The Peak of Summer

Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Leon Creek Greenway, Cathedral Rock Park Connector Trail
along Culebra Creek to Lindsay Pl Trailhead and back

Today's photos:

It's August. It's South Texas. It's hot. It's the same every year, but people still complain about it.

The normal high temperature this time of year is 96º (F). 100º isn't that much above normal and can be quite typical. The high yesterday was 100. This is the peak of summer.

When Stephen F. Austin was trying to attract settlers to Texas in the 1820's, he advertised that there are only two bad months of weather here: August and September. It was hotter than blazes this time of year back then, too.

By the end of 1825 when Texas was a Province of Mexico, Austin had brought 300 families from the United States to live in his colony. I don't know what time of year these families arrived in Texas, but I have no doubt that every August following their arrival, they complained about the heat.