Kttc Rain Totals (2024)

FAQs

What does 80% chance of rain mean? ›

The answer? An “80% chance of rain” means an 80% chance that rain will fall somewhere within the forecasted area. Rain refers to 0.01 inch or more of water falling from the sky.

May is typically the wettest and stormiest month of the year in Central Texas and it's usually our wettest month by a lot. No other month of the year averages more than four inches in a month, and May averages a little more than five.

We enjoy over 250 days of sunshine in the Alamo City and the average annual precipitation for San Antonio is just 32.91 inches.

The yearly average rainfall for DFW is about 37 inches.

Often if a viewer sees a 100% chance of rain, they assume it is going to pour buckets all day long. That may not be the case. 100% of the area may get rain, but maybe it will only last a few hours, if it's a fast-moving front.

Closer look at percentages

Let's use 60% as the rain chance in the forecast. That means 60% of the entire area (Central Florida) could see measurable rain at some point in the day, while the other 40% won't.

The Piney Woods is the eastern region of Texas and is within the humid subtropical climate zone. It receives the most rainfall; more than 60 inches (1,500 mm) annually in the far east.

Figures from the Office of the State Climatologist at Texas A&M University show that the month of May has been the wettest month ever in the state's history, averaging 7.54 inches, besting the previous record of 6.66 inches in June of 2004.

San Antonio's coldest month is January when the average temperature overnight is 38.6°F. In August, the warmest month, the average day time temperature rises to 94.7°F.

How much rain has San Antonio gotten in 2024? ›

According to Guinness World Records, the place with the highest average annual rainfall is the village of Mawsynram in northeastern India, which receives nearly 12,000mm of rain per year (Cardiff, in comparison, receives just 1,150mm).

The Trans-Pecos is the driest region in the state, with an average annual regionwide precipitation of 11.65 inches, while the Upper Coast (45.93 inches) and East Texas (44.02 inches) are the wettest.

When you take the average daily high temperature for the past 10 summers, the city with the hottest average may surprise you. With an average of 97.6 degrees, the hottest major Texas city is El Paso. Austin comes in as the second-hottest, followed by San Antonio, Fort Worth, Dallas and Houston.

An 80 percent chance of rain (or of any other kind of precipitation) means the weather forecaster believes there will be an eight in ten chance (or 80 chances out of 100) of measurable precipitation (0.01 inch or more) in the area under consideration during the time interval that is specified in the weather forecast ( ...

A chance of rain refers to a probability between 30% and 50%. A likely chance of rain would be between 60% and 70%. And with any probability of precipitation higher than 75%, the forecaster has the option of describing it as “periods of rain,” “occasional rain” or simply “rain,” Blier said.

The percent chance of rain (or snow or thunderstorms) is called the “Probability of Precipitation,” or PoP. The figure refers to the chance that the forecast area will see at least 0.01 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service.