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Public Information Statement
Statement as of 1:47 PM CST on December 31, 2008
... 2008 rainfall compared to the past...
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2008 has been one of the driest years of record for south central
Texas. The drought this year followed a brief very wet period from
January to August 2007... that was preceded by a drought from the
Spring of 2005 through 2006.
Rainfall for 2008... through noon today... December 31st... has been
the 3rd driest year at San Antonio... with 13.76 inches of rain...
the 4th driest at Austin Mabry... with 16.07 inches of rain... and
the 5th driest at Austin Bergstrom... with 15.98 inches of rain.
The driest years at San Antonio from 1871 to 2008 are listed below.
For 2008 the data was as of noon on December 31st. No additional rain
is expected through midnight tonight... therefore the figures below
for 2008 may not change.
1. 1917 10.11 7. 1897 15.92
2. 1954 13.70 8. 1910 16.22
3. 2008 13.76 9. 1901 16.44
4. 1956 14.31 10. 2005 16.54
5. 1909 14.92 11. 1999 16.63
6. 1925 14.99 12. 1947 17.32
The driest years at Austin Mabry from 1856 to 2008 are listed below.
For 2008 the data was as of noon on December 31st. No additional
rain is expected through midnight tonight... therefore the figures
below for 2008 may not change.
1. 1954 11.42 7. 1893 19.04
2. 1956 15.41 8. 1988 19.21
3. 1917 15.58 9. 1901 19.50
4. 2008 16.07 10. 1856 19.63
5. 1963 17.30 11. 1912 20.37
6. 1879 18.34 12. 1909 20.57
The driest years at Austin Bergstrom from 1943 to 2008 are listed
below. For 2008 the data was as of noon on December 31st. No
additional rain is expected through midnight tonight... therefore the
figures below for 2008 may not change.
1. 1954 9.98 7. 1943 18.64
2. 1947 11.87 8. 1955 18.91
3. 1948 13.92 9. 1989 21.00
4. 1956 15.65 10. 1977 21.42
5. 2008 15.98 11. 2005 21.45
6. 1963 15.99 12. 2003 23.38
In addition, the period from September 2007 to December 2008 was one
of the driest 16 month periods from September of the previous year
through December of the following year at Austin and San Antonio.
From September 2007 to noon December 31... 2008 San Antonio has had
16.40 inches of rain. This has been the driest 16 month September
to December... plus the following years January to December period.
The driest 16 month September to December... plus the following years
January to December period at San Antonio is listed below. For 2008
the data was as of noon on December 31st. No additional rain is
expected through midnight tonight... therefore the figures below for
2008 may not change.
1. September 2007 to December 2008... ... ..16.40
2. September 1955 to December 1956... ... ..17.71
3. September 1916 to December 1917... ... ..18.93
4. September 1909 to December 1910... ... ..20.24
5. September 1924 to December 1925... ... ..20.58
6. September 1953 to December 1954... ... ..21.02
7. September 1938 to December 1939... ... ..22.65
From September 2007 to noon December 31... 2008 Austin Mabry has had
23.00 inches of rain. This has been the 4th driest 16 month
September to December... plus the following years January to December
period at Austin Mabry. The driest 16 month September to
December... plus the following years January to December period at
Austin Mabry is listed below. For 2008 the data was as of noon on
December 31st. No additional rain is expected through midnight
tonight... therefore the figures below for 2008 may not change.
1. September 1955 to December 1956... ... .19.24
2. September 1916 to December 1917... ... .20.73
3. September 1878 to December 1879... ... .21.85
4. September 2007 to December 2008... ... .23.00
5. September 1947 to December 1948... ... .25.03
6. September 1954 to December 1955... ... .25.21
7. September 1953 to December 1954... ... .26.65
At del Rio... 17.21 inches of rain has fallen through noon December
31... 2008. 2008 has not been one of the driest years at del Rio.
In August 2008... 11.32 inches of rain fell at del Rio. Since the
6.09 inches of rain on August 29... 2008 at del Rio... little rain has
fallen at del Rio. The 2 wettest days came September 10th with 0.20
inches and December 28th with 0.38 inches of rain.
National Weather Service.
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