Rick, I'm not a very successful vegetable gardener, but we have a column on the weather of the Central TX area each month in our garden club newsletter. Our former editor was a "weather buff" and gave me permission to use. I think it might work for this new feature. This is January's:
JANUARY CLIMATE FOR AUSTIN
The average daily maximum temperature varies from 60 at the beginning of the month to 61 at the end. The minimum varies from 39 at the beginning to 41 at the end of the month. Extremes are 90 observed in 1971 and -2 in l949. We average about 8 days with a minimum of 32 or below.
Precipitation averages 1.71 inches but has ranged from a wet 9.21 in 1991 to a dry 0.04 in 1971. A maximum 24-hour amount of 4.41 occurred in 1991. Snow is rare, however 7 inches fell in a 24-hour period in 1994, and 7.5 inches fell during the month in 1985. On average, precipitation is observed on 8 days during the month.
We usually receive about 48% of the possible sunshine, and between sunrise and sunset have 9 clear days, 6 partly cloudy days and 16 days with overcast conditions. Dense fog with visibility of 1/4 mile or less is observed on 4 days. The time between sunrise and sunset increases from about 10 hours 14 minutes at the beginning of the month to 10 hours 45 minutes at the end of the month.
We also have a column on what to plant each month. I can post it also if it would help.
