“I’m sweating looking at Christmas decorations, lowkey getting concerned for our planet.” www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston...

Click the link to hear our Texas State Climatologist Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon work through the timeline of the 4th of July Texas flooding, past historic Texas floods, and more! wrp.beg.utexas.edu/episode/floo...

Yesterday (11/18/25) was one for the history books! Measurements looked like July, not November as record highs spanned across the Lone Star State.

US Drought Monitor 11-13-25 For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 37.24% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 36.64% last week. #droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025

"I couldn't see more than 50ft ahead," says Dave Dubois, New Mexico State's climatologist. "It was a once-in-a-decade type of storm." www.bbc.com/future/artic...

What is your favorite Texas ghost town? texashighways.com/culture/hist...

Happy spooky day from the swamps of Texas 👻

"...the coalition is advocating for the LCRA to update its currently proposed plans by bumping the minimum storage capacity of the Highlands Lakes up from 600,000 acre-feet in volume to 675,000 acre-feet in order to ensure a reliable water supply." communityimpact.com/austin/lake-...

That line up was 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten 💜👍🤠

Here's to hoping this week is not bananas, but if it is hopefully it has a squeaker in it 🤠 🐕 🍌

The “Icon of Austin” is looking stressed

The Call for Presentations for SCCR 2026 San Antonio (April 15-17) is now open! Interested in presenting your work, organizing a symposium, or holding an interactive workshop? Visit sccrf.org to read the Call for Presentations and submit your ideas by October 31st!

The city of Mathis typically pumps its drinking water from Lake Corpus Christi, but worsening drought conditions are expected to plunge water levels too low to safely extract usable water, according to Mathis City Manager Cedric Davis. www.nbcnews.com/science/scie...

Texas and much of the western U.S. faces persistent drought and escalating demand. An upcoming Agricultural Water Sustainability Summit in Lubbock aims to bridge the gap between agricultural and urban water users www.farmprogress.com/conservation...

Southern Region Weekly Drought Update

“It all just floods and dries up, and it’s really hot. We don’t have sustained recharge occurring.” What is a groundwater drought and how does the Barton Springs Aquifer recharge? Answer, it's complicated! thedailytexan.com/2025/09/23/b...

Cotton quality was outstanding according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Corpus Christi office. agrilifetoday.tamu.edu/2025/09/03/c...

By the end of August, Exceptional Drought (D4) contracted to two smaller areas over the southern South Central and the Big Bend regions, specifically Medina, Frio, and Brewster counties, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.

That was quite the disaster

Great article in the NYTimes about our comment to the DOE about their climate report. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...

Our 400+ page comment on the DOE climate working group report is now out. Our conclusion: The merchants of doubt are back, and they're coming for climate science.

Last week, temperatures across Texas were mostly seasonal, with some areas warmer than normal in the north and cooler than normal in the south. Rainfall across Texas was widespread, especially in the Edwards Plateau, Trans Pecos, Upper Coast and North Central regions.

Weekly Drought Update for the South

Don't forget to empty the slop bucket.

City of Austin to lift Stage 2 Drought Restrictions on September 2nd.

Here's an interesting weather and climate in the news report, the Orgy Dome at Burning Man was taken out by a haboob.

It has been a stormy Friday in Aggieland. So far Easterwood AP has reported 0.96" of rain.

"John Nielsen-Gammon, the state climatologist, told lawmakers that there is only one upper air observation station along the 700-mile Texas-Mexico border in Del Rio. One.Observation.Station.To alert and protect more than 31 million souls?" houstonchronicle.com/opinion/edit... @houstonchronicle.com

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Around 40miles separate the flood devastated area of Kerr County from the long-term exceptional drought centered in Hondo County. research.noaa.gov/decoding-the...

It is true what they say about the Mexican food youtu.be/wBWNgg8CClc?...

Join the US Green Building Council TX Chapter for a symposium in San Antonio on nature-based flooding remediation. Link below: usgbctexas.org/event-6243476

The South recorded the most dramatic recovery, as central and southwestern TX improved by as much as five drought categories following extreme rainfall and flooding, while only isolated areas in TN, MS and OK worsened. storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9ca5...

Rising costs. Hotter weather. Less water. West Texas pecan growers are feeling the squeeze – and finding new ways to adapt.

Let us not forget this. “There’s a risk that has real consequences in lives and property if society as a whole ignores the changes that are taking place,” Nielsen-Gammon said. www.eenews.net/articles/how... @politico.com

He's a required song for a Texas music blue Monday youtu.be/MwqPwEJ7m_I?...

The cost of maintaining the two OCO satellite missions up in space is a small fraction of the amount of money taxpayers already spent to design and launch the instruments

"How can one discern which data vendors have real chops, and which are overselling their best guesses? More broadly, what does it mean for the world if the trend towards proprietary data continues, and our collective knowledge of climate risk increasingly sits behind closed doors? "

By the beginning of the year, the herd had dwindled to 86.7 million cattle, the smallest number for the time period since 1951, according to U.S. government data. www.reuters.com/business/env...

“It’s a Wild West sort of situation with groundwater,” climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon said. www.austinchronicle.com/news/2025-08... @austinchronicle.bsky.social

Check out the Climate Impacts & Outlooks for the Southern Region & the Gulf Coast Region: srcc.tamu.edu/blog/monthly... The page will be updated quarterly!

Last week, the Southern Region experienced another round of its characteristic summertime weather pattern affectionately termed the “Ring of Fire.” Read how this impacted temperatures and rainfall below: srcc.tamu.edu/blog/weekly-...

"Texas wheat, cotton and water supplies affected as drought disaster proclamation is extended" storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/0f62...