While June isn’t traditionally known at one of the wetter months in West Texas, it sure is nice to get some meaningful rains in ahead of midsummer.
The pre-dawn lightning show Tuesday turned into a nice steady rain, which lasted a few hours.
Skies eventually cleared for the most part, but another round of storms came through overnight.
According to the National Weather Service, San Angelo received 1.29 inches of rain on Tuesday, bringing the current rainfall total to 10.6 inches for the year.
The rainiest June in San Angelo history happened in 1940 when the town received 6.75 inches of precipitation.
San Angelo was fortunate enough to receive 5.49 inches of rain this May — 2.44 inches greater than the normal rainfall for the month — which is 3.05 inches.
The record rainfall event for June 10 happened in 1913 with a deluge of 3.23 inches overflowing some rain gauges.
While the area has certainly been enjoying some cooler weather, we’re nowhere close to the record low for the month of June: 40-degrees Fahrenheit, which according to weather office happened on June 23, 1912.
The Concho Observer’s Eye on San Angelo
