It finally rained! Even so, the drought weāre in is one of the worst weāve seen in San Antonio (since records have been kept).
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We dug through some of the data to give this drought a bit of perspective as we near November. Hereās what we know so far:
- Despite Mondayās rainfall, 2022 is still San Antonioās driest year, when looking at rainfall from January 1 until now. Weāve only received 8.84ā³ The average year-to-date rainfall for late October is near 27ā³.
- Almost every major city in Texas has received more rainfall than us. That includes Amarillo, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, Dallas/Ft. Worth, Waco, Houston, Corpus Christi, Brownsville, Del Rio (yes, even Del Rio!), and San Angelo. Midland and El Paso fall just below our mark, but not by much.
- San Antonio International Airport has not seen a rain event with 2ā³ or more since October 13, 2021. Thatās more than a year ago!
- Since the Edwards Aquifer Authority has been in place, the aquifer has only dropped below 630ā² twice ā once in 1996 and then in 2014. We have come very close to dipping below 630ā² a couple of times this year.
- Medina Lake is only 7% full and is down 77 feet. The last time it was this low was in 2014.
Bottom line: This rain was nice, but we need much, much, much more. Otherwise, San Antonio may end the year with the dubious distinction as the driest city in the state.
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