While last week's showers were a welcome sight for many, State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon says Texas will need “a lot more rain” to recover from its brutal summer drought.
Texas A&M Professor and State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon explains what Texans can expect to see as this year’s sweltering summer draws to a close.
The same La Niña conditions that helped usher in an exceptionally hot and dry summer are also setting the stage for increased hurricane activity — but those storms won’t bring the kind of rain Texans have been hoping for.
“It would not surprise me if this summer ended up being the second-hottest summer on record for the state,” says state climatologist and Texas A&M professor John Nielsen-Gammon.
A multi-vortex tornado touches down over plowed farmland, near the town of Patricia, south-east of Lamesa, Dawson County, Texas. (Getty Images) By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing & Communications Rains may have eased Texas’ drought situation in recent days, but the big weather story may be the lack…
Drought conditions aren’t close to those experienced during the 2011 dry spell that gripped Texas for almost two years as seen in this photo of a livestock tank in East Texas. But soil moisture levels have been dropping, and La Nina conditions likely mean a warmer, drier winter. (Texas…