Bluebonnets expected late this year in North Texas

Spring is almost here, and that means bluebonnet season is just around the corner.

NBC 5 Senior Meteorologist David Finfrock says, "They were late getting started because of the dry fall. But a lot germinated during the winter when rains were more generous."

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October 2024 was the ninth driest October on record, with only 0.21" of rain recorded at DFW Airport. November also featured below-normal precipitation, with only 1.60" collected. More robust rainfall didn't arrive until December, when multiple disturbances brought rounds of rain to the region.

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He went on to say, "I suspect that there will be a lot of bluebonnets, but that they will be a bit stunted, and not as lush and full as after a year with good rains in both fall and winter."

The peak of bluebonnet season typically occurs around mid-April.

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