Texas, 2026

Drought in Texas, January 1 to 31, 2026

January 1 to 31, 2026 · NWS EWX · 22 events in 22 counties and zones

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 22 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
22

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS EWX wrote it up.

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jan 1, 12:00 AM CST, 0 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • Warmer temperatures to start 2026 with dry weather continuing.
  • High temperatures likely to near or exceed daily records on Friday.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 12:00 AM CST, 0 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Austin/San Antonio TX
1200 AM CST Thu Jan 1 2026

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, AVIATION...

.KEY MESSAGES...

- Warmer temperatures to start 2026 with dry weather continuing.

- High temperatures likely to near or exceed daily records on
  Friday.

&&

.SHORT TERM...
(Tonight through Friday night)
Issued at 1139 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

Happy New Year! A crisp start to 2026 will be seen with morning
lows in the upper 30s to low 40s across South Central Texas.
Surface high pressure over the Gulf will keep low level southerly
flow over the area in conjunction with upper level ridging. The
result will be another day of warmer temperatures than previous
days with highs mainly in the 70s areawide. A weak shortwave
approaches our area in the afternoon and evening bringing
increased mid and upper level cloud cover. Tonight, the cloud
cover generally clears from west to east with lows in the 50s.
With the highest moisture over the coastal plains early Friday
morning, patchy fog could be seen.

Friday is going to be downright hot for January with widespread
temperatures in the 80s and locations along the I-35 corridor, the
Rio Grande and over the coastal plains in the mid or even upper 80s.
Forecast temperatures are currently either at or above daily records
at Austin and San Antonio sites. Clear skies and warm downsloping
wind will lend its hand in the unseasonably warm day.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through next Thursday)
Issued at 1139 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

A weak cold front finishes moving through the area Saturday
morning, which will bring some relief to warm temperatures, though
it's pretty minimal with highs for the weekend still roughly
10-15 degrees above normal for early January. Highs Saturday range
from the 70s to low 80s with slightly "cooler" temperatures
Sunday in the 70s areawide. Southerly flow returns under ridging
aloft early next week bringing increased cloud cover and a warming
trend back to the area. It does appear daily records could again
be challeneged next week.

&&

.AVIATION...
(06Z TAFS)
Issued at 1139 PM CST Wed Dec 31 2025

VFR skies will continue through the next 30 hours with mainly thin
high clouds. Perhaps a pocket of mid-level ceilings could enter
the picture by 06Z Friday. Winds will be predominantly S/SW with
top sustained afternoon speeds mainly around or below 12 KT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Austin Camp Mabry              69  44  73  58 /   0   0   0   0
Austin Bergstrom Intl Airport  69  38  73  55 /   0   0   0   0
New Braunfels Muni Airport     66  39  72  53 /   0   0   0   0
Burnet Muni Airport            67  41  73  55 /   0   0   0   0
Del Rio Intl Airport           68  43  74  51 /   0   0   0   0
Georgetown Muni Airport        69  40  74  58 /   0   0   0   0
Hondo Muni Airport             67  39  73  50 /   0   0   0   0
San Marcos Muni Airport        69  38  73  53 /   0   0   0   0
La Grange - Fayette Regional   68  39  73  58 /   0   0   0   0
San Antonio Intl Airport       67  43  73  55 /   0   0   0   0
Stinson Muni Airport           68  41  74  53 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.EWX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
None.
&&

SHORT TERM...27
LONG TERM....27
AVIATION...18

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22 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Atascosa

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Atascosa forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.894, -98.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Bastrop

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bastrop forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.104, -97.312 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Bexar

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Bexar forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.449, -98.520 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Caldwell

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Caldwell forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.837, -97.620 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Comal

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Comal forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.808, -98.278 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, De Witt

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
De Witt forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.082, -97.357 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Dimmit

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Dimmit forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.423, -99.757 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Fayette

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Fayette forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.877, -96.920 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Frio

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Frio forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.868, -99.108 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Gonzales

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Gonzales forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.457, -97.492 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Guadalupe

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Guadalupe forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.583, -97.949 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Hays

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Hays forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.058, -98.031 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Karnes

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Karnes forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.906, -97.859 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Kendall

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kendall forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.945, -98.712 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Kinney

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Kinney forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.350, -100.418 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Lavaca

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lavaca forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.384, -96.930 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Lee

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Lee forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.311, -96.966 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Maverick

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Maverick forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.743, -100.314 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Medina

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Medina forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.356, -99.110 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Travis

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Travis forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
30.335, -97.782 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Wilson

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Wilson forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
29.174, -98.087 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

Drought, Zavala

When
January 1, 12:00 AM CST to January 31, 11:59 PM CST
Where
Zavala forecast zone
Reported by
Drought Monitor
Coordinates
28.866, -99.761 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

The I-35 Corridor, Rio Grande and Coastal Plains received less than normal precipitation during the month, and the drought worsened or remained unchanged. Caldwell, Fayette, Guadalupe, Hays, Lavaca, Maverick, Travis, and Zavala Counties went from Severe (D2) Drought category to Extreme (D3) Drought. Williamson County went from Moderate (D1) Drought to D2. Atascosa, Bastrop, Bexar, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Frio, Gonzales, Karnes, Lee, Medina, and Wilson Counties remained in D3. Blanco, Kendall, and Kinney remained in D2. The Edwards Aquifer level was unchanged but was still 39.1 feet below normal. Area reservoirs were below normal conservation levels. Lake Travis dropped 0.5 feet and was 13.8 feet below normal. Canyon Lake dropped 0.6 feet and was 21.0 feet below normal. The 7-day average streamflow was much below (<10%) normal on the Lavaca, Blanco, San Marcos, lower Guadalupe, Medina, lower Nueces, and Atascosa Rivers, and below (10%-24%) normal on the San Gabriel, Colorado, upper Guadalupe, San Antonio, and Frio Rivers. Most water providers encouraged conservation while San Antonio and Universal City imposed stage 3 restrictions and New Braunfels and Austin had stage 2. Of the counties in D2 or worse drought, Atascosa, Bastrop, Blanco, Bexar, Caldwell, Comal, De Witt, Dimmit, Fayette, Frio, Guadalupe, Hays, Karnes, Medina, Wilson, and Zavala had outdoor burn bans in effect at the end of the month.

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Drought
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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1313506, 1313507, 1313508, 1313509, 1313510, 1313511, 1313512, 1313513, 1313515, 1313516, 1313517, 1313518, 1313519, 1313520, 1313521, 1313522, 1313523, 1313525, 1313526, 1313527, 1313528, 1313529.