Midsummer finds the Gilmer area wetter, cooler than usual
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There’s an old saying that “if you don’t like the weather in Texas, just wait a few minutes and it’ll change.”
It took more than a few minutes, but the change from June’s hotter- and drier-than- usual weather to what we’ve experienced lately has been profound.
Severe thunderstorms continued across Northeast Texas Tuesday with the strongest occurring in the corridor between I-20 and I-30. For Upshur County, this meant some damaging winds, heavy rain and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
The automated weather station at the Gilmer airport recorded a total of 6.17 inches of rain between 1 a.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday. This brought the total for July to 8.32 inches, according to that report.
The RAWS station in Gilmer, maintained by the Western Regional Climate Center and also reported on the Internet, showed a similar total of 6.17 inches of rain Monday and Tuesday, but had 12.07 inches for the month. This larger total included a 1.60-inch rain on July 16; that day was left blank on the National Weather Service page for the Gilmer airport.
Calvin Wade recorded 1.99 inches of rain Monday at his weather station at Kelsey, and by early Tuesday morning had received another 5.01 inches. Others recorded similar amounts.
A few houses were flooded, as was Giraffe Road. The road in front of the Pleasant Grove Fire Station, off FM 1002, was completely blocked by water for a time. At least one house was hit by lightning.
An 80-year-old-man hydroplaned off U.S. 259 north of FM 726 and his car went into a deep creek, but he was rescued.
Unseasonably cool and wet has been the weather story for the second half of July here. Since July 16 the high temperatures have ranged from 87 to 95 degrees, with six days when the mercury did not reach 90. To date there have been six das of 100 degrees or more: June 27 and 28, and July 3, 12, 13 and 16. The high temperature of 101 was reached on the last two of those days and on June 27.
Cool nights have helped to keep air conditioning bills on the low side; Since Jul 16 there have been six nights when the temperature dropped into the 60s, the lowest being 65 degrees on July 24.
Forecast called for the weather system to produce more rain chances this week, declining to a 20 percent chance by Sunday.
It took more than a few minutes, but the change from June’s hotter- and drier-than- usual weather to what we’ve experienced lately has been profound.
Severe thunderstorms continued across Northeast Texas Tuesday with the strongest occurring in the corridor between I-20 and I-30. For Upshur County, this meant some damaging winds, heavy rain and frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
The automated weather station at the Gilmer airport recorded a total of 6.17 inches of rain between 1 a.m. Monday and 9 a.m. Tuesday. This brought the total for July to 8.32 inches, according to that report.
The RAWS station in Gilmer, maintained by the Western Regional Climate Center and also reported on the Internet, showed a similar total of 6.17 inches of rain Monday and Tuesday, but had 12.07 inches for the month. This larger total included a 1.60-inch rain on July 16; that day was left blank on the National Weather Service page for the Gilmer airport.
Calvin Wade recorded 1.99 inches of rain Monday at his weather station at Kelsey, and by early Tuesday morning had received another 5.01 inches. Others recorded similar amounts.
A few houses were flooded, as was Giraffe Road. The road in front of the Pleasant Grove Fire Station, off FM 1002, was completely blocked by water for a time. At least one house was hit by lightning.
An 80-year-old-man hydroplaned off U.S. 259 north of FM 726 and his car went into a deep creek, but he was rescued.
Unseasonably cool and wet has been the weather story for the second half of July here. Since July 16 the high temperatures have ranged from 87 to 95 degrees, with six days when the mercury did not reach 90. To date there have been six das of 100 degrees or more: June 27 and 28, and July 3, 12, 13 and 16. The high temperature of 101 was reached on the last two of those days and on June 27.
Cool nights have helped to keep air conditioning bills on the low side; Since Jul 16 there have been six nights when the temperature dropped into the 60s, the lowest being 65 degrees on July 24.
Forecast called for the weather system to produce more rain chances this week, declining to a 20 percent chance by Sunday.
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