Spotty rainfall seemed to be the rule for November instead of the exception.  The first week of November began with isolated showers and thunderstorms that formed along the sea breeze and associated outflow boundaries.  These showers and thunderstorms provided much needed rain, but the rain did little for most areas. As the month progressed, a series of cold fronts moved across the Rio Grande Valley and Deep South Texas. Showers and thunderstorms formed along and ahead of these fronts provided welcome relief, but the events were overall short lived and rainfall totals varied greatly across the region.  The best rainfall compared to average favored the ranchlands ofr Starr County, while very little rain fell along the coast and across the Rio Grande Plains of Zapata County. Unfortunately, there was not enough rain to improve drought conditions. The rain allowed some areas to maintain a steady state, neither improving or intensifying, while elsewhere drought conditions intensified.

Drought in ZAPATA, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Much of November proved to be a rather dry month, across Zapata County, as little rain fell, until the last week of the month. A cold front moving across the region on the 23rd and 24th sparked showers and thunderstorms that dropped 0.80 inches at Zapata County Airport.   Drought conditions remained steady for all of November across the county, with no improvement in drought conditions noted, nor any intensification of drought conditions; the northwest corner of Zapata County remained in Moderate (D1) drought conditions, while the remainder of the county maintained Severe (D2) drought conditions.

Drought in CAMERON, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 26-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Spotty rain fell across Cameron County throughout the month of November.  Brownsville International Airport received a total of 0.16 inches of rain for the month, for a deficit of 1.66 inches.  Valley International Airport, in Harlingen, fared a little better, receiving a total of 0.35 inches of rain for the month, ending the month only 1.15 inches below normal. Cameron County Airport in Bayview, recorded 0.25 inches of rain for November and ended the month 1.90 inches below normal. The spotty rainfall was not enough to alleviate drought conditions across Cameron County and in fact, drought conditions would worsen by month's end.

Drought in WILLACY, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Spotty rainfall occurred across Willacy County during the month of November, provided much needed rainfall.  Raymondville recorded 0.93 inches of rainfall during the month, an amount that was 0.06 inches below normal.  Despite the precipitation, no improvement was seen in drought conditions across Willacy County. Instead, drought conditions intensified, with the last remaining vestiges of Severe (D2) drought conditions on the southern boundary of the county slipping into Extreme (D3) drought conditions, resulting in the entire county being blanketed in Extreme (D3) drought conditions.

Drought in STARR, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 05-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Residual moisture from spotty rainfall during the last week of October maintained only Moderate Drought (D1) across the western two-thirds of Starr County, with Severe (D2) and Extreme (D3) conditions holding across the eastern third through November 5th.  Conditions began deteriorating once again thereafter with no rainfall to begin the month.

Drought in JIM HOGG, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 26-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Rainfall was spotty across wide portions of Jim Hogg County during the first half of the month. This lack of rain fall allowed Extreme (D3) Drought conditions to spread from the northeast two thirds of the county and replace Severe (D2) Drought across all but a sliver of the western portion of the county by the 20th. Only a tiny sliver along the western border of the county was able to maintain Severe (D2) Drought conditions through the 26th.

Drought in HIDALGO, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Spotty rain fell across Hidalgo County throughout the month of November.  McAllen Miller International Airport received 0.84 inches of rain during the month, 0.05 inches below normal. Of the 0.84 inches of rain, 0.78 of that fell during on the 23rd. While the rainfall was welcome, it did little to alleviate drought conditions across Hidalgo County.  Drought conditions remained steady, with the vast majority of the county firmly entrenched in Extreme (D3) drought conditions, while the far NE corner of the county held steady in Exceptional (D4) drought conditions.

Drought in BROOKS, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Spotty but welcome rain occurred throughout the month of November across Brooks County.  A total of 1.73 inches was recorded at a Co-Op observer site in Falfurrias and a total of 1.94 inches was recorded at the Brooks County Airport. This rainfall across the month of November allowed for a steady state of drought conditions across Brooks County; drought conditions saw no improvement and no deterioration. The vast majority of the county remained firmly entrenched in Exceptional (D4) drought conditions, except for the far SW corner of the county, which held steady in Extreme (D3) drought conditions.

Drought in KENEDY, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Spotty and sparse rainfall continued through November across Kenedy County.  The rain that fell was welcome and was enough to maintain drought conditions across Kenedy County, but was not enough to improve drought conditions. The vast majority of the county remained firmly entrenched in Exceptional (D4) drought conditions, except for the far SE corner of the county, which held steady in Extreme (D3) drought conditions.

Drought in COASTAL WILLACY, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

Spotty and sparse rain fell across coastal Willacy County throughout the month of November.  At Bayview, just south of Willacy County, only 0.25 inches of rain was recorded for the entire month. What little rain did fall across the region was welcome but was only enough to maintain drought conditions and not improve them.  All of coastal Willacy County remained in Extreme (D3) drought conditions for the entire month of November.

Drought in COASTAL CAMERON, TEXAS
From 01-NOV-12 00:00:00 to 30-NOV-12 23:59:00 (CST-6)
Property damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Drought Monitor

November was a month of sporadic rainfall across coastal Cameron County.  Rainfall amounts varied significantly across the region, with only 0.25 inches recorded in Bayview to 1.25 inches reported by a Co-Op site in Port Isabel.  The rain that fell was welcome and was enough to maintain drought conditions across coastal Cameron County, but was not enough to improve drought conditions.  All of coastal Cameron County remained in Extreme (D3) drought conditions for the entire month of November.