San Antonio is in the middle of one of its driest periods on record, NWS says
San Antonio’s rain totals have been substantially lower this year, making the last few months one of the driest periods on record, according to the National Weather Service.
National Weather Service
San Antonio’s rain totals have been substantially lower this year, making the last few months one of the driest periods on record, according to the National Weather Service.
On Twitter Wednesday, the NWS office for the Austin-San Antonio area pointed out the dry spell.
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“Many of you in the San Antonio area are keenly aware of this, but it’s been rather dry this year,” the @NWSSanAntonio Twitter account shared.
According to local climate records, which date back to 1885, the period between June 1 and Dec. 15 this year at the San Antonio International Airport was the fourth driest on record, falling behind only 1897, 1917 and 1938.
Historically, San Antonio experiences around 20 inches of rain from June to December. So far, the Alamo City have received only 5 inches of rain, according to NWS chart the weather agency tweeted.
There is a 20 percent chance for rain Friday night into Saturday morning, according the NWS.
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