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Houston announced Wednesday that outdoor water restrictions are now mandatory across the city, citing an increasing demand in water use, drought and extreme heat.
The drought continued to worsen for four months following the Days of Prayer. While only 15–17% of the state was undergoing exceptional drought by late April, the percentage grew to 50% a month later, and by late June, more than 70% of the state was experiencing exceptional drought conditions, a level at which it persisted until August 18, 2011.
The climate of Houston is classified as a humid subtropical climate, with tropical influences. At an average temperature of 95 °F (35 °C), August normally ranks as the warmest month meanwhile January is the coldest, at an average temperature of 63 °F (17 °C).
After 2009, the severe drought conditions continued to get worse and occurred throughout the central Texas region, where the Houston toad population resides. It was calculated that during peak breeding season in March 2011, central Texas received under .10 inches (2.5 mm) of rain making it the fourth driest March since 1856.
The drought conditions are a relatively recent development. As of June 2024, drought coverage in the U.S. stood at a four-year low, according to the USDA, citing U.S. Drought Monitor statistics.
In November, Kentucky became the 49th state to cross into drought conditions, leaving only one state – Alaska – drought-free during the week ending November 19, according to data from the U.S ...
In 2020, high temperatures and lack of rainfall led to a drought with D3 (extreme) and D4 (exceptional) categories in Texas as well as many other Western and Central states. The Western/Central Drought and Heatwave (event name) lasted through the months of June to December and resulted in 45 deaths as well as an estimated cost of 4.5 billion ...
Get the Houston, TX local weather forecast by the hour and the next 10 days. ... Rain is about to return to drought-stricken Southern California as an atmospheric river douses the state, bringing ...