Late-month rain brings some relief

The nearly 1.5 inches of rain Boerne received last week was just what the doctor ordered as the precipitation helped recharge area aquifers after a dreadfully dry first four weeks of June.

The slightly cooler temperatures toward the end of last month also brought a little relief to one of the hottest Junes on record that included nine days of 100-degree heat and nine all-time record high temperatures.

Before last week’s welcome precipitation, Boerne only had received 0.01 of an inch of rain for the entire month of June, according to data from the National Weather Service office in New Braunfels, the station that keeps track of Boerne weather.