Spring transition
Track late fronts, rapid green-up, severe storms, and the first sustained heat.
FARM / RANCH ALMANAC
Weather through a working-land lens.
A seasonal framework for South Texas decisions. Historical station normals and verified rainfall records will be added only after the public dataset is quality-controlled.
Heat & tropical season
Prioritize heat load, water demand, tropical moisture, lightning, and flash-flood potential.
Fall transition
Monitor the first strong fronts, wind shifts, curing grasses, and early fire-weather setups.
Cool season
Prepare for sharp temperature swings, freezes, cold rain, and livestock exposure.
OBSERVED AT IRON OAK
Data integrity first
No invented climate history is presented as a station record. Future charts will use a one-way, sanitized public dataset with quality flags, timestamps, and clearly stated periods of record.
Field-check framework
Before sunrise
Temperature, humidity recovery, wind, soil or rainfall status, and active official hazards.
Midday reset
Heat index, gusts, thunderstorm development, equipment exposure, and water demand.
Before an operation
Official warnings, county restrictions, radar trend, forecast confidence, and a safe stop point.