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APD: 55-year-old arrested in east Austin homicide

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:54:58 GMT

Editor's Note: The video above shows KXAN Live’s top headlines for July 25, 2023AUSTIN (KXAN) – A man was arrested and charged with first-degree murder last week in connection to an east Austin homicide that happened earlier this month. Donathon Bernard Chandler, 55, was identified by Austin Police Department detectives as the prime suspect in the death of Peter Gonzalez. RELATED: APD: 1 dead after ‘verbal altercation’ near abandoned building in east Austin Gonzalez was found dead near an abandoned building “with obvious trauma to his body,” near the intersection of East 52nd Street and Cameron Road on July 16. On Thursday, July 20, 2023, the APD SWAT team and Lone Star Fugitive Task Force members located and arrested Chandler. Chandler faces a first-degree murder charge.

Austin’s weather extremes: Hottest, coldest and wettest December records

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:54:58 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — At KXAN, we’re keeping track of Austin’s weather extremes.In this story, we'll take a look at the hottest, coldest and wettest December days in recorded history.For more weather extremes, click here to see Austin's heat and cold records, or click here to see Austin's rain and snow records.What is the hottest/coldest December on record in Austin?To determine the hottest or coldest December on record, we use the 'average temperature' for each month, combining the highs and lows recorded each day. A typical December has an average temperature of 53.6°.December 2021 was the hottest December on record, with an average temperature of 65.1°. No other December has had an average temperature above 60°. On the opposite end, December 1983 is the coldest on record, with an average temperature of 41.9°.What is the hottest December temperature on record in Austin?The average high tem...

Austin’s weather extremes: Hottest, coldest and wettest November records

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:54:58 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — At KXAN, we’re keeping track of Austin’s weather extremes.In this story, we'll take a look at the hottest, coldest and wettest November days in recorded history.For more weather extremes, click here to see Austin's heat and cold records, or click here to see Austin's rain and snow records.What is the hottest/coldest November on record in Austin?To determine the hottest or coldest November on record, we use the 'average temperature' for each month, combining the highs and lows recorded each day. A typical November has an average temperature of 61.0°.November 1927 was the hottest November on record, with an average temperature of 68.2°. On the opposite end, November 1976 is the coldest on record, with an average temperature of 51.6°.What is the hottest November temperature on record in Austin?The average high temperature on any given November day is 71.5°, but several day...

Austin’s weather extremes: Hottest, coldest and wettest October records

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:54:58 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — At KXAN, we’re keeping track of Austin’s weather extremes.In this story, we'll take a look at the hottest, coldest and wettest October days in recorded history.For more weather extremes, click here to see Austin's heat and cold records, or click here to see Austin's rain and snow records.What is the hottest/coldest October on record in Austin?To determine the hottest or coldest October on record, we use the 'average temperature' for each month, combining the highs and lows recorded each day. A typical October has an average temperature of 71.6°.October 1931 was the hottest October on record, with an average temperature of 77.0°. On the opposite end, October 1976 is the coldest on record, with an average temperature of 61.3°.What is the hottest October temperature on record in Austin?The average high temperature on any given October day is 82.5°, but several days have be...

Austin’s weather extremes: Hottest, coldest and wettest September records

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:54:58 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — At KXAN, we’re keeping track of Austin’s weather extremes.In this story, we'll take a look at the hottest, coldest and wettest September days in recorded history.For more weather extremes, click here to see Austin's heat and cold records, or click here to see Austin's rain and snow records.What is the hottest/coldest September on record in Austin?To determine the hottest or coldest September on record, we use the 'average temperature' for each month, combining the highs and lows recorded each day. A typical September has an average temperature of 80.8°.September 2019 was the hottest September on record, with an average temperature of 88.0°. On the opposite end, September 1974 is the coldest on record, with an average temperature of 72.3°.What is the hottest September temperature on record in Austin?The average high temperature on any given September day is 91.4°, but se...

How do Austin's monthly weather records compare to average?

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:54:58 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — At KXAN, we’re keeping track of Austin’s weather extremes.The charts in this story show how hot, cold and wet each month typically is and compares that to the hottest, coldest and wettest on record.For more weather extremes, click here to see Austin's heat and cold records or click here to see Austin's rain and snow records. Temperatures, rain, severe storms: Tracking Austin’s 2023 weather by the numbers What is the hottest temperature recorded each month in Austin?August typically has the hottest temperatures of the year, with an average high of 97.8°. The highest temperature ever recorded in Austin was 112°. The city hit that temperature twice: once in August and once in September.Every month of the year has seen temperatures hit 90° at least once since records began, even January which typically has the coolest highs. The average high on any given January day is 62...

Austin’s weather extremes: Hottest, coldest and wettest August records

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:54:58 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — At KXAN, we’re keeping track of Austin’s weather extremes.In this story, we'll take a look at the hottest, coldest and wettest August days in recorded history.For more weather extremes, click here to see Austin's heat and cold records, or click here to see Austin's rain and snow records.What is the hottest/coldest August on record in Austin?To determine the hottest or coldest August on record, we use the 'average temperature' for each month, combining the highs and lows recorded each day. A typical August has an average temperature of 86.5°.August 2011 was the hottest August on record, with an average temperature of 91.7°. No other August has had an average temperature greater than 90°. On the opposite end, August 1900 is the coldest on record, with an average temperature of 77.8°. No other August has had an average temperature lower than 80°.What is the hottest August ...

Austin’s weather extremes: Hottest, coldest and wettest July records

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:54:58 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — At KXAN, we’re keeping track of Austin’s weather extremes.In this story, we'll take a look at the hottest, coldest and wettest July days in recorded history.For more weather extremes, click here to see Austin's heat and cold records, or click here to see Austin's rain and snow records.What is the hottest/coldest July on record in Austin?To determine the hottest or coldest July on record, we use the 'average temperature' for each month, combining the highs and lows recorded each day. A typical July has an average temperature of 85.8°.July 2022 was the hottest July on record, with an average temperature of 90.6°. No other July has had an average temperature above 90°.On the opposite end, July 1907 is the coldest on record, with an average temperature of 78.5°, the only July to have an average temperature below 80°.What is the hottest July temperature on record in Austin?T...

Austin’s weather extremes: Hottest, coldest and wettest June records

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:54:58 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — At KXAN, we’re keeping track of Austin’s weather extremes.In this story, we'll take a look at the hottest, coldest and wettest June days in recorded history.For more weather extremes, click here to see Austin's heat and cold records, or click here to see Austin's rain and snow records.What is the hottest/coldest June on record in Austin?To determine the hottest or coldest June on record, we use the 'average temperature' for each month, combining the highs and lows recorded each day. A typical June has an average temperature of 83.0°.June 2022 was the hottest June on record, with an average temperature of 87.7°. On the opposite end, June 1907 is the coldest on record, with an average temperature of 76.4°.What is the hottest June temperature on record in Austin?The average high temperature on any given June day is 93.2°, but several days have been much hotter than that.Ju...

Austin’s weather extremes: Hottest, coldest and wettest May records

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:54:58 GMT

Editor’s Note: The video above shows the latest from the KXAN First Warning Weather team.AUSTIN (KXAN) — At KXAN, we’re keeping track of Austin’s weather extremes.In this story, we'll take a look at the hottest, coldest and wettest May days in recorded history.For more weather extremes, click here to see Austin's heat and cold records, or click here to see Austin's rain and snow records.What is the hottest/coldest May on record in Austin?To determine the hottest or coldest May on record, we use the 'average temperature' for each month, combining the highs and lows recorded each day. A typical May has an average temperature of 7.8°.May 2022 was the hottest May on record, with an average temperature of 82.3°. On the opposite end, May 1907 is the coldest on record, with an average temperature of 67.5°. No other May had an average temperature below 70°.What is the hottest May temperature on record in Austin?The average high temperature on any given May day is 86.9°, but severa...