Weekly Climate Summary: 11/07/2021

This week in Texas weather saw dry conditions in the western portion of the state and wetter conditions in the central and eastern portion of the state. The Big Bend region and Panhandle were the driest regions in the state over this period. These regions averaged less than 0.1” of precipitation.  The remaining regions of the state saw precipitation accumulation between 0.3”-2.1” in most counties. Specifically, the northern Piney Woods region, Central Texas, and the Rio Grande Valley saw the higher end of this range with these areas recording 1.2”-2.1” of precipitation. Hidalgo County, Travis County, Williamson County, and Washington County were the wettest counties across this period recording 2.1”-2.4” of precipitation.

This week in Texas weather saw cooler temperatures than the normal across the state. Starting in the west, the western half of the Big Bend region was one of the only areas in the state to experience a positive temperature departure across this period. Counties in this region experienced temperatures 0-4°F warmer than the normal. The remainder of the Big Bend Region, the Edwards Plateau, the border regions of the Panhandle, the South Texas Plains, and the southern Gulf Coast experienced negative temperature departures of 0-4°F cooler than the normal. The remainder of the Panhandle, the Lakes and Prairies region, The Piney Woods region, and the northern Gulf Coast saw the greatest temperature departure in the state across this period. These regions saw a negative temperature departure of 4-8°F cooler than the normal. Specifically, Kaufman County and Grayson County saw the most extreme negative temperature departure at 8-10°F cooler than the normal.