Athens Climatology

Flood Concerns in Parts of the East; Severe Weather for High Plains; Fire Weather in West

A stationary front will continue to produce thunderstorms and heavy rain that may result in flash flooding across the Carolinas and Mid-Atlantic today. Meanwhile, strong to isolated severe thunderstorms are possible from Montana to the southern Plains. Finally, a large area of elevated fire weather concerns with red flag warnings in effect across the West. Read More >

Athens (Henderson County)

32º 10' N 95º 50' W

448 ft

30-Year Normals (1981-2010)
Month			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
N o r m a l	Maximum (°F)		57.2	61.0	68.0	75.6	82.3	88.6	92.6	94.3	87.8	78.2	67.2	58.1	75.9
	Minimum (°F)		34.5	37.9	44.7	53.0	62.2	69.5	72.0	71.4	64.9	54.9	44.6	35.7	53.8
	Precipitation (in.)		2.98	3.87	4.04	3.21	4.77	4.35	2.11	2.37	2.56	4.96	3.74	3.98	42.94
	Degree Days	Heating	596	440	289	97	12	0	0	0	6	77	296	566	2379
	Degree Days	Cooling	3	5	21	76	237	422	536	553	347	125	23	5	2353
Monthly Precipitation
Year			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2020			2.23	8.47	5.21	5.62	3.32	1.26
2019			3.46	3.42	3.58	7.61	9.55	6.21	1.86	0.33	0.14	4.15	0.64	1.72	42.67
2018			1.43	7.61	4.26	3.23	1.23	1.89	1.53	2.45	5.56	9.47	7.15	8.18	53.99
2017			5.66	2.86	2.61	3.07	2.86	3.18	2.37	4.48	0.31	3.43	1.60	5.42	37.85
2016			1.42	1.17	8.65	8.58	6.10	4.97	0.54	5.66	0.71	1.78	2.61	2.57	44.76
2015			6.08	3.10	7.77	9.48	14.73	3.35	0.00	2.63	0.30	15.78	8.45	10.53	82.20
2014			0.49	1.79	1.40	2.24	3.37	4.77	5.16	1.07	0.14	6.71	3.58	1.26	31.98
2013			5.06	1.31	2.49	3.57	4.01	2.04	3.32	0.63	7.40	9.45	5.69	4.24	49.21
2012			4.94	3.96	7.78	1.21	2.37	3.22	1.10	2.50	7.30	0.98	0.37	1.92	37.65
2011			4.97	1.90	0.56	2.01	2.03	3.52	0.11	0.00	0.91	2.79	2.58	7.98	29.36
2010			2.85	4.29	4.65	1.65	0.79	7.58	2.61	0.20	1.27	1.79	2.63	1.22	31.53
2009			1.08	1.17	6.66	5.67	1.17	3.08	3.15	2.57	5.62	13.43	2.34	2.77	48.71
2008			1.69	1.90	6.37	4.94	8.09	1.98	0.22	5.37	3.77	2.88	2.92	1.07	41.20
2007			9.93	1.37	4.76	3.39	9.17	6.53	9.11	4.60	1.62	2.87	1.89	3.10	58.34
2006			3.87	3.34	4.90	3.00	1.21	1.83	0.68	0.28	1.31	4.31	3.60	4.47	32.80
2005			3.37	3.45	2.20	1.84	2.52	0.35	2.99	3.87	2.16	0.01	1.70	0.32	24.78
2004			1.55	4.95	2.38	6.27	4.79	9.70	3.72	3.89	1.11	6.06	6.75	1.80	52.97
2003			0.71	8.19	1.07	1.41	2.81	6.12	1.04	0.85	4.21	3.70	2.18	2.63	34.92
2002			1.20	3.76	4.82	1.71	4.42	4.14	3.45	1.78	1.18	5.79	2.14	7.36	41.75
2001			4.36	5.47	8.14	0.63	3.98	3.75	0.00	2.53	6.29	3.01	2.30	7.54	48.00
2000			2.03	3.04	3.76	3.42	8.00	6.97	0.00	0.28	1.02	3.51	12.04	6.46	50.53
1999			6.08	0.72	2.40	3.18	6.06	6.61	1.21	0.00	0.65	1.66	0.65	4.17	33.39
1998			8.69	4.08	4.25	2.20	0.03	2.81	1.58	0.79	7.21	8.68	7.69	3.42	51.70
1997			2.49	10.55	3.61	7.29	3.23	7.63	0.71	3.90	1.22	4.26	3.02	4.93	52.84
1996			1.28	0.15	0.85	1.72	0.37	2.01	3.72	9.24	M	3.41	6.16	2.35	NA
1995			5.32	2.84	3.90	6.30	8.89	M	M	3.21	M	0.27	0.74	2.43	NA
1994			1.54	6.09	3.64	0.31	6.68	2.91	3.78	6.94	1.82	18.53	M	M	NA
1993			5.74	4.35	4.28	4.20	1.66	4.04	0.00	0.55	2.79	2.75	2.32	2.10	34.78
1992			1.90	6.40	3.43	1.42	2.77	2.55	1.92	0.50	1.95	5.62	3.91	3.55	35.92
1991			5.15	4.57	2.78	6.69	2.89	4.36	1.61	5.40	1.31	4.76	3.73	9.50	52.75
1990			5.03	2.21	8.58	3.47	8.72	0.39	2.25	3.13	5.69	6.63	5.14	4.02	55.26
1989			2.86	2.77	4.04	2.48	14.37	5.35	1.29	0.89	1.09	2.76	0.69	0.71	39.30
1988			0.92	3.47	5.37	2.26	1.43	1.25	1.32	0.38	2.57	3.25	2.33	3.81	28.36
1987			1.28	5.11	4.77	0.31	4.15	3.76	2.18	1.31	2.78	0.88	5.30	7.10	38.93
1986			0.34	4.99	1.07	10.21	9.33	7.07	2.64	1.98	1.64	5.48	4.58	4.22	53.55
1985			1.91	4.42	3.58	2.18	1.72	3.09	3.26	0.30	3.99	8.94	7.46	4.66	45.51
1984			1.85	3.89	5.76	1.32	3.05	3.21	0.22	0.49	1.70	8.54	5.28	4.20	39.51
1983			0.87	5.08	2.82	0.26	7.89	3.92	2.01	4.91	1.03	2.24	3.40	1.93	36.36
1982			10.08	2.14	2.85	3.78	3.97	7.53	0.77	0.06	0.53	4.56	6.21	7.24	49.72
1981			1.63	2.00	5.03	2.33	9.36	8.53	1.43	0.34	1.10	9.36	1.37	0.40	42.88
1980			3.66	1.26	2.19	2.79	4.50	2.42	1.95	0.06	2.25	0.98	3.33	0.15	25.54
1979			3.39	3.12	3.42	2.63	6.63	0.91	2.14	1.22	4.88	1.93	0.28	4.66	35.21
1978			3.90	2.44	1.11	1.03	2.12	0.04	0.35	1.19	4.90	1.53	4.98	1.14	24.73
1977			2.50	3.34	5.04	4.31	1.34	2.84	1.17	3.09	1.97	1.57	4.80	1.06	33.03
1976			1.62	1.59	5.00	6.49	6.90	5.74	4.45	2.93	5.78	4.79	0.23	3.75	49.27
Year			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975			1.92	3.70	2.68	5.58	6.12	3.29	1.29	2.49	2.89	2.55	1.52	1.57	35.60
1974			4.06	1.75	0.95	2.50	5.40	1.57	1.04	8.06	9.33	2.65	5.24	2.07	44.62
1973			2.79	1.87	7.43	8.45	2.38	8.34	1.84	M	M	6.74	2.96	3.23	NA
1972			4.20	0.30	1.33	2.26	2.42	5.40	1.11	4.81	3.23	8.56	3.85	4.93	42.40
1971			0.29	2.87	0.61	2.59	2.10	0.50	2.76	1.43	5.13	3.45	4.47	7.76	33.96
1970			M	M	M	M	M	0.78	2.15	1.00	5.84	11.51	1.76	0.73	NA
1969			1.77	3.72	5.62	5.29	6.88	0.74	0.00	1.01	6.23	3.32	2.45	3.65	40.68
1968			4.14	3.93	2.88	4.57	12.27	6.23	3.04	0.25	4.15	1.17	5.99	2.62	51.24
1967			0.50	1.48	1.78	5.49	7.89	0.48	1.29	1.73	8.23	5.65	1.62	5.87	42.01
1966			2.51	3.11	1.68	13.13	2.54	0.72	0.53	4.46	3.83	1.59	1.72	2.12	37.94
1965			3.66	5.67	1.59	1.66	6.93	3.63	0.26	1.83	5.64	1.66	1.68	2.42	36.63
1964			1.88	2.86	3.98	1.85	3.17	2.72	0.00	0.83	3.71	0.42	5.69	0.81	27.92
1963			1.61	1.68	1.19	4.48	3.73	2.07	0.72	1.31	1.07	0.54	3.37	2.61	24.38
1962			2.18	3.19	2.07	4.11	1.65	8.76	0.89	0.89	8.93	2.59	4.45	0.98	40.69
1961			5.98	2.50	5.41	0.87	2.20	4.42	1.82	0.41	M	0.93	5.17	4.77	NA
1960			3.92	3.71	1.58	1.52	1.72	4.97	4.56	3.37	3.59	4.05	2.67	9.47	45.13
1959			0.95	4.05	1.49	5.11	12.70	6.64	3.35	2.06	4.97	4.80	1.00	6.60	53.72
1958			2.93	2.07	2.30	6.47	2.89	1.94	2.38	5.44	4.29	4.53	3.40	1.03	39.67
1957			2.27	3.18	4.93	12.49	7.29	2.67	1.01	3.82	4.59	7.29	5.48	1.37	56.39
1956			2.88	3.35	0.88	M	7.50	0.43	1.32	2.86	0.00	0.28	4.67	2.47	NA
1955			2.54	3.53	2.59	3.69	6.38	2.46	1.43	4.09	5.98	2.38	0.09	1.65	36.81
1954			1.73	1.55	0.94	3.04	5.45	1.28	0.62	0.06	0.65	19.52	4.22	1.51	40.57
1953			1.09	1.78	4.74	3.97	8.50	1.81	1.55	1.09	2.63	2.54	1.75	5.32	36.77
1952			1.90	6.25	2.50	8.10	7.15	1.50	2.05	0.07	0.86	0.35	7.38	6.17	44.28
1951			2.15	4.32	3.47	2.50	2.90	4.15	0.00	0.00	6.40	1.80	1.40	2.80	31.89
Year			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1950			3.97	4.90	2.37	5.60	7.44	0.63	M	M	M	M	1.97	0.46	NA
1949			7.57	4.25	2.77	4.02	2.47	2.67	1.45	1.71	1.96	11.40	0.45	2.61	43.33
1948			M	M	M	2.48	8.00	2.23	2.02	0.11	0.29	1.83	2.82	2.15	NA
1906-1947			NOT AVAILABLE
1905			2.50	1.00	3.62	9.25	11.25	2.50	3.75	0.00	0.25	0.54	4.50	0.50	39.66
1904			0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	M	3.01	2.58	0.26	2.00	1.00	0.00	1.25	NA
1903														0.55	NA
Year			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann

Location below

Map of the Athens region

Map from tiger.census.gov