Volume 17 Number 6.1 June 7, 2004

The first week of June was wet for most of the state. On the 1^st and 2^nd, an upper air disturbance caused showers and high winds to hit northeast Texas. On the 1^st, There were 22 hail reports including 2.00” in Archer County and 2.50” hail in Clay and Erath Counties. Dallas received the heaviest rainfall with 1.05” on the 1^st. Counties during these two days that reported wind speeds of at least 70 mph were reported in Anderson, Dallas, Hamilton, Johnson, Kaufman, and Parker; at least 80 mph in Hartley, Palo Pinto, Wilbarger, and Wise; and at least 85 mph in northern Tarrant County.

The tail end of a slow-moving frontal boundary brought rain to large portions of the state on the 3^rd-6^th. On the 4^th, Amarillo, Dallas, and Houston all received over 1” of rain and Port Arthur received 2.25”. Stations that received rain on at least 4 days during the first week of June were: Amarillo (4), Abilene (4), College Station (4), and Dallas (5).

In the western half of Texas, the first week was dry and hot. Del Rio, El Paso, Midland, and San Angelo had well above normal temperatures, and each of these four stations hit 100°F at least twice during the week. The highest temperature was 106°F in San Angelo on the 1^st. The rest of the state remained at normal levels for June with highs in the upper 80s and lower 90s.

Forecast for the Week

For the week of June 7: Chances of rain dominate forecasts for most of the state during the second week of June. Chances are highest at the beginning of the week in the South Central and Upper Coast regions with precipitation probabilities at 40-70%. These chances will drop as the week passes. To the north of these regions, probabilities will be about 30-40% before dropping to 10-20% by the weekend. Highs will be in the 80s for the North Central, East, South Central, and Upper Coast regions with warmer temperatures to the south and west, and lows will be in the 70s across the state.

(Forecast material obtained from the National Weather Service)

Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon (State Climatologist)

Michael Hammer (Undergraduate Assistant)