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Page 2, The Hondo Anvil Herald, Thursday, November 12,1987
October unseasonably crazy
By Jeff Berger
Anvil Herald Rain Dancer
This can't be 1987, can it? The
same year that saw at least 79
inches dumped on us during the
month of May alone? And then
another 43 inches in June?
Who’d've thunk that by October,
we would have sunk to only 0.08
inches for an entire calendar month?
But that's what happened during
these unseasonably hot, unseasonab-
ly dry, unseasonably crazy 31 days.
One has to go all the way back to
the peak of The Great Drought,
1955, to find an October this dry.
That year, October left Hondo high
and dry. But we're talking October,
for Pete's sake. This is the month,
which, for three years running has
been the slipperiest one around.
In 1984, South Texas broke out
of a mini-drought with 7.35 inches
of soaking during October. A year
later, 7.76 inches fell in the tenth
month. Then just one year ago,
Medina County was inundated with
10.98 inches of October rainfall.
So explain how 10-87 now be-
comes the driest month since 8-85,
which had a goose-egg reading?
It's pretty difficult, considering
that, through June, 1987 had been
on an almost record pace for annual
rainfall. By that time, 30.80 inches
of rain had fallen at the Hondo
Weather Station. In the ensuing
four months, that total has slinked
up only another 5.75 inches,
indicating that, although it seemed
impossible in May, this area is in
need of rain.
While the last few months have
been dry, the year at least, has been
a regular monsoon. This year, so
far, is the 14th wettest in Hondo
history, with still two months
remaining. Our total of 36.55 thus
far nestles 1987 just ahead of 1971
(36.40) and just behind 1979
(36.64). The rainfall last Sunday (in
November, so it doesn't count yet)
could have put this year into the top
ten wettest
Now for the unusual October
heat. Up north, this would be called
an "Indian Summer." Down here,
it's just called "Texas."
How often is it that the high
temperature for October surpasses
the high for both June and July?
But it happened.
Thfe 97° retdffig of Oct- 26 is
highff than the peak temperature in
either.dune.or July* which reached
an apex of 95° on July 2, 3, and 4.
Then in August it never got
above 99°.
The average high for October
1987 was 86.4°, just 0.6° lower
than the average high for June.
And then, there were the lows. It
can't be October if the temperature
never once dropped into the 40s,
can it?
Well, that happened too.
So now, it's time to turn on the
A/C, and prepare for those 114°
heat waves for which Texas
Novembers are famous.
Youth wins
state poetry
contest
South Garland High School
sophomore Lorenzo Martinez wrote
a poem in memory of his uncle,
and that poem won first prize in a
state poetry contest for students.
Lorenzo is the grandson of
Hondoans, Mr. and Mrs. Jesus L.
Dominguez and Mr. and Mrs.
Benselado Martinez.
Martinez' poem was one of eight
by South Garland High School
students cited in a contest by the
Poetry Society of Texas. Overall,
Garland ISD students won 14 out of
54 awards, with 13 honorable
mentions, according to an article in
the Dallas Times Herald.
Lorenzo's winning poem, entitled
The Old One, is as follows:
Tree of antiquity
Knowledge as its food
Growing, it never wpvered during
the storm
Living through the good and the
bad
Branching out, expanding horizons
Giving fmit to nurture the young
Its lessons were learned from its old
scars
The tree was loved and wanted
Now it is gone
Nature's trumpet has called it home.
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October
1987
Comparisons
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Avg. high temp.: 77.6
Avg. low temp.: 58^
Total rainfall: 10.98 Inches
High for the month: 94,
on the 2nd
Low for the month: 45,
on the 14th
Total rain recorded for 1986
thru October 30.12 Inches
Oct 1985
Avg. high temp.: 80.5
Avg. low temp.: 63.9
Total rainfall: 7.76 Inches
High for the month: 90, on
the 10th, 13th, 14th
Low for the month: 46,
on the 1st
Total rain recorded for 1985
thru October 27.95 Inches
Oct 1984
Avg. high temp.: 782
Avg. low temp.: 63.6
Total rainfall: 7.35 inches
High for the month: 90,
on the 16th
Low for the month: 47,
on the 1st
Total rain recorded for 1984
thru October 18.14 Inches
Compiled from weekly reports provided
by the Hondo Radar Station.
Totals:
Oct. 1987
Oct averages,
past 4 years
Avg. high temp.: 86.4
Avg. low temp.: 61.9
Total rainfall: 0.08 inches
High for the month: 97,
on the 26th
Low for the month: 52,
on the 1st and 4th
Total rain recorded for 1987
thru October: 36.55 Inches
High temp.: 80.7
Low temp.: 62.0
Avg. rainfall: 6.54 inches
Avg. total rain recorded for the
year thru October 28.19 In.
107-year average
Rain for October 2.70 In.
Total normal rainfall expected
thru October 2531 In.
WINNERS™ in a recent poster contest spon-
sored by the Medina County Family Life
Center were presented their prizes by
Commissioner Henry Briscoe Sunday at
Diner's Depot in Devine. Theme of the
posters was "Love shouldn't hurt." Pictured
with Charlie Britsch, left, who furnished the
top prize, and Com. Briscoe are, from the
left, Nkkie Martin-lst, Melissa Satterfield-
3rd, Mari Ambriz and Sandra Ortiz-2nd.
Perinatal Outreach
Conference scheduled
The March of Dimes Birth defects
Foundation and the Texas Perinatal
Association are sponsoring a
Perinatal Outreach Conference in
Uvalde, Thursday, Nov. 19.
From 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the
Tate Auditorium Southwest Texas
Junior College, health care profes-
sionals will be provided outreach
educational opportunities regarding 4
maternal and child health care.
Pre-registration prior to Nov. 13
is $25 for students, $35 for all
others and includes program, any
related materials and refreshments.
On-site registration is an additional
$5. Additional support has been
received from Ross Laboratories,
Billy Marr and Southwest Texas
Junior College. For more infor-
mation, call the March of Dimes
office at 647-7700.
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