Weekly Climate Summary: 12/13/2021

This past week in Texas weather was marked with dry conditions in the majority of the state with the only exception being in East Texas. Most regions of the state including the Big Bend Country, Panhandle, South Texas Plains, Hill Country, and Lakes and Prairies region recorded less than 0.1” of precipitation. The Piney Woods region was the exception during this period recording 0.25-3.5” of precipitation. Specifically, Sabine County and Newton County were the wettest counties in the state recording 3-3.5” of precipitation.

This week in Texas weather saw positive temperature departures across the state. North Texas experienced temperatures 3-6 °F warmer than normal, with some counties in the Panhandle experiencing higher departures of 6-9 °F. The Northern Piney Woods experienced lower positive departures with temperatures 0-3 °F warmer than normal. The remainder of Texas including the Big Bend Country, Hill Country, South Texas Plains, and the Gulf Coast saw Temperatures 6-9 °F warmer than normal. Certain regions in South and Central Texas experienced higher temperature departures such as around the Brazos Valley region where temperatures were 9-12 °F warmer than normal. Refugio, Aransas, and Calhoun counties experienced the highest departures in the state with temperatures greater than 15 °F warmer than normal. On the other hand, Henderson County was the only county in the state that experienced a negative temperature departure of 0-3 °F cooler than normal.

Several severe weather events occurred throughout this period. On December 10th, 1” hail was recorded in Collin County. The following day on December 11th, reports of 1” hail in  Bowie County as well as 2” hail in Red River County were recorded. Both Red River and Bowie counties also reported severe winds with 62 MPH gusts observed in Red River County and tree damage reported in Bowie County.