AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday morning, Dec. 11, the Austin area recorded its first widespread freezing temperature of the 2023 fall/winter season.
The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport tied a record for low temperatures this morning, at 24 degrees. The last time a 24-degree low was recorded on Dec. 11 was in 1978.
Our other major weather station in Austin, the Camp Mabry military base, recorded a low temperature of 31 degrees Monday morning. Freezing temperatures varied between areas of higher and lower elevation, as colder air is heavier and sinks deeper into low-lying areas.
On average, this widespread freeze was a tad bit late. The first freeze of the season usually falls in the last week the November.
But every year is different. First freezes have been recorded in Austin as early as Oct. 26 and as late as Jan. 15.
We had a chance earlier in the season to record freezing temperatures, but readings did not quite make it low enough. The cold front ahead of Halloween brought temperatures to 38 degrees and 39 degrees at our weather station, and 35 degrees and 32 degrees on Nov. 2.
Here is a list of some low temperatures around Central Texas Monday morning:
Bastrop 24 F 7:45 a.m. 12/11
Dripping Springs 22 F 7:35 a.m. 12/11
Blanco 22 F 7:35 a.m. 12/11
Leander 22 F 7:38 a.m. 12/11
Boerne 24 F 5:15 a.m. 12/11
Cedar Creek 24 F 7:15 a.m. 12/11
Round Rock 24 F 7:45 a.m. 12/11
Wimberley 24 F 7:30 a.m. 12/11
Kerrville 24 F 7:45 a.m. 12/11
Buda 25 F 7:18 a.m. 12/11
Tuesday morning's low temperatures will also be very chilly. While another Freeze Warning is not expected to be issued, some areas will still see near-freezing temperatures. This especially goes for the Hill Country region.
