San Antonio Weather Thread (Corpus Christi, Anthony: stats, station, area)

[johnts71]

Originally Posted by elnina

The number of 100 degree days so far this year:

100 Degree Days: 22 ( only???)

we had (10) in july
so far every day in august except 1 has been 100 (15)

thats 25 plus whatever we did in May and June. Dont think we hit 100 in may but you never know. Maybe someone can find may and june so we can get something accurate.

[AnthonySA]

Originally Posted by johnts71

we had (10) in july
so far every day in august except 1 has been 100 (15)

thats 25 plus whatever we did in May and June. Dont think we hit 100 in may but you never know. Maybe someone can find may and june so we can get something accurate.

Month - 100º Days
May - 2
June - 7
July - 14
August - 14 (and counting)

Total (including today): 37 days over 100.

That puts us in 2nd place now for most 100º days in a year:

1. 59 IN 2009
2. 37 IN 2011*
3. 36 IN 1998
4. 33 IN 1948
5. 32 IN 1951
6. 31 IN 1980
7. 29 IN 1994 AND 2006
8. 28 IN 1989
9. 26 IN 1962
10. 25 IN 1996
11. 22 IN 1953 AND 2000

Source: 100 Degree Day Information for South Central Texas

[Athena78]

Well, I've lived here all my life but why is it that it rains a lot one year but the next it doesnt rain. Its an odd weather pattern!!

[rd2007]

You should know it's either feast or famine here. I've only lived here a little over 10 years and I figured that out a long time ago...

[Spock's Beard]

This high-pressure heat pocket is gonna make sure that the whole of Texas will end up being part of the southwestern desert.


I am just sick of it.

[Athena78]

That's what I'm talking about. In one year it will rain 45 inches and the next it could be 15 inches. It looks like getting less rain is getting more common. Are these pattens common in other parts of the world? Sometimes I wonder if we live in a semi-arid climate or in a humid subtropical climate?

[AnthonySA]

Originally Posted by Athena78

That's what I'm talking about. In one year it will rain 45 inches and the next it could be 15 inches. It looks like getting less rain is getting more common. Are these pattens common in other parts of the world? Sometimes I wonder if we live in a semi-arid climate or in a humid subtropical climate?

It's actually because of the Gulf of Mexico that we are not a desert. Here's why:



At roughly 30º North, we're right in the middle of the subtropics. This diagram roughly illustrates the general wind patterns across the planet. In our region, we have air sinking from the Hadley cell, and the Ferrel cell to the north. In order for rain to develop, we need a general lifting, not sinking, motion in the atmosphere. That's why it's no coincidence that the largest desert in the world, the Sahara sits at the same general latitude, and why we have a desert to our west. In the Southern Hemisphere, there are deserts across Australia and Southern Africa at the same latitude.



Here in South Texas, we're an exception to the rule due to the exceptionally warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Despite the prevailing sinking motion in the atmosphere, cold air from the north colliding with warm air from the Gulf provides enough instability, and thus lift to generate rains across the region. And due to the very warm waters of the Gulf, there is an exceptional amount of moisture that is carried into the atmosphere. So when it does rain, it pours. Additionally, having the Gulf in such close proximity allows for tropical disturbances/cyclones that are notorious for their epic rainfall to move our direction.

[Spock's Beard]

2 of the top three hottest summers on record are this year and 2 years ago. 2 of the top three worst droughts on record are this year and 2 years ago.


It's really starting to hurt the environment and all the plants and wldlife. Ten years ago I never paid attention to high-pressure heat pockets because they were so rare and never lingered as long as they do now. It's ridiculous. I wish it would break so we can start cooling off and getting rain.

[majormadmax]

OK, I know someone knows the answer to this (probably AnthonySA), but is there a web site that shows the daily highs and lows for San Antonio for the past month or so?

For example, the daily high/low for August 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc...

Thanks! M2

[Soviet]

Originally Posted by majormadmax

OK, I know someone knows the answer to this (probably AnthonySA), but is there a web site that shows the daily highs and lows for San Antonio for the past month or so?

For example, the daily high/low for August 1st, 2nd, 3rd, etc...

Thanks! M2

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