I was talking with Ken Smith, a Chicago REALTOR®, about the recent rain in his area and it got me thinking again about all the rain Central Texas has seen this summer.  Some of you may have seen my posts about Lake Travis going from 42 beet below full to almost 20 feet over full in 6 weeks.  That is a dramatic swing, averageing 10 feet a week.  The lake didn't actually rise steadily.  In fact, it went up around 30 feet in a a few days right after Marble Falls got pounded with 18 inches of rain in a matter of hours.

Austin has seen around 40 inches of rain this year and our annual average is around 32.  San Antonio has been hit far worse.  My brother lives in Boerne, just northwest of San Antonio.  When T.S. Erin came through his area, Boerne picked up around 10 inches of rain in a very short time period.  Lake Boerne, a small lake that provides water for the growing city, was up about 10 feet in a day.

Back to Austin, Lake Travis is still above its full level.  The LCRA continues to generate power and that releases more water from the lake than usual.  Although we haven't had rain (at my house!) in a little over, I haven't watered my lawn the entire spring or summer.  OK, it is looking a little dry now, but my water bill has sure dropped.  Probably the best thing about all the rain is that our temperature hasn't hit 100 yet and summer is almost over.  The humidity has been a bit high, but that is a trade-off I'll take.