Just found the following quotation in Elmer Kelton‘s “The Time It Never Rained“, which I’m reading – with much pleasure – at present: “Other places might have several drouths in a single summer. Texas was more likely to have several … Continue reading
Dry Season: The Texas Drought of 2011 – Collective Vision | Photoblog for the Austin American-Statesman. We did have some rain during the last few days [4.25 inches total for December], but that does not by far compensate for the … Continue reading
It wasn’t really much, but – as our rain gauge showed – 0.3 inches nevertheless.
Just now I diodn’t want to believe my ears, when I seemed to hear water running down from the roof, but when I looked out of the windows, it proved to be true: it certainly is raining – and not … Continue reading
It’s awfully dry here in southern Texas, as I keep writing here and in my other blog. The drought conditions are “exceptional”, i.e. the harshest category possible, with some rivers, e.g. the upper Guadalupe, going completely dry. Today, the New … Continue reading
Because of the extreme drought conditions and the retreating aquifers some people are even using divining rods to find a site for a new well. See the picture here. Read the full story here: San Antonio Express-News Um diesen Eintrag … Continue reading
After a long time [for details see below] we had quite a substantial rainfall in the early morning hours last night, with 2.9 inches. At some time in the night I was woken up by rain falling on our window … Continue reading
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… it’s been here for a long time. Ever since mid-October of last year we have had no reasonable precipitattion, with the exception of one time in January, when we had 2.5 inches. But that was then just the famous … Continue reading
Weather Posted by Pit on Sunday, January 17, 2010 The cold spell lasted from about Thursday, January 7, to Sunday, January 10. And now we once again had – thank Goodness, because it’s still quite dry – a beautiful, long-lasting … Continue reading
