WFO San Angelo Climatology

Snow Across the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast; Unsettled Weather in the West

Light to moderate snow will continue into Saturday over the Great Lakes, Central Appalachians, and Northeast. This weekend into next week, a series of atmospheric rivers will bring gusty winds, periods of heavy rain, and mountain snow to northern California and the Pacific Northwest. Colder temperatures are in store for the weekend from the Great Lakes to East Coast. Read More >

ZCZC LBBPNSSJT ALL TTAA00 KSJT DDHHMM PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 620 PM CST SAT DEC 7 2002 ...TEMPERATURES AND PRECIPITATION WERE BELOW NORMAL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS IN NOVEMBER... AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR NOVEMBER WAS 51.1 DEGREES. THIS WAS 2.6 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 53.7 DEGREES. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR ABILENE IN NOVEMBER WAS 0.93 INCHES. THIS WAS 0.37 INCHES BELOW THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 1.30 INCHES. AT SAN ANGELO REGIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR NOVEMBER WAS 51.5 DEGREES. THIS WAS 2.5 DEGREES BELOW THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 54.0 DEGREES. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR SAN ANGELO IN NOVEMBER WAS 0.52 INCHES. THIS WAS 0.58 INCHES BELOW THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 1.10 INCHES. NOVEMBER 2002 WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS... DRY WEATHER PREVAILED ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THROUGH MOST OF NOVEMBER. THE WEATHER PATTERN WAS NOT FAVORABLE FOR MOISTURE RETURN FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO. A SERIES OF DRY COLD FRONTS MOVED SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGION... BRINGING INTRUSIONS OF COLDER AIR. HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEMS FOLLOWED THE COLD FRONTS...BRINGING MAINLY CLEAR SKIES... LOW HUMIDITY AND PLEASANT TEMPERATURES. A FEW UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES BROUGHT RAIN TO THE AREA... MOST NOTABLY IN THE EARLY AND LATE PARTS OF THE MONTH. THE FIRST FREEZE OF THE AUTUMN SEASON OCCURRED THROUGHOUT WEST CENTRAL TEXAS DURING NOVEMBER. ABILENE RECORDED ITS FIRST FREEZE (LOW TEMPERATURE OF 32 DEGREES OR BELOW) ON THE 6TH. FOR JUNCTION...THE FIRST FREEZE OCCURRED ON THE 7TH. SAN ANGELO RECORDED ITS FIRST FREEZE ON THE 27TH.