Volume 17 Number 11.1 November 12, 2004

Parts of Texas got a brief taste of winter weather to begin the month. A cold front traversed the state over the first two days of the month dropping heavy rain over many stations and significantly lowering temperatures. While no severe weather was reported, several stations received copious amounts of rain – notably Port Arthur which received 6.34” on the 2^nd. Other stations getting heavy precipitation during the 1^st-2^nd include Galveston (3.24”), Houston (2.84”), and Austin (1.54”). While rainfall totals were heavy over the first two days, only Amarillo received any rain over the following nine days. Meanwhile, temperatures were very low due to the front. Lubbock (36°) and Amarillo (35°) did not even reach 40° on the 2^nd. For the month-to-date, only Dallas/Fort Worth and Wichita Falls have experienced above normal temperatures.

Forecast for the Week

For the week of November 12^th: Rain will return for many parts of Texas this week. An upper-level low pressure system looks to bring rain over the weekend to western 2/3rds of the state. Precipitation chances for Saturday are as high as 80% in the High Plains region and still above 50% for South Central and North Central regions. In the North Central and East Texas, precipitation chances will remain around 30% until Wednesday when showers and storms are likely. Temperatures will be in the low 50s through the weekend, then warm up to the 60s during the week with lows in the upper 40s. For the South Central and Edwards Plateau regions, rain chances are 50% until late next week with temperatures warming from the low 50s over the weekend to the mid 60s by next week. For West Texas, rain chances will drop considerably after Monday. High temperatures will be as cold as the mid-30s over the weekend, but they will warm considerably throughout the week.

(Forecast material obtained from the National Weather Service)

Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon (State Climatologist)

Michael Hammer (Undergraduate Assistant)