(from http://www.srh.noaa.gov/ewx/html/wxevent/2007/septofebrain.htm) Driest September to February Periods * * *September 1, 2007 through February 2008 was the driest September to February period at San Antonio. The list below shows this information for San Antonio. * *San Antonio Area (ThreadEx Station) Extremes Lowest Total Precipitation (inches) Days: 9/1 - 2/28 Length of period: 181 days Years: 1871-2008 Rank Value Ending Date 1 3.26 2/28/2008 2 3.80 2/28/2006 3 3.82 2/28/1918 * *For Austin Mabry...September 2007 to February 2008 was the 13th driest September to February since 1856 for Austin Mabry. For Austin Bergstrom...September 2007 to February 2008 was the 3rd driest September to February since 1943. * *Austin Area (ThreadEx Station) Extremes Lowest Total Precipitation (inches) Days: 9/1 - 2/28 Length of period: 181 days Years: 1856-2008 Rank Value Ending Date 1 4.10 2/28/1895 2 5.16 2/28/1879 3 5.57 2/28/1899 4 5.69 2/28/1904 5 6.17 2/28/1902 6 6.33 2/28/2006 7 6.52 2/28/1917 8 6.57 2/28/1967 9 7.22 2/28/1956 10 7.68 2/28/1948 11 7.85 2/28/2000 12 8.21 2/28/1989 13 8.26 2/28/2008 14 8.37 2/28/1925 Austin-Bergstrom Airport Area (ThreadEx Station) Extremes Lowest Total Precipitation (inches) Days: 9/1 - 2/28 Length of period: 181 days Years: 1943-2008 Rank Value Ending Date 1 4.29 2/28/1948 2 6.10 2/28/2006 3 6.37 2/28/2008 4 7.37 2/28/1957 5 7.78 2/28/2000 6 7.83 2/28/1967 * *For Del Rio September to February was the 42nd driest September to February period since 1906. * *Del Rio Area Extremes Lowest Total Precipitation (inches) Days: 9/1 - 2/28 Length of period: 181 days Years: 1906-2008 Rank Value Ending Date 1 0.87 2/29/2008 2 1.12 2/28/1918 3 1.38 2/28/2000 4 2.09 2/28/1988 ... 42 5.85 2/28/2008 * ------------------------------------------------------------------------ National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio 2090 Airport Rd. New Braunfels, Texas 78130 Ph: 830.606.3617 (M-F 8am-4pm) Web Master's Email: sr-ewx.webmaster@noaa.gov