Not only are double digit daytime temperature surpluses ahead in the 60° “warmth” of Wednesday and Thursday, but prospects for a record mild overnight reading here appear high. As it stands now, 55° is the mildest nighttime low on the books for November 18th (Thursday morning). It’s a benchmark set back in 1941 during World War II. Wednesday night’s predicted 55° would tie that record—a higher reading would establish a record-breaker. Low temperatures in the 50s during mid-November are rare, occurring only once every quarter century.
Big rains are setting new records in west Texas. The region has until recently been gripped by drought for years. But, Lubbock recorded 1.17” of rain Tuesday—not only a new daily record, but enough to drive that city’s November precip to 5.09”—12+ times the normal value of 0.43”. Del Rio has logged 4.45”—754% normal.
-Tom Skilling
