Inland Kenedy County storm history

The US Drought Monitor indicated Severe (D2) Drought across the northern two-thirds of Inland Kenedy County through December 22nd. Just enough rain fell soon after to improve conditions to D1 (Moderate) across the eastern portion of the Severe area after December 16th, with Sever…

Extreme (D3) Drought developed across the northwest tier of Kenedy County, including Sarita and ranches just south of State Highway 285, on November 18th and continued through and beyond month's end. The combination of dryness, warm to hot temperatures, and very low soil moisture…

Due to prolonged dryness and near-record late summer through mid autumn heat, Severe (D2) Drought conditions spread across inland northwestern Kenedy County on November 11th, and prevailed until month's end.

The combination of the lack of rainfall and near-record heat from late summer into mid-autumn led to the onset of Severe (D2) level drought in northwest Kenedy County, beginning on November 4, 2025.

Severe (D2) level drought expanded to most of inland Kenedy County on March 18th, and would further expand to all but a sliver of (southeast) inland Kenedy County on March 25. These conditions continuing until March 26th before heavy rains put a dent into the drought - with the c…

Severe (D2) Drought would spread into northwestern through southwestern Kenedy County on March 11th, and continue through March 17th before marching across most of the county during the next ten days. Note that heavy rainfall on March 27-28, which would improve conditions, was no…

Sarita Texas Water Development Board mesonet station recorded 12 hours, from 11:15pm on February 19 to 11:15am on February 20, of freezing temperatures (temperatures at or below 32F degrees).

Sarita (northern Kenedy) recorded freezing temperatures (32F degrees of below) for 26 hours (from 2:11am to 2:11pm on January 21, and from 7:11pm January 21 to 9:11am January 22). Hard Freezing temperatures (28F degrees or below) occurred from 8:11am to 9:11am on January 21 and f…

The Texas Mesonet site at Sarita recorded heat index values between 116 and 121F between 210 PM and 320 PM CST. Kleberg County Airport (KIKG) in Kingsville recorded peak heat indices between 111-117F for 3 hours (from 12:55-2:55 PM) but reached 116F or higher from 130 PM CDT unti…

The Texas Mesonet station at Sarita recorded heat index values between 111 and 118F between 1210 and 7 PM CDT, with excessive heat only lasting a total of an hour (250 to 330 and again at 505 PM). Kleberg County Airport (KIKG) in Kingsville recorded peak heat indices between 111-…

Kleberg County Airport (KIKG) in Kingsville recorded peak heat indices between 111-113F for 2 hours (from 2:55-4:55 PM). Edinburg International Airport (KMFE) recorded max heat indices between 111-112F for 2 hours, from 1:55-3:55 PM CDT on June 3, 2024. By proxy, it's conceivable…

The Texas Mesonet site at Sarita reported peak heat index values between 111F and 114F between 1 PM and 430 PM on May 28th. Proxy values from the Texas AgriScience center near the eastern Hidalgo/northwest Willacy line just southwest of the Kenedy line) indicated heat index value…

The Texas Mesonet site at Sarita recorded heat index values between 111 and 114F+ from 120 through 330 PM CDT on May 27th. By proxy with the Mesonet site at the Texas AgriScience Center near the northeast Hidalgo/northwest Willacy line, which had more than four hours of 111F+ but…

The Texas Mesonet site at Sarita recorded nearly four hours with heat index values betwee 111 and 115, with a single peak at 116 at 420 PM CDT. By proxy with the Texas Agriscience Center Mesonet along the western Willacy County line, which had less than an hour of excessive heat …

The Mesonet site at Sarita in northern Kenedy County observed heat index values between 111 and 114 from 1230 until 530 PM.

The Texas Mesonet site in Sarita recorded heat index values between 111F and 113F for a few hours, between 150 and 320 PM CDT.

The Texas Mesonet site at Sarita recorded heat index values between 111 and 114 from 115 through 530 PM. Similar values likely occurred farther south in the county.

The Texas Mesonet site at Sarita recorded two and a half hours of heat index between 111 and 115F, peaking at 115F at around 230 PM CST.

A few sites in Inland Kenedy County including Yturria, Sarita, and Armstrong recorded temperatures at or below freezing for roughly 12-13 hours (between 7:17 PM on the 16th and 9:45 AM on the 17th). A Hard Freeze (temperatures below 28 degrees for 2 or more hours) at these sites …

A combination of mesonet stations between the Yturria Ranch (southern Kenedy) and Sarita (northern Kenedy) reported up to 31 hours of temperatures at or below 32 degrees from the pre-dawn hours of January 15th through the late morning of January 16th, 2024. Hard freezes (temperat…

A Minimum Wind Chill value of 10F degrees was recorded in Baffin Bay at 8:24 AM. The duration of temperatures within the wind chill criteria was for about 12 hours.

Severe (D2) Drought persisted into early November across a portion of western and north-central Kenedy County encompassing an area from Armstrong to the county line north of Sarita but not the northwestern sliver of the County. Rainfall of 3 to more than 7 inches between the 10th…

The combination of soil moisture increases from afternoon rainfall on October 5th, with another round of 0.75 to more than 1 inch or more from late October 10th through early October 11th across southern Kenedy County continued drought improvement. By the 17th, Severe (D2) was li…

Severe (D2) Drought covered all but a very small sliver of northwest Kenedy County from through October 9th, with the area shrinking to cover most of inland Kenedy County except the southeast corner (and the remaining northwest corner, each at Moderate, D1, levels) due to a thin …

Beneficial rainfall from Tropical Storm Harold, which tracked through Kenedy County on August 22 and dropped between 1 and 3 inches of rainfall, was all dried up by the end of September. By the 26th, Severe (D2) Drought had covered all but the northwest sliver of the county, cour…

The Kingsville Naval Air Station Observation recorded more than five hours of heat index in excess of 111 degrees, peaking at 119 degrees just before 3 PM CDT. Though the Kingsville site is typically notably higher with heat index values than others, using proxy and extrapolated …

The Brooks County Airport AWOS reported a heat index of 111 by 2:35 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 4:35 PM CDT on September 6th. At the typically higher recording location at Kingsville Naval Air Station (which peaked just below 117 at 3:56 PM CD…

The Brooks County Airport AWOS reported a heat index of 111 by 4:15 PM CDT, with 111 or higher values persisting until approximately 6:15 PM CDT on September 5th. Extrapolating from the typically high values at Kingsville Naval Air Station (Kleberg County) and accounting for east…

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 11:56 AM CDT and 5:56 PM CDT the afternoon of September 4th.

The Mesonet station in Sarita in northern Kenedy County experienced Tropical-Storm force wind gusts for a period of 70 minutes with a measured maximum wind gust of 47 mph at 11:10AM CDT.

Lack of persistent rain and hot to very hot temperatures allowed Severe (D2) Drought to develop across the northern half of Inland Kenedy County on August 22nd, or about 4 miles north of Armstrong. Tropical Storm Harold brought some beneficial rain to the area on August 22nd and …

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:30PM CDT and 4:00PM CDT the afternoon of August 18th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 2:00PM CDT and 4:00PM CDT the afternoon of August 18th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:40PM CDT and 4:20PM CDT the afternoon of August 13th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 12:55PM CDT and 4:55PM CDT the afternoon of August 12th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:40PM CDT and 5:10PM CDT the afternoon of August 11th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 2:00PM CDT and 5:30PM CDT the afternoon of August 10th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 3:20PM CDT and 5:30PM CDT the afternoon of August 9th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 2:20PM CDT and 5:20PM CDT the afternoon of August 8th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 2:20PM CDT and 5:20PM CDT the afternoon of August 7th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:20PM CDT and 4:40PM CDT the afternoon of August 6th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 2:10PM CDT and 4:20PM CDT the afternoon of August 5th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 3:20PM CDT and 4:00PM CDT the afternoon of August 3rd.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 3:20PM CDT and 4:40PM CDT the afternoon of July 18th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 4:55PM CDT and 6:05PM CDT the afternoon of July 13th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 1:40PM CDT and 5:00PM CDT the afternoon of July 12th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 2:20PM CDT and 5:40PM CDT the afternoon of July 11th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 2:20PM CDT and 4:50PM CDT the afternoon of July 10th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 2:30PM CDT and 4:50PM CDT the afternoon of July 9th.

The Texas Water Development Board Mesonet site in Sarita (TW100) in northern Kenedy County recorded heat indices reaching or exceeding 111 degrees between 3:10PM CDT and 5:10PM CDT the afternoon of June 27th.