By: Todd Wheatley
(c) IQ-2k   03-10-23

DFW RAINFALL by month _ Nat'l Wearther Serv.


very pleasant 70s/50s ; some RAIN 3-6-23 to 3-9-23

** fescue SPROUT : 3-4-23
** 1st peach BLOOM : 3-4-23

** MIDDLE ROOM plants put outside 3-3-23
** Most Greenhouse plants put outside 2-28-23

RAIN in excess of 1" total (3 events)

** 1st GRAPE BUDs : 2-22-23
** cana sprouts

last days of February into early March mostly 70s/50s with occasional 60s/40s

** PLANTED FESCUE : 2-22-23

VERY WARM starting 2-19-23 ; some rain

** nectarine 70% BLOOM

February week.1 to week 2 60s/40s & 50s/30s

** nectarine tree BLOOM buds partially open 1-28-30

4day ICE storm 1-30-23
winter returns 1-24-23 ; 50s/30s & colder

WARM JANUARY 2023

half 60s/40s & half 70s/50s ; with occasional 50s/30s & 80-50!!


        -- 2023 --
        -- 2022 --


quick warm up to 60s/40s

12-22-22 thru 12-25-22 ** 20s & single digits BITTER HARD FREEZE no precip

cool-cold DECEMBER 50s/30s

two heavy rain storms
** fescue PLANTED _ 11-12-22

MILD NOVEMBER

10-24-22 thru most of NOV : 70s/50s

10-24-22 rain
2-day cold snap 10-17-22 70s/40s
** fescue PLANTED _ 10-16-22

9-21-22 to 10-23-22 :: 80s/60s

8-18-22 to 9-20-22 :: 90s/70s

8-21-22 & 8-22-22
RECORD RAINFALL OVER 2-day period

LAST 100+ TEMP 8-17-22
temps drop to low 100s 7-20-22

110+ :: EXCESSIVELY HOT STARTING 7-7-22 * JULY

VERY HOT STARTING END OF JUNE
HOT JUNE : Nat'l weather service _ 2.64" rain in June

Nat'l weather service _ 3.00" rain in May
5-28-22 :: 90s/70s

80s/60s a couple 70s/50s
MAJOR COOL FRONT after 2 week heatwave
Multiple rain events for exerbs 5-22/5-25
WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN 5-25-22

Mid-90s / upper-70s -- NO RAIN

RECORD HEAT STARTS 2ND WK IN MAY

frontal RAIN starts the month / mostly cloudy

5-1-22 :: 80s/60s

4-30-22
** 1st passion fruit BLOOM

late April - mostly cloudy & windy ; very little rain

QUICK WARM UP from DEEP FREEZE followed by a cycles of 40s/20s to 60s/40s thru the end of the month

early February - HARD FREEZE with an inch of rain, an inch of ICE & half an inch of SNOW

50s/30s end the month
mid-Jan into late-Jan
many mornings well below freezing ; a couple of warm ups into the 70s ... then 50s/30s & 60s/40s mix

early January - night time HARD FREEZE - warm up during the day ** cold snap starts 2022 on jan.1st


        -- 2022 --
        -- 2021 --


RECORD WARM ALL THE WAY TO END DEC. 70s/60s with a couple of 80s/60s

RECORD WARM INTO MID-DEC ; 4 day cold snap 12-18-21

1st week Nov. thru 1st week Dec. ; VERY WARM LATE FALL EARLY WINTER ; mostly 70s/50s with some 60s/40s & couple 50s/30s

** fescue SPROUT _ 11-08-21

** FESCUE PLANTED _ 10-26-21

heavy soaking rain 10-27-21 followed by cooler temps 60s/40s ; quick warm up 70s/50s with some 60s/40s

end of the month warm-up to near record temp 80s/70s

PACIFIC HURRICANE PAMELA __ from west to east __ brings rain & cooler temps behind

October - very warm week 1 then some rain starting in week 2 _ cooler temps

September - seasonally dry mid-90s /upper 70s - slight cool down by end of month

August starts with very heavy rain & cooler weather low 90s low 70s ; then mid-90s & mid-70s to upper 90s upper 70s

100s/80s start July 25

RAIN CONTINUES - thru the middle of July - mostly scattered afternoon & evening with some widespread rain and early morning rain

MILD SUMMER TEMPERATURES CARRY THROUGH THE MOST OF JULY low 90s / upper 70s with some mid90s and a few days in the 80s

June 10th Summer weather starts 90s/70s V.HUMID after rainy May

** end may 1st crepe mertle FLOWER
end may - first june RAIN 80s/60s
6-jun to mid jun upper 80s/70s

RAINY MAY --- 10"+
many days 70s/50s ; late may upper 70s/60s
** bermuda PLANTED _ 15may21

4-26-21 :: 80s/60s with a couple of 70/50s

4-20-21 COLD FRONT 60s/40s ; heavy rain - quick warm up

Apr.13.22 - 1st blue bonnets BLOOM
back to 70s/50s

2 weeks no rain

** 1st elephant ears SPROUT _ 4-10-21

** 1st crype myrtle leaf BUDs _ Mar.28.22
3 days 60s/40s
7 days 80s/60s - WIND!!

** st.aguistine sod & fescue PLANTED _ Mar.24.22
mid to upper 70s/mid 50s

** re-seed fescue GRASS PLANTED _ Mar.13.22
70s/50s with occasional 60s/40s

** SOME BEGONIAs SURVIVED!!

Mar.10.22 70s & upper 50s
** morning glories SPROUT
** numerous moon flowers SPROUT
** a handful of canas SPROUTs - cannot tell if sprouts from new seed or existing plants

Mar.7.22 low 70s

rapid warm up follows FEB FREEZE

Mar.1.22 60s/40s
** morning glories PLANTED
** freeze KILLED alvocado tree & most of new fescue GRASS ; November planted fescue doing great

FEB.13 - FEB.22 _!! MAJOR FREEZE !!
TEMPERATUREs INTO SINGLE DIGITS & TEENS FOR A WEEK - 6" "dry snow" very powdery due to low temps - 40 years since temperature event of this magnitude -- NO ICE or sleet

end.jan to to Feb.10 :: low-60s / upper-30s

** fescue GRASS PLANTED, cana, moon flower - GRASS emerging Feb.4

mid.jan 2021 :: low-60s / low-40s ; 3 days @ freeze

jan.2021 :: mid-50s / mid-30s


        -- 2021 --
        -- 2020 --


dec.2020 mid-50s highs mid-30s lows 3"+ RAIN dec.31 into a wet jan.2021


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