Howze the Weather?

According to the National Weather Service the winter 2016-2017 was exceptionally warm, with most locations across South Central Texas experiencing one of the top five warmest winters on record. 

Austin experienced their warmest winter on record since 1898 while San Antonio and Del Rio both registered their third warmest winter on record. 

Furthermore, both Austin and San Antonio experienced 19 days with maximum temperatures above 80 degrees, which set a record at Austin and placed second at San Antonio. 

On the opposite end of the spectrum, all three official climate sites of Austin, San Antonio and Del Rio only had five days this winter in which the temperature dropped to or below freezing. 

(However, the low temperatures in the teens and lower 20s across South Central Texas on the morning of January 7 were the coldest that most of the region has seen since February 2011.)

In terms of precipitation, winter 2016-2017 was generally wetter than normal, December began with a rainy period from December 2nd through December 5 as a warm front became stationary south of the area, causing widespread rain showers. 

The main event occurred on Saturday, December 3 when over an inch of rain fell across a large portion of South Central Texas. 

Despite a strong arctic cold front that moved through on the evening of December 17 and kept temperatures 15-20 degrees below normal through Deccember 19, temperatures for the month were slightly above normal at all locations across South Central Texas.

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