Austin weather this weekend11/17/2023 ![]() ![]() 0.94 of an inch at Barton Creek near Texas 71 in Oak Hill in Southwest Austin.1 inch near Lakeway in western Travis County.1.64 inches at Bull Creek near Loop 360 in West Austin.1.83 inches in Jollyville, near the Williamson-Travis county line northwest of Austin.2 inches of rain at Cortana Shores on Lake Austin in central Travis County.According to rain gauges monitored by the Lower Colorado River Authority, some of the highest rainfall totals in the Austin area from Saturday night were: Saturday not only brought record heat but also the first substantial rainfall we've seen in weeks. We got a substantial dose of rain this weekend, too Health risks: Use hydration, common sense to protect yourself from Central Texas heat 2. The 100-degree mark can be psychologically significant, but meteorologists are more worried about the physical dangers of those temperatures, such as dehydration, heat stroke and other heat-related illnesses. If you look at Austin’s weather records, which go back to the late 1890s, only seven other years have had triple-digit temperatures in May - and four of those years were in the 21st century, when the effects of climate change have become more apparent.īefore Saturday, Austin had gotten temperatures as high as 99 on May 16 and 17, which matched or broke heat records for those days. The last time we had a 100-degree day in May was in 2011, when we had three such days that month - before having 87 more that year. Having 100-degree weather this early in the year is actually rare for Austin. The reading broke the previous heat record for May 21, which was 99, set in 1939. We hit 100 degrees over the weekendĬongratulations, Austin! We finally recorded our first triple-digit temperature reading this year on Saturday, when it was 100 degrees at Camp Mabry, site of the city's main weather station. Here are five things to know about this week's weather in Austin: 1. The bad news, the National Weather Service said in a bulletin Monday, "Rainfall amounts through the short term will be beneficial, but not drought-busting." After weeks of broiling daytime temperatures, a cold front this weekend brought milder temperatures and ended a two-week, two-day stretch of rain-free days in Austin. ![]()
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