Very dry describes the weather element of longest
for April of 2005.
April 2005 was
the driest of record at San Antonio, with 0.01
inches; a tie for the 5th driest April
of Record with April of 1907 at Del Rio,
with 0.09 inches; a tie for the 12th driest
Apirl of Record with April of 1987
at Austin Bergstrom with 0.91 inches;
and the 16th driest of record
at Austin Mabry with 0.72 inches.
After a very cloudy period in February, more
sunny days emerged in March, and this trend
continued for most of April 2005. A few strong
cold fronts have made their way across the area
in Apirl also, contributing to more extremes
in temperature from cold to warm and
from warm to cold. Long
stretches of sunny days in April 2005 has
increased evaporation rates, a factor
that has also contributed to the
April 2005 dryness.
Adequate rains earlier this year began to
slow down in March and this trend
accelerated markedly in April.
So far rainfall for Year 2005 is
above noraml at Austin and
below normal at Del Rio and
San Antonio.
A listing of the driest Aprils of record compared to
April 2005 follows.
SAN ANTONIO...
APRIL 2005 WAS THE DRIEST APRIL OF RECORD AT
SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...WITH 0.01 INCHES
OF RAIN. THE LATEST 30 YEAR 1971 TO 2000 NORMAL
FOR APRIL AT SAN ANTONIO IS 2.60 INCHES.
THE DRIEST APRILS AT SAN ANTONIO...1871 TO PRESENT
1. 0.01 INCHES IN APRIL 2005
2. 0.05 INCHES IN APRIL 1998
3. 0.11 INCHES IN APRIL 1984
4. 0.14 INCHES IN APRIL 1955
5. 0.16 INCHES IN APRIL 1892
6. 0.17 INCHES IN APRIL 2003
7. 0.18 INCHES IN APRIL 1925 AND 1983
8. 0.28 INCHES IN APRIL 1917
9. 0.29 INCHES IN APRIL 1895
10. 0.30 INCHES IN APRIL 1947
11. 0.32 INCHES IN APRIL 1961
DEL RIO...
APRIL 2005 RAINFALL WAS A TIE WITH APRIL OF 1907
FOR THE 5TH DRIEST APRIL OF RECORD AT DEL RIO,
WITH 0.09 INCHES OF RAIN. THE 30 YEAR 1971 TO 2000
NORMAL AT DEL RIO FOR APRIL IS 1.71 INCHES.
THE DRIEST APRILS AT DEL RIO...DECEMBER 1905 TO PRESENT.
1. TRACE IN APRIL 1953
2. 0.01 INCHES IN APRIL 1955 AND 1998
3. 0.02 INCHES IN APRIL 1920
4. 0.05 INCHES IN APRIL 1956
5. 0.09 INCHES IN APRIL 1907 AND APRIL 2005
6. 0.11 INCHES IN APRIL 2003
7. 0.12 INCHES IN APRIL 1988
8. 0.13 INCHES IN APRIL 1983
9. 0.14 INCHES IN APRIL 1970
10. 0.17 INCHES IN APRIL 1932
AUSTIN BERGSTROM...
APRIL 2005 RAINFALL WAS A TIE WITH APRIL OF 1987
FOR THE 12TH DRIEST APRIL OF RECORD AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, WHERE 0.91 INCHES OF RAIN FELL.
THE LATEST 30 YEAR 1971 TO 2000 NORMAL FOR APRIL AT
AUSTIN BERGSTROM IS 2.63 INCHES.
THE DRIEST APRILS AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...
OCTOBER 1942 TO PRESENT
1. 0.03 INCHES IN APRIL 1984
2. 0.06 INCHES IN APRIL 2003
3. 0.21 INCHES IN APRIL 1944
4. 0.23 INCHES IN APRIL 1983
5. 0.24 INCHES IN APRIL 1961
6. 0.34 INCHES IN APRIL 1943
7. 0.39 INCHES IN APRIL 2001
8. 0.59 INCHES IN APRIL 1955
9. 0.62 INCHES IN APRIL 1951
10. 0.77 INCHES IN APRIL 1956
11. 0.86 INCHES IN APRIL 2002
12. 0.91 INCHES IN APRIL 1987 AND APRIL 2005
AUSTIN MABRY...
APRIL 2005 WAS THE 16TH DRIEST APRIL OF RECORD
AT AUSTIN MABRY...WITH 0.72 INCHES OF RAIN.
THE LATEST 30 YEAR 1971 TO 2000 NORMAL
FOR APRIL AT AUSTIN MABRY IS 2.51 INCHES.
THE DRIEST APRILS AT AUSTIN MABRY...1856 TO PRESENT
1. TRACE IN APRIL 1887
2. 0.06 INCHES IN APRIL 1984
3. 0.10 INCHES IN APRIL 1892...1961 AND 2003
4. 0.16 INCHES IN APRIL 1983
5. 0.20 INCHES IN APRIL 1893
6. 0.33 INCHES IN APRIL 1944
7. 0.38 INCHES IN APRIL 1920
8. 0.45 INCHES IN APRIL 1987
9. 0.49 INCHES IN APRIL 1858 AND 1859
10. 0.50 INCHES IN APRIL 2001
11. 0.53 INCHES IN APRIL 1882
12. 0.56 INCHES IN APRIL 1956
13. 0.58 INCHES IN APRIL 1876
14. 0.63 INCHES IN APRIL 1937
15. 0.66 INCHES IN APRIL 1936
16. 0.72 INCHES IN APRIL 2005
The latest outlook from the Climate Prediction Center
for May 2005 over Central and
South Central Texas is looking for
the average May Monthly Temperature
and May Rainfall to have Equal
Chances of being Below Normal,
Near Normal, and Above Normal
for both Temperature and Rainfall.
Statically
the outlook is indicating
a 33.3 chance of Below Normal
Average Monthly Temperature and Monthly Rainfall;
a 33.3 percent chance of Near Normal
Average Monthly Temperature and Monthly Rainfall;
and a
33.3 percent chance of Above Normal
Average Monthly Temperature and Monthly Rainfall.
A link to this
outlook can be found at
Go to Link with the 30 Day Outlook for May 2005.
A link to the legend for these forecasts can be found
at Go to the Link with the
legend for Outlooks.
For information on the 30 Year 1971 to 2000 Normals for
Austin, Del Rio and San Antonio:
See 1971 to 2000 30 Year Normals for Austin, Del Rio,
and San Antonio
weather.gov
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