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2019 Rain Thread


Biff Tannen

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I'm trying to decide whether it's finally time to turn on the sprinklers.  What's the feeling on more late afternoon dustups like we had yesterday?  My yard's pretty happy today, so if I can keep it that way on Mother Nature's tab I'm all for it.  

I'm not optimistic that Tropical Event Florabama will make it all the way to Austin.

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11 hours ago, phdhorn said:

Just got back from the Low Latitudes... judging by my lawn, rain was available.

Still no 100° day and here it is July 9.
(nojinx and it might get there apparently one of next 2 days).

Wow.

What was the record? Didn’t you say it hasn’t done this in 50 years?

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Sort of (didn't say for sure but I said possibly)... however I wasn't quite right, but sorta close...

Just found this tonight... years with no 100 degree temps since Austin has kept records:
1987, 1979, 1975, 1973, 1968, 1919, 1908, 1907, 1906, 1904

So that's four in the last 50 years... and notice the huge gap in between the five years on each bookend... interesting.

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31 minutes ago, Anastasis said:

Austin’s area about to take it hard and deep. 

Looks like it's falling apart - but going to stay together enough in the highland lakes, which is a good outcome. I'd be glad to be wrong and see it hold together all the way through Travis County. 

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5 minutes ago, hornian said:

Looks like it's falling apart - but going to stay together enough in the highland lakes, which is a good outcome. I'd be glad to be wrong and see it hold together all the way through Travis County. 

yeah, i hope that you are right. the one off to the northeast looks to be breaking up as well. 

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Cool front coming through - probably - next Tuesday.  Not too often we see that now.  But it's 1) weak, will drop temps maybe 7-8 degrees for a day or so, and 2) is not guaranteed to make it through.

Still, it'll provide the lift for widespread rain mid-next week.  Or so it looks...

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I was just noticing the front part of the yard getting a little bit light. I might turn the sprinkler system on this weekend to make sure everything is still working to get ready  to run them next week. If the rain mentioned above materializes, I’ll wait another week. 

Not having to water until late July in Austin is something we should all celebrate .

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