEAR NORMAL AND FEBRUARY RECORD RAINFALL.
LOCATION FEB 1ST TO 19TH 1981-2010 FEBRUARY RECORD
RAINFALL NORMAL RAINFALL
AUSTIN BERGSTROM...3.81 INCHES 2.37 7.34 FEBRUARY 1958
AUSTIN MABRY.......2.95 INCHES 2.02 9.41 FEBRUARY 1903
DEL RIO............1.15 INCHES 0.88 7.82 FEBRUARY 1949
SAN ANTONIO........5.38 INCHES 1.79 7.88 FEBRUARY 1903
SO FAR FEBRUARY 2012 IS THE 5TH WETTEST FEBRUARY AT SAN ANTONIO AND
THE 10TH WETTEST AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM.
THE LIST BELOW SHOWS THE WETTEST FEBRUARYS AT AUSTIN...DEL RIO...AND
SAN ANTONIO.
WETTEST FEBRUARYS AT SAN ANTONIO 1871 TO 2011
1. 7.88 - 1903
2. 6.43 - 1965
3. 6.37 - 1992
4. 5.47 - 1923
5. 5.12 - 1912
WETTEST FEBRUARYS AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM OCTOBER 1942 TO 2011
1. 7.34 - 1958
2. 6.82 - 1992
3. 5.38 - 2004
4. 5.16 - 1965
5. 4.92 - 2003
WETTEST FEBRUARYS AT AUSTIN MABRY 1856 TO 2011
1. 9.41 - 1903
2. 7.55 - 1896
3. 7.22 - 1888
4. 6.94 - 1877
5. 6.92 - 1863
WETTEST FEBRUARYS AT DEL RIO DEC 1905 TO 2011
1. 7.82 - 1949
2. 5.78 - 1921
3. 3.80 - 1992
4. 3.47 - 1987
5. 2.45 - 1982
Considering this past weekend’s rain, we expect more improvement to the U.S. Drought Monitor. For now, Austin remains in the severe category.
