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November 2004 Weather in Review
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More flooding came in November 2004, increasing from what
had occurred in the previous month of October.
In reality the early part of this century and
decade has shown some rainy Octobers and Novembers.
After a wetter than usual October in 2004, and one that was
warmer than usual for
South Central Texas,
November 2004 was much wetter than usual, and
conditions cooled off significantly from October.
November 2004 has now taken its place in the record books
as the wettest November in Texas since
comprehensive record keeping began in 1895.
In addition, 2004 may also turn out to be the state's
wettest years.
According to preliminary data from the
NOAA National Weather Service Southern Region
Climate Center in Baton Rouge, La., November averaged
6.08 inches of precipitation across Texas.
The previous record was 5.71 inches in 1902.
November 2004 ended up the wettest
November of record for Austin Mabry, San Antonio and
Del Rio.
November 2004 was the 3rd wettest November of Record
at Austin Bergstrom.
Even though it was the wettest of record
at San Antonio, with 9.46 inches of rain, and wettest
for Del Rio with 4.71 inches of rain, the long history
of Fall and Early Winter Monthly Rainfall from October
to December shows months that have had between 10 and
20 inches of rain in the area. November 2004 rain
at Austin Mabry was direct evidence of this with a
record 14.10 inches of rain, the wettest November
since 1856. Austin Bergstrom had 9.91 inches, the
3rd wettest November of Record, after 10.51 inches in
November 2001 and 12.49 inches in November of 1974.
Just 3 years ago,
on November 15, 2001, a flood event came to the area,
with very heavy rains and severe weather in the Austin
Area to San Antonio. Rainfall amounts on November 15, 2001
were as follows: Austin Bergstrom 8.68 inches;
Austin Mabry 7.55 inches; and San Antonio 2.18 inches.
October 1998,
another extreme rain example
for a Fall month, brought between
15 and near 30 inches of rain. Another 15 to 30 inch rain event
came to Southeast Texas in
October 1994.
Floods came during Christmas of 1991, when between 10 and
20 inches of rain fell in the area in December of 1991.
Flooding is definitely a Fall and
Winter Weather Hazard for Central and South Central Texas, and
this is nothing new to the present, as history paints several
events from the past before the 1990s.
In the 1980s, heavy rain events came to South Central Texas
in late December 1984 and December 1986. A heavy rain event
affected Southeast Texas in December of 1982.
In December of 1913 floods came to the area also.
From December 1 to 4, 1913, widespread floods came to
Central and Southeast Texas, plus parts of South Central Texas.
San Marcos received 15.5 inches of rain in one day.
Austin received 10.66 inches of rain on the 3rd and 4th.
Some parts of San Antonio got 7 inches of rain in one day;
however official amounts on December 4th, 1913 was 2.02
inches.
The wettest Novembers of Record for Austin Mabry, Del Rio and
San Antonio was established in November of 2004.
November 2004 was the 3rd wettest November of Record
at Austin Bergstrom.
The list below show the 10 wettest Novembers of record
for each of these locations. In addition, rainfall
comparisons for Calendar Year 2004 from January 1 to
November 30 are shown, with 2004 as of November 30
all ready in the top
10 wettest years.
Austin Mabry...1856 to 2004
Wettest Novembers
1. 14.10 2004
2. 10.00 2001
3. 7.99 1907
4. 7.95 2000
5. 7.91 1946
6. 7.52 1874
7. 7.35 1974
8. 7.33 1875
9. 6.61 1888
10. 6.20 1902
Austin, Texas
1856 to 2004
WETTEST YEARS...2004 DRIEST YEARS
JAN 1ST TO NOV 30TH.
1. 1919 - 64.68 INCHES 1. 1954 - 11.42 INCHES
2. 1900 - 53.99 " 2. 1956 - 15.41 "
3. 1991 - 52.21 " 3. 1917 - 15.58 "
4. 2004 - 51.94 " 4. 1963 - 17.30 "
5. 1888 - 51.79 5. 1879 - 18.34 "
6. 1921 - 51.73 " 6. 1893 - 19.04 "
7. 1957 - 51.30 " 7. 1988 - 19.21 "
8. 1923 - 51.24 " 8. 1901 - 19.50 "
9. 1913 - 49.00 " 9. 1856 - 19.63 "
10. 1946 - 47.28 " 10. 1912 - 20.37 "
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AUSTIN BERGSTROM
1942 to 2004
Wettest Novembers
1. 12.49 1974
2. 10.51 2001
3. 9.91 2004
4. 7.01 2000
5. 6.94 1978
6. 6.61 1952
7. 6.59 1985
8. 6.01 1968
9. 5.32 1944
10. 5.11 1957
WETTEST YEARS...2004 DRIEST YEARS
JAN 1ST TO NOV 30TH.
1. 1957 - 55.74 INCHES 1. 1954 - 09.98 INCHES
2. 1991 - 55.24 " 2. 1947 - 11.87 "
3. 2004 51.69 " 3. 1948 - 13.92 "
4. 1965 - 50.12 " 4. 1956 - 15.65 "
5. 1992 - 47.11 " 5. 1963 - 15.99 "
6. 1974 - 46.47 " 6. 1943 - 18.64 "
7. 1969 - 44.94 " 7. 1955 - 18.91 "
8. 1994 - 43.50 " 8. 1989 - 21.00 "
9. 2001 - 43.12 " 9. 1977 - 21.42 "
10. 1976 - 42.51 " 10. 1988 - 25.24 "
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DEL RIO...
Wettest Novembers
1. 4.71 2004
2. 4.54 1913
3. 4.13 1923
4. 4.02 1907
5. 3.76 1914
6. 3.36 1969
7. 3.35 1978
8. 3.27 1919
9. 2.85 2000
10. 2.65 1911
WETTEST YEARS...2004 DRIEST YEARS
JAN 1ST TO NOV 30TH.
1. 37.75 - 1914 1. 4.34 - 1956
2. 34.62 - 1935 2. 6.79 - 1933
3. 33.22 - 1969 3. 7.65 - 1917
4. 30.57 2004 4. 7.67 - 1952
5. 30.47 - 1949 5. 8.84 - 1951
6. 30.15 - 1919 6. 8.91 - 1938
7. 28.91 - 1998 7. 9.06 - 1910
8. 28.05 - 1944,1958 8. 9.24 - 1989
9. 27.75 - 1957 9. 9.69 - 2001
10. 27.41 - 1981 10. 9.91 - 1962
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SAN ANTONIO...1871 to 2004
Wettest Novembers
1. 9.46 2004
2. 9.16 1874
3. 8.58 2000
4. 6.79 1907
5. 6.01 1977
6. 5.39 1974
7. 5.00 1985
8. 4.97 1962
9. 4.91 1978
10. 4.81 1964
WETTEST YEARS...2004 DRIEST YEARS
JAN 1ST TO NOV 30TH.
1. 52.28 - 1973 1. 10.11 - 1917
2. 50.30 - 1919 2. 13.70 - 1954
3. 48.83 - 1957 3. 14.31 - 1956
4. 46.49 - 1992 4. 14.92 - 1909
5. 46.27 - 2002 5. 14.99 - 1925
6. 45.25 - 2004 6. 15.92 - 1897
7. 45.17 - 1946 7. 16.22 - 1910
8. 42.93 - 1935 8. 16.44 - 1901
9. 42.76 - 1991 9. 16.63 - 1999
10. 42.73 - 1986 10. 17.32 - 1947
Monday November 1st
of 2004 was a day of
showers and thunderstorms, as they moved from west
to east across the area in the early
and
in the afternoon and part of the evening.
A drier stretch of weather set in the 2nd to the 12th,
The dry stretch of weather was
followed by a cloudy and rainy weekend the 13th and
14th. The rain continued the 15th and picked up
late in the day and continued the 16th and 17th.
Severe weather came the evening of the 16th.
This was followed by one day of dry weather
before clouds increased Friday the 19th,
followed by another rainy weekend the 20th
and 21st. Rains picked up
quickly
late
Sunday the 21st and continued into the
22nd, bringing more flooding.
A brief clearing trend in the day of Tuesday
the 23rd was followed by scattered thunderstorms
in the afternoon and evening, just ahead of and
along a strong cold front, that brought much cooler
and drier weather the 24th and 25th. Clouds increased
in the day of Friday the 26th, ahead of another cold
front that dried the area out in the afternoon of
the 26th. Sunny and pleasant conditions followed
the 27th and 28th, similar to the weekend of
the 6th and 7th. On the 29th, early morning clouds,
patchy fog and drizzle, mixed out to a partly cloudy
and warm afternoon. It was the warmest afternoon
of the month at Austin, and also at Del Rio.
All of this changed quickly in the afternoon though,
as much colder conditions came in wake of a strong
cold front that came. Much colder conditions
the night of the 29th and early morning of the 30th,
was accompanied by rain. Skies cleared up in the
afternoon of the 30th; however, conditions remained
cool.
The average temperature for the month ended mixed with
cooler than normal over the northern and western part
of South Central Texas, from Del Rio to the Texas Hill
Country and east to Austin. Further south from around
Hondo to San Antonio to Hallettsville, the average
was near to slightly warmer than normal, where the
influence of cooler air from the north was modified
more.
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November 2004 Weather in Review
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AUSTIN...
Austin/Bergstrom International Airport:
The average November temperature was 58.9 degrees,
1.6 degrees below normal.
The average high was 69.7,
and the average low was 48.2.
Heating degree days 188 and Cooling degree days 13.
The highest temperature was 83 on the 29th,
and the lowest was 31 on the 30th.
Highest wind gust was 46 mph from the west with
a cold front and
thunderstorms on the 23rd.
Rainfall was 9.91 inches, 6.89 inches above normal.
November 2004 was the 3rd wettest November of Record,
coming right after the 10th wettest October of Record
at Austin/Bergstrom this year.
Rainfall from January 1st to November 30th, 2004...
51.69 inches or 19.50 inches above normal.
Austin Mabry:
The average November temperature was 59.7 degrees,
equal to the latest 30 Year Normal for November
of 59.7 degrees.
The average high was 68.9,
and the average low was 50.5.
Heating degree days 164 and Cooling degree days 13.
The highest temperature reached 82 on the 7th.
The lowest was 36 on the 30th.
Highest wind gust was 36 mph from the west with
a cold front and thunderstorms on the 23rd.
Rainfall was 14.10 inches, 11.42 inches
above normal. November 2004 was the wettest
November of Record for Austin since 1856.
Rainfall from January 1st to November 30th, 2004...
51.94 inches or
20.73 inches above normal.
Go to Austin daily data for November 2004.
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DEL RIO...
The average November temperature was 59.0 degrees,
1.1 degrees below normal.
The average high was 69.3 and average low was 48.8.
Heating degree days 184 and cooling degree days 11.
The highest temperature reached 80 on the 8th, 10th,
and 29th.
The lowest was 35 on the 30th.
The highest wind gust was 44 mph from the west, northwest with
a cold front and thunderstorms in the area on the 23rd.
Rainfall was 4.71 inches, 3.75 inches above normal.
November 2004 was the wettest November of Record
at Del Rio.
Rainfall from January 1st to November 30th, 2004...30.58 inches
or 12.53 inches above normal.
Go to Del Rio daily data for November 2004.
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SAN ANTONIO...
The average November temperature was 61.1 degrees,
1.1 degrees above normal.
The average high was 71.1,
and the average low was 51.1.
Heating degree days 135 and cooling degree days 26.
The highest temperature reached 82 on the 16th, and
the lowest was 35 on the 30th.
Highest wind gust was 43 mph from the west northwest,
with and cold front and thunderstorms on the 23rd.
Rainfall was 9.46 inches, 6.98 inches
above normal.
November 2004 was the wettest November of record,
coming after the 4th wettest October of
Record at San Antonio this year.
Rainfall from January 1st to November 30th, 2004...
45.25 inches or
14.29 inches above normal.
Go to San Antonio daily data for November 2004.
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