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 TTAA00 KSJT 011532 PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 1032 AM CDT TUE OCT 1 2002 ...TEMPERATURES AVERAGED NEAR NORMAL WHILE PRECIPITATION WAS BELOW NORMAL ACROSS WEST CENTRAL TEXAS IN SEPTEMBER... AT ABILENE REGIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR SEPTEMBER WAS 75.7 DEGREES. THIS WAS 0.2 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 75.5 DEGREES. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR ABILENE IN SEPTEMBER WAS 2.05 INCHES. THIS WAS 0.86 INCHES BELOW THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 1.19 INCHES. AT SAN ANGELO REGIONAL AIRPORT...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR SEPTEMBER WAS 75.9 DEGREES. THIS WAS 1.1 DEGREES ABOVE THE NORMAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 74.8 DEGREES. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FOR SAN ANGELO IN SEPTEMBER WAS 1.64 INCHES. THIS WAS 1.31 INCHES BELOW THE MONTHLY NORMAL OF 2.95 INCHES. SEPTEMBER 2002 WEATHER HIGHLIGHTS... HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT DOMINATED THE WEST CENTRAL TEXAS WEATHER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS IN SEPTEMBER... RESULTING IN DRY CONDITIONS AND BELOW NORMAL RAINFALL. THE SEPTEMBER RAINFALL CAME FROM A FEW WEATHER SYSTEMS WHICH BROUGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION. IN EARLY SEPTEMBER...THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY TRACKED WESTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN TEXAS. MOISTURE FROM THIS SYSTEM MOVED NORTHWARD INTO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS SET THE STAGE FOR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE SOUTHERN HEARTLAND AND NORTHWEST HILL COUNTRY ON THE 7TH AND 8TH. ONE TO THREE INCHES OF RAIN FELL IN SOME AREAS. NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND A FEW STORMS OCCURRED FARTHER NORTH ACROSS MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL TEXAS ON THE 9TH. NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED ON THE 14TH...MAINLY WEST OF A LINE FROM THROCKMORTON TO COLEMAN TO JUNCTION...AS A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVED INTO THE REGION. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES OCCURRED AT SCATTERED LOCATIONS. ANOTHER ROUND OF THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRED FROM THE EVENING OF THE 18TH INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OF THE 19TH...AS A COLD FRONT AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE APPROACHED WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. A COUPLE OF SEVERE STORMS OVER THE BIG COUNTRY CAUSED WIND DAMAGE 6 MILES EAST OF ANSON...AND 5 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ABILENE. THE HEAVIER RAINFALL OCCURRED NORTHWEST OF A BROWNWOOD TO BALLINGER TO SONORA LINE. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 0.5 TO 1.5 INCHES WERE COMMON...AND SCATTERED LOCATIONS ACROSS THE WESTERN BIG COUNTRY RECEIVED 2 TO 4 INCH AMOUNTS.