Athens Climatology

Mississippi Valley Summer Heat Wave; Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding Possible to the North

A dangerous summer heat wave will continue much of the Plains, Mid/Lower Mississippi Valley, Southeast U.S. today and Thursday. Areas of severe thunderstorms may occur today and again on Thursday from parts of the northern/central Rockies and High Plains into the Ohio Valley and Carolinas. Excessive rainfall over similar areas may bring flash flooding today and Thursday. Read More >

Athens (Henderson County)

32º 10' N 95º 50' W

448 ft

30-Year Normals (1991-2020)
Month		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
N o r m a l	Maximum (°F)	57.9	62.0	69.0	76.4	83.2	90.1	94.1	95.1	89.2	79.1	67.6	59.3	76.9
	Minimum (°F)	34.5	38.5	45.2	53.1	62.6	70.3	72.6	72.3	65.7	54.6	44.1	36.5	54.2
	Precipitation (in.)	3.54	3.88	4.08	3.82	4.30	4.09	2.53	2.64	2.97	5.09	3.49	4.32	44.75
Monthly Precipitation
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2022		0.74	4.45	1.59	3.88	2.99
2021		3.75	0.73	3.07	3.16	8.94	5.27	6.01	4.28	0.08	2.08	3.96	1.95	43.28
2020		2.23	8.47	5.21	5.62	3.32	1.26	8.97	2.60	11.56	1.64	0.62	5.35	56.85
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