La Niña, the cooling of tropical waters in the eastern Pacific that can affect weather in North America, continues to be "one of the primary drivers of drought" across Texas. "This is the sixth-driest January to June on record and the driest since 2011."įorecasters also warned that "wildfire risk continues to increase across the state as shrubs and trees dry out and dead leaves and grasses provide fuel for fire ignition." "Year-to-date statewide average rainfall is 7.91 inches as of June 30, 2022," the report said. It's a similar story for the rest of the state, according to the NOAA drought report. 1, Austin's gauges at Camp Mabry have captured only about 12.1 inches. At a point in the year when the city normally would have measured about 20 inches of rain since Jan. With every passing dry summer day, Austin's rainfall deficit for the year continues to grow. Monday's daytime high is expected to be 101 with a heat index value of 106, Tuesday's forecast high is 103, Wednesday and Thursday's forecasts are 102, and Friday's rises to 104. The outlook for Monday will be on repeat for the workweek: sunny skies, no rain and air temperatures that feel hotter because of elevated humidity levels. According to the National Weather Service's extended forecast for Austin, we should expect at least seven more days of 100-degree weather. On Sunday, Austin logged its 44th day of triple-digit temperatures, which is already more than in 2017 (the city's hottest year) and is more than we had in 2011 at this point on the calendar. If July 2022's average of 90.7 holds, this year's January to July average temperature would be only 70.9 degrees. From January to July, Austin's average temperature in 2011 was 71.8 degrees and in 2017 it was about 73 degrees. Growing concern: Austin's (probably) hottest June on record sets the stage for historic drought this yearĪustin's average temperature for the year to date - January to July - still is likely to lag behind the city's two warmest years, 20. Heat wave: Austin's blistering summer weather of 2022 so far, explained in four charts Exceptional drought - the drought monitor's most severe level, typified by crop loss and extreme sensitivity to fire danger - had spread to as much 87.8% of Texas in mid-September and 88% in early October that year. Agriculture Department and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Drought Monitor, a joint effort of the National Drought Mitigation Center, the U.S. A drought that reached record levels across the state in 2011, according to data from the U.S. Six years later, 2017 became the warmest year, but only by a tenth of a degree. Austin's warmest year ever with an average temperature of 72 degrees.The Bastrop Complex Fire, which started in September and burned 34,000 acres and 1,600 homes in central Bastrop County about 30 miles east of Austin, becoming the most destructive fire in Texas history.90 days of 100-degree weather, a record that holds up to this day - but could be broken this year.The historic weather of 2011 bore memorable disasters and set a benchmark for drought and heat records for Central Texas, including: With Austin on the verge of wrapping up its warmest July on record, Mother Nature appears to be assembling the ingredients for the city's hottest summer ever.Īustin's average temperature in July as of Sunday was 90.7 degrees, which is not only 5.2 degrees higher than normal but also a full degree warmer than the July record set in 2011, the year drawing the most comparisons to our blistering summer.
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