Finally, Some Rain. Just What Robertson County Needed!

In a stretch of weather that we did not want to experience, drought levels increased and Robertson County is not looking too flush. According to the latest Drought Monitor, Robertson County is under “Extreme” drought conditions, one level away from “Exceptional”, which happens to be the deepest level of drought.

In a month that typically features vast stretches of dry weather, sunshine, and scorching heat, July surprised us with a little treat. An area of low pressure originating from the Northeast, cut off from the main upper level wind flow and retrograded back to Texas. Weather classically moves from west to east. However, in this case, a body of low pressure was not om contact with the jet stream, that steers storms east, and had a mind of its own. Therefore, it freely moved in on Texas and brought plenty of wet weather for Robertson County.

With the clouds and added moisture, temperatures struggled to move into the low 80s on Monday. This sure proves that when the sun is hiding behind the clouds, how the temperature truly responds. As of Monday afternoon, the official reporting station in Hearne recorded 2.16” of rain since Sunday. The last time Hearne officially received 1.00” of rain or more in a 24 hour period was back on April 2^nd, where 2.56” accumulated.

Clouds and rain will shift to north Mexico and in the near future as July heat and sunshine will dominate through the weekend. Another waiting game commences as we sit patiently for another shot of rain. 

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