Tuesday, September 08, 2009

It Burns

Here's the final score on our weather this summer: IT SUCKED.

From local weatherman Mark Murray's blog:
Meteorological Summer ended on August 31st (it runs June 1st through August 31st). At Camp Mabry, it was the hottest summer ever recorded. Here are the final numbers:
HOTTEST SUMMER EVER RECORDED IN AUSTIN (Camp Mabry)
1) 2009 Average Temp 89.1 degrees
2) 2008 Average Temp 86.7 degrees
3) 1980 Average Temp 86.2 degrees
4) 1923 Average Temp 86.1 degrees
5) 2006 Average Temp 85.8 degrees


Then there's this:
HOTTEST MONTHS EVER RECORDED IN AUSTIN (Camp Mabry)
1) July 2009 Average Temp 89.5 degrees
2) August 2009 Average Temp 89.1 degrees
(tie) July 1860 Average Temp 89.1 degrees

Yes, that's correct: three of the hottest five summers since 1860 have been in the last four years.

It's also the third driest 2-year period since 1860. Thanks for that.


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