The National Weather Service has weather data for Austin dating back to the 1890s. KXAN dug through the archives to find the hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest New Year’s in history.

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After the founding of Austin as the capital of Texas in 1839, perhaps the most significant long-term development for the city was the opening of the University of Texas in September 1883. The public ...

Out on the Austin speaking circuit, I often rely on stock speeches. One audience favorite: "20,000 years of Austin history in 20 minutes." The title, at least, never fails to generate a laugh. And ...

When it comes to the hottest Christmas in history, 1955 takes the top prize. The year ties with 1964 for the hottest Christmas Eve, at 82°, and on Christmas Day 1955, the temperature hit 90°, a full ...

For this installment of "Jim Duncan's Austin," we explore classic Austin music venues: storied spaces where the city's scene ...

In these hellish summer months, moving from one air-conditioned space to another is a fact of life. Walk through the open air when the open air would make the Human Torch sweat? No thanks. Few indoor ...

Hundreds of Austinites got a peek inside the building during last weekend's Hyde Park Holiday Market. It was hosted by one of the tenants, The Press Room, which boosts a vast collection of printing ...

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This story is part of the KXAN Data Hub, where numbers help tell the whole story. We’ve created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, ...