Since they started keeping records, the trend in Texas winter precipitation is 0.00. The 1950s was (by far) the driest decade.
The experts batted 0.000 – as usual.
Aug. 31, 2011
So far this year, the state has recorded about 7.5 in. of rain, Nielsen-Gammon says. “That’s 40% of our normal rainfall. The previous drought was 69% of normal.” He gives the state a 50% chance of lower-than-normal precipitation this winter. If the La Niña effect — cool water temperatures in the equatorial Pacific waters — kicks in later this year, those odds get tougher and go to 75% or 80% for a dry winter, Nielsen-Gammon says.
After rotten ice, it must’ve been rotten water
Bullsheet of the day… CO2 makes you fat
http://sciencenordic.com/new-theory-co2-makes-you-fat
The severe to extreme droughtflood in Texas is still ongoing! It’s worse than we thought! The planet is in peril!
Dr. Hayhoe’s theory of AGW induced jetstream disruption and Global Weirding is settled science! It has been pal reviewed by 97% of the top climate experts, who are likewise feeding at the exact same trough.
Permanent Drought – It’s Worse Than We Thought:
PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
818 PM CDT MON MAR 12 2012
…SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL FOR MARCH 8-11 2012 BRINGS
HOUSTON TO ITS 4TH WETTEST START TO A YEAR…
ANOTHER VIGOROUS STORM SYSTEM BROUGHT PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN TO
SOUTHEAST TEXAS. THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAS RECEIVED 4.73 INCHES OF
RAIN ALREADY IN MARCH AND 15.78 INCHES FOR THE YEAR. LAST YEAR…
THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAD ONLY RECEIVED 5.83 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH
MARCH 11TH. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN 2011 AND 2012 IS STRIKING. LAST
YEAR WAS THE 3RD DRIEST YEAR ON RECORD AND THE FEB/MAR PERIOD WAS
THE SECOND DRIEST FEB/MAR PERIOD ON RECORD. FAST FORWARD TO 2012
AND THE YEAR TO DATE RAINFALL OF 15.78 INCHES IS THE 4TH WETTEST
START TO THE YEAR ON RECORD. 2012 TRAILS ONLY 1992 (18.26
INCHES)…1891 (17.48 INCHES) AND 1934 (16.48 INCHES).
TO PUT THIS IN PERSPECTIVE…THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAS RECEIVED
15.78 INCHES OF RAIN THROUGH MARCH 11TH (71 DAYS). IN 2011…IT TOOK
304 DAYS OR UNTIL NOVEMBER 8TH TO ACCUMULATE THE SAME AMOUNT OF
RAIN.
OTHER COMMUNITIES ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE ALSO OFF TO
WET STARTS. CLEVELAND HAS MEASURED 20.31 INCHES OF RAIN SO FAR
THIS YEAR AND THIS IS THE WETTEST START TO ANY YEAR ON RECORD
(PREV 18.75 IN 1979). BRENHAM HAS RECEIVED 13.43 INCHES OF RAIN
THIS YEAR AND THIS IS THE 3RD WETTEST START TO A YEAR (17.88
INCHES IN 1932…AND 16.30 IN 1992). RICHMOND IS ALSO OFF TO A WET
START WITH 20.30 INCHES OF RAIN IN 2012. ONLY THE 22.02 INCHES OF
RAIN IN 1992 WAS GREATER.
THE GREATEST FOUR DAY RAINFALL TOTALS OCCURRED OVER THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. RATCLIFF (HOUSTON COUNTY)
RECEIVED THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTAL WITH 6.73 INCHES OF RAIN SINCE
THURSDAY. OTHER COMMUNITIES WITH HIGH RAINFALL TALLIES INCLUDE
ONALASKA WITH 5.64 INCHES OF RAIN AND MADISONVILLE WITH 5.22
INCHES OF RAIN.
RESERVOIR LEVELS HAVE UNDERGONE REMARKABLE IMPROVEMENT OVER THE
LAST THREE WEEKS. ON DECEMBER 31 2011…LAKE SOMERVILLE ONLY
RECORDED 38 PERCENT CAPACITY. CURRENTLY…THE CAPACITY AT LAKE
SOMERVILLE IS AT 93.4 PERCENT. THE LAKE IS ONLY 0.6 FEET BELOW ITS
NORMAL POOL ELEVATION LEVEL. LAKE TEXANA IS ALSO RISING…ALBEIT
AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER PACE. THE CAPACITY AT LAKE TEXANA WAS AT 53
PERCENT CAPACITY ON FEBRUARY 16TH AND IS CURRENTLY AT 82 PERCENT
CAPACITY. THE LAKE LEVEL IS STILL 3.2 FEET BELOW ITS NORMAL POOL
ELEVATION. THE ONLY OTHER RESERVOIR WELL BELOW NORMAL IS LAKE
CONROE. THE POOL ELEVATION AT LAKE CONROE IS STILL 3.5 FEET BELOW
ITS NORMAL POOL ELEVATION AND THE LAKE IS CURRENTLY AT 83.4
PERCENT OF ITS NORMAL CAPACITY. BOTH LAKE HOUSTON AND LAKE
LIVINGSTON ARE BETWEEN 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE THEIR RESPECTIVE NORMAL
POOL ELEVATIONS. HOUSTON COUNTY LAKE IS AT 90.0 PERCENT CAPACITY
AND IS ABOUT A FOOT BELOW ITS NORMAL POOL ELEVATION…
O/T Steve, you’re the archivist – you might be interested in saving this graph from wikipedia.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vostok_Petit_data.svg
see explanation here.
http://wattsupwiththat.com/2012/03/12/gosh-really/#comment-922177
caught with the hand in the cookie jar.