Signal: Texas 2011
Record high temps for the U.S. outnumbered record lows 5:1 in March

Record high temps for the U.S. outnumbered record lows 5:1 in March

by on 08. Apr, 2011 in Uncategorized

Last month, temperatures and precipitation in the contiguous United States averaged above normal, according to scientists at NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The average temperature in March was 44.0 degrees F, which is 1.4 degrees F above the long-term (1901-2000) average. March precipitation, while record dry in areas like Texas, was overall [...]

Texas drought intensifying due to hot, dry conditions

Texas drought intensifying due to hot, dry conditions

by on 01. Apr, 2011 in Uncategorized

Dry, hot conditions led to widespread intensification and expansion of drought across Texas, where daytime highs routinely reached into the upper 80s and lower to middle 90s. In Oklahoma, despite somewhat cooler weather, conditions likewise deteriorated under sunny skies. By week’s end, soil moisture percentile rankings depicted D3 (Extreme Drought) or worse from southeastern Oklahoma [...]