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Records Fell Like the Summer Rain that Never Came

Records fell like the summer rain that never came How to read the chart Record highs Daily highs -. Normal highs 1 2011 began with an early-February Arctic blast that caused problems statewide, including school closures, rolling blackouts and less-than-ideal conditions for the Super Bowl in Arlington. 1The cold didn't last long, however, and soon gave way to month after month of record-high temperatures, devastating drought, and scorching wildfires. 1 In all, Houston had more than 60 daily temperature records tied or broken. After seeing only two 100-degree days in 2010, the city endured 46 days at or above the century mark in 2011, including most of August. 1 The drought, which had been brewing since 2008, peaked in October, with nearly the entire state suffering in the "exceptional" category. Rain returned at the end of the year, but the drought is far from over. Normal lows Daily lows V Record lows JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER DAILY HIGHS AND LOWS with normal and record temperatures for each day: Record highs set or tied: 89° (April 11) 92° (April 19) 90° (April 22) 93° (April 27) 98° (June 1 and 4) - Earliest 100- degree day 100° (June 2) Record high for June 105° (June 5 and 6) 102° (Aug. 11 and 16) 101° (Aug. 6)- All-time record high (tie) 109° (Aug. 27) 104° (Aug. 26) s 107° (Aug. 28 and 29) Highest temperature -recorded so late in year 102° (Sept.13) 110° 99° (Sept. 11) 101° (Sept. 12) Arctic blast First two weeks of February had 12 nights below freezing 1 Coldest night of the year (21° on Feb. 2) Coldest high for date (34° on Feb. 3) 94° (May 9) 98° (May 26) 95° (May 25) 100° (June 15 and 17) 100° (Sept. 14) allu. 95° (Sept. 24) 96° (Sept. 29) 100° 84° (Nov. 20) 90° 80 70° 60° 50° Low of 77° on April 27 ties record for warmest low ever in April Low of 82° on June 17, 18, 19 and 21 ties record for warmest low ever in June With a high of 109° and a low of 81°. August 27 was the all-time hottest day in city history 59° on Sept. 7 is record low for date 40° 30° Five all-time driest calendar years: Warm nights A Marks indicate low temperatures that either set or tied record for the warmest low temperature for the date (36 this year, compared to 12 last year) Third- warmest September on record, with average temperature of 82.9° 20° Third- warmest April on record, with average temperature of 74.9° Eighth- warmest May on record, with average temperature of 78.7° Third- warmest July on record, with average temperature of 87.1° Warmest August on record, with average temperature of 90.4° 1917 17.66" Warmest June on record, with average temperature of 86.2° Average high of 97.4° is highest ever for June Average high of 102° is highest ever for August Average high of 95.5° is highest ever for September 1988 22.93" 2011 24.57" 1901 27.09" 1951 27.23 Biggest temperature swing (46°) 10° On Feb. 1, the temperature dropped from a high of 70° to 24° overnight More than 12 inches of rain fell during the last three months of the year, but it was not nearly enough to make up for the dryness of the previous eight months Normal rainfall for year: 49.77" CUMULATIVE PRECIPITATION in inches: Sixth- driest May on record, with 0.33 inches of rain Second- driest August on record, with 0.09 inches of rain 50" 5.05 inches of rain in January produced the year's only rainfall surplus, which disappeared by the end of February Eighth-driest February on record, with 0.69 inches of rain Between February and June, Houston suffered through a record five consecutive months with less than an inch of rain (the previous record was two months) Driest April on record, with 0.11 inches of rain With only 5.60 inches of rain falling between May and September, it was Houston's driest summer ever 40 Actual rainfall Normal rainfall Actual rainfall: 24.57" (25.20" below normal) 20" Monthly rainfall totals, with departure from normal: 10" 5.05" (+1.37") 0.69" (-2.29") 0.78" (-2.58") 0.11" (-3.49") 0.33" (-4.82") 0.92" (-4.43") 2.98" (-0.20") 0.09" (-3.67") 1.28" (-2.84") 3.36" (-2.34") 4.70" (+0.36") 4.28" (+0.54") STATEWIDE DROUGHT CONDITIONS at start of each month JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Dallas Exceptional Extreme San Antonio San Antonio San Antonio San Houston Houston San Antonio Houston Houston San Antonio San- Antonio San Antonio Houston Houston Y Houston San Antonio Houston Houston Houston Houston San- Antonio San- Antonio 3 Hóustom San Antonio Severe Antonio Moderate Sources: National Weather Service, Houston/Galveston Weather Forecast Office; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Office of the State Climatologist, Texas A&M University Note: All temperature and rainfall data reported from Bush Intercontinental Airport. Normals based on 30-year period (1981-2010) Note: Rainfall total through 7 p.m. Friday For a downloadable PDF of this graphic, go to blog.chron.com/sciguy/ JAY CARR : CHRONICLE

Records Fell Like the Summer Rain that Never Came

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Although 2011 saw a snowy season in Texas, this period of cold was followed by a severe drought in the summer of 2011 in Houston and surrounding areas. This infographic takes a look at the drought sea...

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