The Nationwide Climate Service reviews the summer season of 2022 has been the most popular in San Antonio’s recorded historical past.
Matt Brady, a meteorologist with the climate service, reported the typical imply temperature for this summer season was 88.1 levels, between June 1 and Aug. 31, nudging out the 88 levels recorded throughout the identical interval in 2011.
The neighborhood noticed 58 100-degree days in 2022 to date. Another such day will tie it with 2009 for many 100-degree days seen in a single 12 months.
Highs will push 100 alongside and east of the U.S. 281 hall on Thursday and Friday.
Forecasters mentioned 2022 may possible be the most popular 12 months ever as above regular temperatures proceed.
A extreme drought continues for South Texas and the Hill Nation this 12 months. A ban on out of doors burning stays in place for Bexar, Atascosa, Comal, and Medina Counties because of hearth susceptible circumstances.
The most important grass fires this summer season have been reported individually close to Camp Bullis in northwest Bexar County, in deep south Bexar County, south of Medina Lake in Medina County, close to Enchanted Rock in Fredericksburg, and in Kimble County, the place Junction is the county seat. Taken collectively, they charred 1000’s of acres.
Two in style Hill County swimming holes, the Blue Gap and Jacob’s Effectively, each close to Wimberley in Hays County, have been closed this summer season after water ranges or flows dipped to unhealthy ranges.
The Frio River dried up in some spots and dripped to zero circulation charges in others. Medina Lake, west of San Antonio, was solely 7% full on Tuesday.
The U.S. Military Corps of Engineers reviews the water launch from Canyon Dam onto the Guadalupe River on Tuesday flowed at solely 71 cubic ft per second, however tubing season is sort of over.
The Metropolis of San Antonio was formally greater than 15 inches behind its annual rainfall whole in 2022.
Little greater than eight inches of rain have fallen all 12 months at San Antonio Worldwide Airport, the official rainfall recording station for town that’s monitored by the Nationwide Climate Service.
San Antonio residents stay underneath Stage 2 water restrictions. The San Antonio Water System mentioned residents can solely water as soon as every week throughout sure hours with computerized sprinklers based mostly on their road handle.
SAWS has stepped up fines in opposition to violators because the drought drags on. Common fines are $150 and will come with no warning first, given the general public training marketing campaign launched months in the past by the water utility.
