Chalk Mountain Climatology

Severe Thunderstorms in the Central U.S.; Upper Level Low Over California

Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible today across central and eastern Minnesota, Iowa, and western Wisconsin. A few tornadoes, isolated very large hail, and damaging winds may occur. An upper level low will help trigger scattered thunderstorms over portions of central and southern California today along with a few inches of snow in the central Sierra Nevadas. Read More >

Chalk Mountain (Erath County)

32º 09' N 97º 56' W

1150 ft

30 Year Precipitation Normals (1981-2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Month	1.83	2.37	3.12	2.89	4.60	4.56	1.84	2.37	3.07	3.51	2.24	2.13	34.53
Monthly Precipitation
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2014	INACTIVE
2013	3.62	1.20	0.49	2.03	2.78	0.65	3.38	1.63	4.10	2.69	1.62	5.40	29.59
2012	5.89	2.74	4.93	0.36	4.32	1.69	1.24	1.48	3.59	0.52	0.00	M	NA
2011	1.05	1.17	0.07	0.98	3.28	0.27	0.20	0.86	1.74	3.16	1.04	3.37	17.19
2010	3.38	1.45	2.79	3.07	1.55	2.88	1.62	0.63	6.17	2.47	0.73	1.13	27.87
2009	0.74	0.79	3.92	5.04	3.18	1.33	3.52	0.67	7.24	7.35	1.88	1.07	36.73
2008	1.11	1.15	3.22	5.21	1.40	2.19	1.18	3.39	1.13	1.81	0.82	0.10	22.71
2007	4.14	0.75	6.17	5.50	9.14	13.41	7.50	1.80	3.07	3.17	1.81	0.86	57.32
2006	3.58	1.56	5.81	3.24	2.55	1.92	0.71	2.55	1.22	4.22	2.55	1.13	31.04
2005	1.78	3.70	1.74	0.00	4.01	1.26	2.03	5.80	1.05	0.86	0.00	0.48	22.71
2004	1.59	4.59	1.00	8.08	2.27	10.56	0.59	4.86	1.70	2.13	7.88	0.22	45.47
2003	0.88	3.55	1.64	2.75	2.89	4.82	1.47	2.45	3.63	2.41	0.55	0.95	27.99
2002	2.16	1.25	6.16	3.31	7.06	3.60	3.15	0.35	2.19	5.13	0.89	3.39	38.64
2001	3.63	4.54	3.73	1.00	2.59	1.68	0.17	4.72	2.16	1.93	4.25	2.02	32.42
2000	1.63	0.95	0.75	2.89	1.91	9.37	0.00	0.00	0.28	5.67	5.44	1.80	30.69
1999	1.53	0.00	2.24	2.50	2.66	3.36	0.21	0.00	1.29	2.14	0.00	2.24	18.17
1998	1.66	4.30	4.26	0.33	1.95	3.38	1.19	1.34	2.45	3.30	4.46	2.50	31.12
1997	1.22	7.53	3.05	6.40	2.85	6.51	1.67	0.89	0.82	5.15	1.18	4.05	41.32
1996	0.90	0.29	1.06	2.46	2.50	3.54	3.86	6.93	5.34	2.10	2.77	0.31	32.06
1995	1.92	0.41	4.83	2.78	5.86	4.15	8.03	2.16	2.71	0.21	1.78	0.72	35.56
1994	1.33	1.94	1.48	2.65	6.94	2.35	1.73	6.05	6.58	5.89	5.11	2.89	44.94
1993	2.14	3.58	3.30	2.36	3.10	3.48	0.00	0.07	3.15	6.83	1.95	2.14	32.10
1992	3.25	4.62	1.71	2.16	3.94	3.64	1.18	2.60	1.35	1.12	3.09	5.04	33.70
1991	3.59	1.80	0.93	3.31	5.38	4.70	0.72	M	3.39	8.65	1.19	9.86	NA
1990	1.96	3.64	4.70	6.56	4.17	3.23	2.81	5.58	3.52	2.35	2.93	0.79	42.24
1989	2.38	4.10	8.97	2.22	8.61	7.83	1.51	4.70	2.80	0.62	0.65	0.47	44.86
1988	0.30	0.77	1.48	0.77	3.06	7.25	2.30	0.07	5.13	1.93	0.51	1.84	25.41
1987	1.31	4.51	1.50	0.27	7.16	3.82	1.36	0.93	2.51	1.14	2.09	1.42	28.02
1986	0.00	1.76	0.72	1.19	8.41	8.82	1.43	1.70	14.38	3.34	1.75	7.40	50.90
1985	0.95	1.99	2.16	4.44	2.39	2.53	0.92	1.28	1.05	5.77	1.79	0.83	26.10
1984	1.15	1.37	4.91	0.91	2.74	2.31	0.94	1.78	0.81	5.40	1.89	3.30	27.51
1983	1.13	0.89	2.60	0.54	6.86	1.12	0.47	1.82	0.78	2.22	1.08	1.02	20.53
1982	1.12	2.64	2.41	2.76	11.21	5.34	2.03	0.67	0.89	2.34	4.31	2.16	37.88
1981	0.65	0.79	4.28	1.94	4.55	6.45	1.00	1.51	3.53	6.79	1.36	0.45	33.30
1980	1.63	1.03	1.35	2.02	6.57	0.98	0.75	0.38	4.58	0.22	1.73	2.78	24.02
1979	4.00	3.11	5.56	3.90	6.99	2.61	2.41	3.76	0.90	1.93	0.34	3.70	39.21
1978	1.60	3.04	0.97	1.30	6.39	1.17	0.39	1.45	2.94	0.84	3.70	0.66	24.45
1977	2.65	1.51	7.08	5.10	2.53	0.71	1.09	3.60	2.77	1.56	1.68	0.16	30.44
1976	0.10	0.72	2.57	4.70	4.42	2.37	3.29	1.82	4.93	5.16	0.91	2.45	33.44
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975	0.75	3.61	1.56	3.76	3.95	1.75	3.63	0.73	3.89	0.46	0.46	1.24	25.79
1974	1.59	1.46	0.40	0.73	2.81	2.56	0.57	4.78	5.78	6.21	1.47	1.33	29.69
1973	4.04	2.36	2.31	6.82	2.66	5.23	2.81	0.47	3.55	4.98	1.80	0.55	37.58
1972	1.12	0.41	0.10	4.31	3.61	1.86	2.82	0.73	4.55	4.15	2.52	0.22	26.40
1971	0.05	1.77	0.08	2.53	3.57	0.87	6.55	3.66	5.03	8.19	2.24	5.04	39.58
1970	0.98	4.35	3.92	2.12	4.06	0.73	1.22	0.37	4.63	1.55	0.08	0.52	24.53
1969	0.30	2.01	3.69	6.83	4.94	1.55	0.93	4.15	1.13	7.05	1.86	2.13	36.57
1968	6.32	2.15	3.57	4.36	7.64	3.09	4.50	2.33	2.15	0.73	3.73	0.86	41.43
1967	0.27	0.62	2.11	2.96	3.60	2.03	7.00	0.77	6.11	2.76	1.95	2.45	32.63
1966	1.12	1.80	0.86	6.05	1.28	2.40	0.20	3.58	4.71	0.75	0.32	0.65	23.72
1965	3.57	3.25	0.58	0.41	8.26	0.71	0.38	1.58	1.20	3.76	2.74	2.75	29.19
1964	4.55	1.40	3.27	4.99	1.19	1.40	2.00	1.67	3.88	2.23	2.57	0.79	29.94
1963				0.00	3.39	2.10	0.91	1.15	1.85	0.80	5.39	1.47	NA
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann

Location below

Map of the Chalk Mountain region

Map from tiger.census.gov