...APRIL 2003 WAS ONE OF THE DRIER APRILS FOR AUSTIN...DEL RIO 
AND SAN ANTONIO...

A REVIEW OF CLIMATE RECORDS SHOWS THAT APRIL 2003 WAS ONE OF THE
DRIER APRILS OF RECORD.  THE TABLES BELOW SHOW THE 10 DRIEST APRILS
OF RECORD.

AUSTIN MABRY/MUELLER/CITY 1856 TO PRESENT

 1. APRIL 1887...........TRACE
 2. APRIL 1984...........0.06 INCHES
 3. APRIL 2003,1961,1892.0.10 INCHES
 4. APRIL 1983...........0.16 INCHES
 5. APRIL 1893...........0.20 INCHES
 6. APRIL 1944...........0.33 INCHES
 7. APRIL 1920...........0.38 INCHES
 8. APRIL 1987...........0.45 INCHES
 9. APRIL 1958, 1859.....0.49 INCHES
10. APRIL 2001...........0.50 INCHES

AUSTIN BERGSTROM OCTOBER 1942 TO PRESENT

 1. APRIL 1984...........0.03 INCHES
 2. APRIL 2003...........0.06 INCHES
 3. APRIL 1944...........0.21 INCHES
 4. APRIL 1983...........0.23 INCHES
 5. APRIL 1961...........0.24 INCHES
 6. APRIL 1943...........0.34 INCHES
 7. APRIL 2001...........0.39 INCHES
 8. APRIL 1955...........0.59 INCHES
 9. APRIL 1951...........0.62 INCHES
10. APRIL 1956...........0.77 INCHES
11. APRIL 2002...........0.86 INCHES

DEL RIO DECEMBER 1905 TO PRESENT

 1. APRIL 1953...........TRACE      
 2. APRIL 1955, 1998.....0.01 INCHES
 3. APRIL 1920...........0.02 INCHES
 4. APRIL 1956...........0.05 INCHES
 5. APRIL 1907...........0.09 INCHES
 6. APRIL 2003...........0.11 INCHES
 7. APRIL 1988...........0.12 INCHES
 8. APRIL 1983...........0.13 INCHES
 9. APRIL 1970...........0.14 INCHES
10. APRIL 1932...........0.17 INCHES

SAN ANTONIO 1871 TO PRESENT

 1. APRIL 1998...........0.05 INCHES
 2. APRIL 1984...........0.11 INCHES
 3. APRIL 1955...........0.14 INCHES
 4. APRIL 1892...........0.16 INCHES
 5. APRIL 2003...........0.17 INCHES
 6. APRIL 1925, 1983.....0.18 INCHES
 7. APRIL 1917...........0.28 INCHES
 8. APRIL 1895...........0.29 INCHES
 9. APRIL 1947...........0.30 INCHES
10. APRIL 1961...........0.32 INCHES

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