Taking A Look Back: Robertson County

We will never forget, but yet we want to. It was at this time two years ago, Robertson County and the entire state of Texas endured the deepest part of an elongated drought. Back in 2011, it seemed like we would never break out of our slump. Leaves were fragile and as dry as sand, and the landscape mirrored the Sahara Desert. In fact, all of Robertson County was under Extreme Drought conditions, the highest level of drought. At the time, 74.50% of the state joined in too. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth, Hearne’s official rain total from January – August 2011 measured a mere 8.54” of precipitation.

Since, the weather turned a new leaf, and more numerous rain events accelerated improvements. Now, two years later, Robertson County currently sits under Severe Drought conditions, only third of five categories of drought. In addition, only 2.58% of Texas at the moment resides in an Extreme Drought. This being aided by changes in the overall upper level patter, and additional cold fronts moving farther south. From January –August of this year, Hearne has officially recorded 13.64” of precipitation, much better than two years ago.

 

More work has to be done, but when you take a look back, we are in far better shape than in 2011. In the near term, little to no rain should fall over the following week as dry weather sets in, and the air heats up. However, once the season changes to Autumn, climatologically, more rain should be in view.

Make sure to look up once in a while, you never know what you’ll miss.

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