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October 2006 Weather in Review
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October 2006 brought more extremes between warm and cold, with
6 cold fronts. Welcome rains came to South Central Texas
in October 2006.
The fast pace of the rain makers coming from west
to east brought rainfall events, that came quickly and moved out
of the area.
More widespread and heavier rains developed on 2 of the 6 cold fronts that
came across South Central Texas in October 2006, notably the
night of the 9th to morning of the 10th,
and the evening of the 18th to early morning of the 19th.
Among the other cold fronts, spotty and brief rains formed
on or ahead of 2 of them, the late afternoon to evening of the 13th and
the 26th. Little or
no rain came with the October 6th and October 21st cold fronts.
The rain event the night of the
15th to early morning of the 16th came with a fast
moving weather system aloft, that was followed by dry
and warm conditions the afternoon of the 16th and during
the day of the 17th. Next to October 1st to 6th, October 17th
was one of the warmer days of the month.
With the October 18th/19th weather event, thunderstorms
in the late afternoon and evening of the 18th
caused very strong winds over parts of Burnet and Llano Counties.
Wind damage was reported in the Kingsland Area in Llano County
and also in the Burnet Area in Burnet County. Winds in the
Kingsland Area were estimated to be between 70 and 80 mph.
A wind gust of 62 mph was measured at the Burnet Airport
between 600 and 630 PM CDT.
Another rain event came October 25th, as a fast
moving weather disturbance came from the west and picked up
Gulf moisture and additional mid to high level moisture
from the Eastern Pacific. Ahead of the cold front in the
late afternoon and evening of the 26th,
spotty showers formed near the dry line in the late afternoon
and moved quickly east. A few
thunderstorms formed over the east part of the area in
the early evening, with the strongest storms over Lavaca and
Dewitt Counties. In the end, October 2006 rainfall was
above average over
the north, east, and southeast part of the area.
See October 2006 Rain Map
Over the west and southwest part of the area rainfall was
below average.
Like most of 2006 the average temperature for the month was above
normal at most places. Extremes in temperature increased for the
month. Although this is usual for October, it did not match some of the
extremes observed in the past. The warmest days saw highs in
the 90s, and the coolest lows came in the 40s, with a few mid to
upper 30s over the Hill Country the 28th and 29th. In October 1993
extremes varied from days with highs in the 90s to lows in the
20s to low 30s at the end of the month.
October 2006 Summary
Location
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Average
Temperature
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Average High
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Average Low
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Warmest/Coolest
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Rainfall
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Austin Mabry
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71.7 +1.1
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83.2
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60.2
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94 on 2nd, 5th, and 6th
44 on 23rd
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3.93 -0.04
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Austin Bergstrom
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70.6 -0.2
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83.6
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57.6
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95 on 6th
42 on 23rd and 29th
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4.72 +0.73
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Burnet
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68.9 +2.3
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80.4
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57.5
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91 on 5th and 6th
43 on 23rd and 29th
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5.85 +2.39
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Del Rio
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73.1 +2.0
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83.7
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62.5
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93 on 17th
43 on 29th
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0.53 -1.47
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Hondo
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71.8 +1.8
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83.9
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59.6
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93 on 6th and 17th
40 on 28th
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2.54 -0.33
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New Braunfels
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71.9 +3.3
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84.0
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59.8
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95 on 6th
44 on 29th
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2.83 -1.55
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San Antonio
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72.4 +1.7
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83.3
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61.5
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94 on 6th
43 on 28th
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3.44 -0.42
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Daily Records Set in October 2006 follows:
October 6th...
AUSTIN BERGSTROM DAILY HIGH OF 95 TIED THE PREVIOUS RECORD HIGH
OF 95 SET IN 1956
October 10th
AUSTIN BERGSTROM DAILY RAIN OF 1.15 INCHES BROKE THE PREVIOUS RECORD
OF 1.08 INCHES IN 1997
October 26...
AUSTIN BERGSTROM LOW OF 73 IN 2006 TIED THE OLD RECORD HIGH MINIMUM
OF 73 IN 1991 AND PREVIOUS YEARS.
The latest monthly outlook for November 2006 calls for
Equal Chances of the average temperature being above, below
or near normal. The outlook for November 2006 rain is showing
better chances for rain. Specifically the November 2006
rainfall outlook from the Climate Prediction Center for
South Central Texas shows near a 40 percent chance of above
normal rain; a 33.3 percent chance of near normal; and
a 26.7 percent chance of below normal rain.
Click Here to See Latest One Month Outlook from the Climate Prediction Center
November Climate Information
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Location
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Average
Temperature
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Average High
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Average Low
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Warmest
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Coldest
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Average Rain
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Austin Mabry
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59.7
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70.1
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49.3
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91
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20
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2.68
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Austin Bergstrom
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60.5
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70.9
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50.1
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90
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20
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2.61
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Del Rio
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60.1
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70.9
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49.2
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96
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17
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0.96
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San Antonio
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60.0
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71.4
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48.6
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94
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21
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2.58
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October 2006 Weather in Review
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AUSTIN...
Austin/Bergstrom International Airport:
The average October temperature was 70.6 degrees,
0.2 degrees below normal.
The average high was 83.6 and the average low was 57.6.
Heating degree days was 39 and Cooling degree days 221.
The highest temperature was 95 on the 6th, and the
lowest was 42 on the 23rd and 29th.
Highest wind gust was 35 mph from the
northwest after a cold front the 27th.
Rainfall was 4.72 inches, 0.73 inches above normal.
Rainfall for 2006 from January 1st to October 31st, 2006 was
22.35 inches or 6.82 inches below normal.
Austin Mabry:
The average October temperature was 71.7 degrees, 1.1 degrees
above normal.
The average high was 83.2 and the average low was 60.2.
Heating degree days was 26 and Cooling degree days 242.
The highest temperature was 94 on the 2nd, 5th, and 6th,
and the lowest was 44 on the 23rd.
Highest wind gust was 35 mph from the northwest after a
cold front on the 27th.
Rainfall was 3.93 inches, 0.04 inches below normal.
Rainfall for 2006 from January 1st to October 31st, 2006 was
29.21 inches or 0.68 inches above normal.
Go to Austin daily data for October 2006.
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DEL RIO...
The average October temperature was 73.1 degrees,
2.0 degrees above normal.
The average high was 83.7, and the
average low was 62.5.
Heating degree days 7 and cooling degree days 266.
The highest temperature reached 93 on the 17th.
The lowedst was 47 on
the 28th.
The highest wind gust was 35 mph from the west northwest
on the 27th in wake of a cold front.
Rainfall was 0.53 inches, 1.47 inches below normal.
Rainfall for 2006 from January 1st to October 31st, 2006
was 9.23 inches or 7.86 inches below normal.
Go to Del Rio daily data for October 2006.
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SAN ANTONIO...
The average October temperature was 72.4 degrees,
1.7 degrees above normal.
The average high was 83.3, and the average low was 61.5.
Heating degree days 20 and cooling degree days 257.
The highest temperature reached 94 on the 6th, and lowest was
43 on the 28th.
Highest wind gust was 36 mph from the north northwest after
a cold front on the 27th.
Rainfall was 3.44 inches, 0.42 inches below normal.
Rainfall for from January 1st to October 31st, 2006 was
18.15 inches or 10.23 inches below normal.
Go to San Antonio daily data for October 2006.
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