February continues dry weather trend

February was a cool month in Boerne as far as temperatures throughout the 28 days were concerned, but it also was a dry month and the third month in a row that less than one inch of precipitation was recorded in the city.

According to National Weather Service statistics from the New Braunfels office, 0.78 inches of precipitation fell in February, following January’s 0.57 total and December’s 0.73. The total for the first two months of the year – 1.35 inches – is only 35 percent of the normal amount of 3.85 inches.

Boerne experienced above-normal precipitation in 2021 as 41.51 inches was recorded at Boerne Stage Field, or more than 5 inches above the mean.