I think longer, the last time TX had a similar weather pattern to 2010-2012 was in 1895. My ancestors were here then and some moved back to Coryell Co. in 1895 and did not come back until 1898. "They" say that is as far back as record keeping goes, but rainfall and weather is very very local and even 5 miles can make a huge difference in measurable rainfall. One rainfall number for the State of Texas is a joke for this reason. We still farm (dryland) and have a seed business.
He is correct, it is the Sun that causes these patterns. There have been correlations drawn between Sunspot Cycle and crop production for 400 (or more) years.
Wow. See my post 24. I know that some of my ancestors did stay since they are still buried outside of Sherman at what became the County Poor Farm. My great great grandparents homesteaded there and their graves along with several other relatives are in the middle of about a 6 acre field and the other, more recent graves around them are from people who died at the poor farm. Also next to their graves is the grave of one of their slaves. My theory is that he was the half brother of my gg grandfather but they won’t let me dig him up to prove it.