Barton Springs: 69 cfs 10-day average
Lovelady monitor well: 492.21 ft-msl
The dry conditions observed in December are continuing into the new year. As of today, 0.31 inches of rain have been collected at the District rain gauge in January, compared to the historic average of 2.0 inches for the month. Rain is predicted for today and early next week, so there is some chance for conditions to improve. Barton Springs discharge has been steadily decreasing since the big rains in October. At the current rate of decline and without any recharge, drought conditions may be reached as early as Spring.
Lovelady monitor well is reaching a peak in its hydrograph and will likely begin to exhibit a dropping trend in the coming week.
NOAA's seasonal drought outlook predicts that meteorological drought will persist or intensify in the first few months of 2014 in much of central Texas.
NOAA Seasonal Drought Outlook:
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/expert_assessment/season_drought.png
Below see a hydrograph of Lovelady well through the last few drought cycles.
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