Volume 19 Number 6.1                                                                                                                    June 15, 2006

 

So far the month of June has been very hot and dry.  As of June 15th, 3 stations, San Angelo, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Lubbock have reported no precipitation.  5 stations, Abilene, Brownsville, El Paso, Port Arthur, and Wichita Falls,  have reported only a trace of rainfall, and 2 more stations, Waco and Houston, have reported 0.01” and 0.05”, respectively.  At most of the other stations across the state, the precipitation that has been reported came on the 1st.  3 stations, Austin, San Antonio, and Midland, received all their monthly precipitation on the 1st.  However, stations along the southern gulf coast received record setting precipitation totals on the 1st.  Corpus Christi reported 8.62” on the 1st and Victoria reported a total of 2.09” for the 1st and 2nd. 

         

Temperatures have also been very warm with many stations reporting highs at or above 100°F.  Wichita Falls has reported 8 days at or above 100°F. San Angelo has also reported 8, Del Rio has reported 10, El Paso reported 8, including a high of 106°F on the 16th, and Lubbock has reported 6.

         

In terms of severe weather, the main source of precipitation during the month of June, the month has been relatively quiet.  As of June 15th, there have been 7 hail reports, 20 severe wind reports, and no tornado reports.

 

JULY 2006 OUTLOOK

From the Climate Prediction Center: The entire state is predicted to have above average temperatures for the month of July.  Most of the state is listed at a 40% chance of above average temperatures for July, except for the panhandle, which is listed at a 50% chance.   As for precipitation, most of the state can expect below average precipitation, except for the extreme eastern areas and along the gulf coast, which are listed under an equal chance for above average, normal, or below average precipitation.  Areas to the west of a Tyler to College Station to Victoria are listed at a 33% chance of below average precipitation, with a large circular area including Amarillo, Abilene, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Angelo and Midland listed at a 40% chance of above average precipitation.

 

 

Source: http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/

           

 

Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon (State Climatologist)

Matt Mosier (Undergraduate Assistant)