Drought

La precipitación total el mes pasado fue distinta en diferentes puntos de la ciudad. Camp Mabry, la principal estación meteorológica de Austin, registró alrededor de 7 pulgadas de lluvia. En el aeropuerto cayeron más de 12 pulgadas.

Rainfall totals in Austin last month varied sharply depending on where you were standing. Camp Mabry, Austin's main weather station, saw little more than 7 inches of rain. Austin's airport, meanwhile, recorded a total slightly above 12 inches, according to the National Weather Service.

The drought gripping much of the state has some thinking back to 2011, the worst single-year drought in Texas history.

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