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January 2006 Weather in Review
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January 2006 was unusually warm and dry for January, and the warmest January
many locations have seen in a while. January 2006 was the
warmest January for Austin Mabry, Del Rio and San Antonio since 1952.
At Austin Bergstrom, it was the warmest January since 1990.
Diurnal temperature ranges continued to be large,
typical of dry weather patterns. For
the first half of the month, Pacific Cold fronts that passed
through the area did little to cool daytime highs much, and mainly
impacted overnight lows, that cooled off more than usual in the
dry conditions. The second half of the month had cooler weather,
although conditions continued generally mild for January.
On January 16th, the first strong cold front
temperature wise came, leaving cooler highs the 17th.
A quick warmup the 18th to 20th, ended the night of the 20th,
Scattered rains came the weekend of the 21st and 22nd.
when another cold front came. Clouds and patchy light
rain in cool air made January 21st and January 22nd the coolest days
since December 16th and 17th for most locations.
Del Rio broke out of the clouds early on the 22nd, allowing
afternoon highs to warm into the 60s.
Another rain event came the night
of January 27th and morning of January 28th. Dry and mild
days followed the 29th to the 31st.
January 2006 had a number of warm afternoon highs. Mild air
masses that moved across the area and very low soil moisture,
contributed to the unusually warm January afternoons.
Soil moisture continues to be very low, as rainfall since
the spring and summer of 2005 has been much
lower than normal. From August 1st, 2005 to January 31st, 2006
it has been the 2nd driest August to January period at
San Antonio since 1885 and the 4th driest August to January
since 1948 at Austin Bergstrom. The average January highs for January 2006 was the warmest
of record at Austin, Del Rio and San Antonio.
THE 3 WARMEST JANUARY AVERAGE DAYTIME HIGHS OF RECORD IS LISTED BELOW.
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AUSTIN MABRY DEL RIO SAN ANTONIO
1. 72.7 2006 71.5 2006 71.9 2006 72.9 2006
2. 71.5 1952 70.4 1923 71.8 1953 72.6 1923
3. 70.9 1953 70.0 1952 71.0 1952 70.5 1971
A NUMBER OF RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WAS OBSERVED IN JANUARY 2006.
THE LIST BELOW SHOWS SOME OF THE WARMER AFTERNOONS FOR THE MONTH...
AND INDICATES THE RECORD HIGH FOR EACH DATE. NEW YEARS DAY 2006
WAS THE WARMEST JANUARY 1ST FOR AUSTIN...DEL RIO...AND SAN ANTONIO.
DATE LOCATION HIGH RECORD HIGH
Jan. 1 Austin Mabry 85 85 in 2006
Austin Bergstrom 84 84 in 2006
Del Rio 85 85 in 2006
San Antonio 83 83 in 2006
Jan. 2 Austin Mabry 78 80 in 1954
Austin Bergstrom 81 81 in 2006
Del Rio 84 84 in 2006
San Antonio 86 86 in 2006
Jan. 3 Austin Mabry 86 86 in 2006
Austin Bergstrom 86 86 in 2006
Del Rio 86 86 in 2006
San Antonio 85 86 in 1971 and 1989
Jan. 4 Austin Mabry 78 84 in 1997
Austin Bergstrom 80 80 in 2006
Del Rio 76 83 in 1997
San Antonio 81 85 in 1997
Jan. 9 Austin Mabry 80 85 in 1917
Austin Bergstrom 81 84 in 2003
Del Rio 83 83 in 1917 and 2006
San Antonio 79 84 in 1917
Jan. 29 Austin Mabry 80 86 in 1917
Austin Bergstrom 82 82 in 2006
Del Rio 78 82 in 1917
San Antonio 81 84 in 1917
THE AVERAGE OVERALL TEMPERATURE FOR JANUARY 2006...AN AVERAGE OF
THE DAILY HIGHS AND LOWS...WAS ONE OF THE WARMER JANUARYS ON RECORD.
THE LIST BELOW SHOWS THE WARMEST JANUARY AVERAGE TEMPERATURES OF
RECORD.
AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM THE JANUARY 2006 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS
THE 7TH WARMEST JANUARY...AND WARMEST JANUARY SINCE 1990.
10 WARMEST JANUARY AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AT
AUSTIN BERGSTROM SINCE OCTOBER 1942.
1. 61.3 1952 6. 56.8 1989
2. 58.5 1950 7. 55.8 2006
3. 59.4 1990 8. 55.5 1954
4. 57.9 1953 9. 55.4 1975
5. 57.5 1971 10. 54.4 1969
AT AUSTIN MABRY THE JANUARY 2006 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS THE
5TH WARMEST JANUARY...AND WARMEST JANUARY SINCE 1952.
10 WARMEST JANUARY AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AT
AUSTIN MABRY SINCE 1854
1. 59.6 1923 6. 58.1 1933
2. 59.5 1880 7. 58.0 1890
3. 58.4 1907 8. 57.9 1990
4. 59.1 1952 9. 57.0 1921
5. 58.6 2006 10. 56.7 1862
AT SAN ANTONIO THE JANUARY 2006 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS
THE 9TH WARMEST JANUARY...AND WARMEST JANUARY SINCE 1952.
10 WARMEST JANUARY AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AT
SAN ANTONIO SINCE 1885
1. 62.0 1923 6. 59.1 1911
2. 60.5 1907 7. 58.4 1921
3. 60.0 1933 7. 58.4 1950
4. 59.5 1952 9. 58.2 2006
5. 59.4 1890 10. 57.2 1909
AT DEL RIO THE JANUARY 2006 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS THE
6TH WARMEST JANUARY...AND WARMEST JANUARY SINCE 1952.
10 WARMEST JANUARY AVERAGE MONTHLY TEMPERATURES AT
DEL RIO SINCE DECEMBER 1905
1. 59.5 1950 6. 56.8 2006
2. 59.3 1907 7. 56.7 1933
3. 59.2 1952 8. 56.6 1909
4. 58.5 1923 8. 56.6 1998
5. 56.9 1911 10. 56.5 1921
January 2006 was one of the drier Januarys for
Central and South Central Texas.
With Friday evening rains, of January 27th, Del Rio ended
a 43 day period of no measurable rain, from December 15th to
January 26th. San Antonio ended a 30 day period of no measurable
rain on January 16th, that was from December 17th to January 15th.
Austin ended a 29 day period of no measurable rain on
January 16th, that was from December 18th to January 15th.
The rains on the night of January 27th and morning of
January 28th was the best rains the area had since
late November, 2005. On Saturday, January 28th, Austin Mabry had
a record daily rainfall of 1.32 inches. This was the most
rain in a day that Austin Mabry has had since May 8th, 2005.
JANUARY 2006 RAIN AT AUSTIN...DEL RIO AND SAN ANTONIO
FOLLOWS.
AUSTIN MABRY........ 1.80 INCHES...0.09 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
AUSTIN BERGSTROM.... 0.62 INCHES...1.59 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
DEL RIO............. 0.25 INCHES...0.32 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
SAN ANTONIO......... 0.35 INCHES...1.31 INCHES BELOW NORMAL
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January 2006 Weather in Review
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AUSTIN...
Austin/Bergstrom International Airport:
The average January temperature was 55.8 degrees,
4.7 degrees above normal.
This was the 7th warmest
January average temperature of record for Austin Bergstrom, October 1942 to 2006.
The average high was 72.7, the warmest average January high of
record. The average low was 38.9.
Heating degree days 282 and Cooling degree days 2.
The highest temperature was 86 on the 3rd,
and the lowest was 24 on the 14th.
Highest wind gust was 44 mph from the north, northwest with a cold
front on the 16th.
Rainfall was 0.62 inches, 1.59 inches below normal.
Rainfall for 2006 from January 1st to January 31st, 2006...
0.62 inches or 1.59 inches below normal.
Austin Mabry:
The average January temperature was 58.6 degrees,
8.4 degrees above normal.
This was the 5th warmest
January average temperature of record for Austin Mabry, 1854 to 2006.
The average high was 71.6,
the warmest average January high of record.
The average low was 45.6.
Heating degree days 202 and Cooling degree days 12.
The highest temperature reached 86 on the 3rd.
The lowest was 35 on the 7th.
Highest wind gust was 37 mph from the northwest
with a cold front on the 16th.
Rainfall was 1.80 inches, 0.09 inches
below normal.
Rainfall for 2006 from January 1st to January 31st, 2006...
1.80 inches, 0.09 inches
below normal.
Go to Austin daily data for January 2006.
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DEL RIO...
The average January temperature was 56.8 degrees,
5.5 degrees above normal.
This was the 6th warmest
January average temperature of record for Del Rio, December 1905 to 2006.
The average high was 71.9, the warmest average January high
of record. The average low was 41.7.
Heating degree days 246 and cooling degree days 0.
The highest temperature reached 86 on the 3rd,
and the lowest was 30 on the 14th and 18th.
The highest wind gust was 37 mph from the northwest with
a cold front on the 16th.
Rainfall was 0.25 inches, 0.32 inches below normal.
Rainfall for 2006 from January 1st to January 31st, 2006...
0.25 inches or 0.32 inches below normal.
Go to Del Rio daily data for January 2006.
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SAN ANTONIO...
The average January temperature was 58.2 degrees,
7.9 degrees above normal.
This was the 9th warmest
January average temperature of record for San Antonio, 1885 to 2006.
The average high was 72.9, the warmest January average
high of record.
The average low was 43.5.
Heating degree days 205 and cooling degree days 4.
The highest temperature reached 86 on the 2nd.
The lowest was 32 on the 14th and 18th.
Highest wind gust was 35 mph from the north, northwest
with a cold front on the 16th.
Rainfall was 0.35 inches, 1.31 inches
below normal.
Rainfall for from January 1st to January 31st, 2006...
0.35 inches or 1.31 inches below normal.
Go to San Antonio daily data for January 2006.
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