Year in review: Weather extremes characterize 2022
COURTESY PHOTO These rain clouds were observed off FM 580 East earlier in the fall. Precious little moisture was recorded over the first eight months of the year, when Lampasas County was considered in severe drought conditions.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the second part of the Dispatch Record’s annual year-end review that highlights important events over the past 12 months.
Weather plays an important role in the life and economy of agricultural areas like Lampasas County. For 2022, it was a year of extreme highs and lows.
Jan. 1 opened with a high temperature of 75 degrees and a low of 26, before recording a low of 18 degrees …
