Benbrook Climatology

Severe Thunderstorms in the Southern Plains; Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in South Central Texas

Widespread rain may produce flash flooding across the Southern Plains into the Ozarks today. Numerous instances of flash flooding are expected in south-central Texas, including the Hill Country. There will also be a risk of isolated severe thunderstorms across the southern Plains today, where an instance or two of severe wind, hail, or a brief tornado may occur. Read More >

Benbrook Dam (Tarrant County)

32º 39' N 97º 27' W

790 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)	58.8	62.9	70.0	77.5	84.7	92.7	97.1	97.5	90.3	80.6	68.6	60.3	78.4
	Minimum (°F)	33.3	37.0	44.7	52.3	61.9	69.9	73.1	72.7	65.2	54.1	43.8	36.0	53.7
	Precipitation (in.)	2.15	2.38	3.20	3.23	4.54	3.52	1.87	2.45	3.40	4.27	2.71	2.43	36.15
Monthly Precipitation
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2025		4.28	1.51	1.46	4.30	6.84	4.07	3.71	2.01	1.63	2.55
2024		2.30	1.66	3.77	6.52	5.94	1.70	1.66	0.24	5.36	0.07	1.63	2.30	33.15
2023		1.09	4.82	2.01	0.87	3.17	0.50	1.07	0.07	2.05	11.92	0.33	3.42	31.32
2022		0.06	1.25	1.75	2.91	3.10	4.77	0.11	4.21	0.85	3.96	4.30	1.91	29.18
2021		1.07	2.12	2.65	3.47	8.28	2.42	1.83	1.18	0.76	3.63	0.32	0.32	28.05
2020		4.11	2.90	7.82	1.49	4.93	3.80	0.67	3.09	4.09	2.10	0.86	2.34	38.20
2019		1.37	0.71	1.42	4.50	6.89	2.35	1.75	3.46	0.00	4.60	1.56	1.33	29.94
2018		0.39	5.60	3.44	0.59	1.83	1.04	0.30	5.16	8.85	9.82	1.46	2.89	41.37
2017		2.13	6.88	0.53	3.47	1.61	7.99	2.53	4.89	1.68	1.18	0.93	2.78	36.60
2016		0.66	2.26	3.53	5.53	4.55	5.57	2.68	2.40	3.37	1.97	2.07	0.42	35.01
2015		3.10	2.87	2.58	4.48	13.08	3.70	0.25	0.28	1.36	10.09	9.49	2.84	54.12
2014		0.08	0.16	0.76	2.41	3.97	4.82	0.71	0.50	1.05	2.58	2.39	1.43	20.86
2013		3.00	1.41	0.94	2.88	2.66	1.95	3.33	0.39	2.98	2.98	2.91	3.27	28.70
2012		5.37	2.32	5.19	3.03	1.81	2.98	1.31	3.41	2.78	0.61	0.00	1.02	29.83
2011		1.49	0.87	0.03	2.96	5.17	0.25	0.00	0.65	1.73	5.79	0.69	3.83	23.46
2010		3.47	2.45	4.04	3.49	2.24	3.01	3.80	1.97	9.35	0.74	2.01	1.48	38.05
2009		0.73	0.95	4.57	3.24	6.39	2.85	2.32	2.97	10.25	10.78	2.04	1.58	48.67
2008		0.41	1.33	4.47	6.22	2.14	1.11	0.67	4.42	1.55	0.81	1.45	0.32	24.90
2007		4.24	0.55	6.44	3.21	11.21	8.83	5.75	2.71	5.21	2.13	2.84	1.84	54.96
2006		1.88	3.84	4.02	2.05	2.17	1.47	0.52	1.24	3.60	4.43	3.20	2.65	31.07
2005		3.62	2.26	2.37	0.18	2.81	1.20	3.28	0.90	0.06	0.22	1.04	0.24	18.18
2004		2.05	4.19	1.55	3.75	3.85	10.96	2.36	2.77	0.13	4.39	8.65	0.57	45.22
2003		0.41	3.68	1.12	1.35	1.98	3.90	0.21	3.31	5.31	1.28	3.95	1.29	27.79
2002		3.96	1.15	6.72	7.05	5.64	1.24	2.33	3.32	1.52	5.90	0.60	4.19	43.62
2001		2.87	4.89	5.92	0.55	3.36	1.70	2.57	4.06	3.05	1.62	2.04	2.67	36.30
2000		2.06	1.42	3.18	1.55	2.39	8.85	0.02	0.00	0.00	5.07	6.00	1.84	32.38
1999		1.42	0.00	2.89	2.34	8.54	2.21	0.76	0.00	2.46	1.95	0.38	2.09	25.04
1998		2.50	3.47	5.26	0.81	1.81	0.92	0.11	1.46	1.37	5.89	4.49	3.75	32.04
1997		0.84	7.46	2.31	5.02	5.79	3.76	2.08	2.62	0.62	5.68	1.50	6.33	44.01
1996		0.69	0.47	1.48	2.64	0.85	2.92	2.91	2.46	3.21	3.21	6.71	0.22	27.77
1995		2.03	0.48	4.47	4.02	6.19	2.97	1.78	5.11	5.03	0.60	0.85	1.85	35.38
1994		1.25	1.22	2.48	3.53	5.61	0.78	2.52	0.99	4.17	6.85	5.04	2.61	37.05
1993		2.25	5.08	3.11	2.96	2.09	1.81	0.00	0.48	3.26	9.20	1.29	2.04	33.57
1992		3.36	3.91	1.55	2.64	5.82	4.58	2.99	2.09	3.39	1.38	3.36	4.93	40.00
1991		2.75	1.32	1.13	4.82	4.24	2.38	4.05	6.60	4.88	12.59	1.43	9.23	55.42
1990		3.02	4.40	7.36	6.59	6.97	2.51	2.33	1.77	1.21	2.77	4.16	1.11	44.20
1989		3.86	3.76	3.39	1.84	10.60	9.16	1.30	2.81	3.55	1.29	0.46	0.58	42.60
1988		0.53	0.62	1.23	1.55	1.00	3.29	1.46	1.17	6.21	1.50	0.71	2.62	21.89
1987		1.53	3.95	1.06	0.48	M	4.83	1.64	0.65	M	0.26	3.06	3.30	NA
1986		0.00	2.29	0.84	3.74	6.05	10.65	1.73	2.05	3.85	1.56	2.43	3.19	38.38
1985		0.91	1.46	3.27	5.11	3.77	5.00	1.15	0.10	3.53	3.27	1.69	0.82	30.08
1984		1.17	2.25	4.29	0.97	1.81	1.89	1.12	1.03	0.54	8.29	2.28	3.56	29.20
1983		0.79	2.18	2.14	0.31	4.25	3.08	1.10	2.88	0.77	2.89	2.05	0.46	22.90
1982		1.78	1.86	2.96	2.01	7.76	6.61	2.89	0.47	1.55	2.14	2.61	2.56	35.20
1981		0.40	0.72	4.10	1.79	4.79	4.80	1.45	2.88	5.41	10.43	3.02	0.19	39.98
1980		2.22	0.73	1.67	2.94	3.27	0.15	0.96	0.14	5.65	0.87	1.17	2.18	21.95
1979		3.99	1.99	5.58	6.73	8.95	1.95	1.66	6.24	1.04	2.56	0.33	3.68	44.70
1978		1.51	3.10	1.61	2.02	3.88	0.69	0.89	1.12	1.92	0.56	2.91	0.65	20.86
1977		2.09	2.13	5.49	2.67	2.03	1.00	1.44	2.58	0.33	1.05	1.90	0.34	23.05
1976		0.10	0.42	2.48	6.65	6.16	0.89	4.41	1.13	3.94	5.59	0.57	2.74	35.08
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975		1.36	3.75	1.46	3.31	5.09	5.01	7.82	0.31	0.80	0.11	1.00	1.62	31.64
1974		2.72	0.98	0.49	1.16	3.73	4.51	1.43	7.62	3.70	5.53	2.54	1.42	35.83
1973		2.71	2.37	2.31	6.55	2.44	7.69	8.96	0.04	3.48	5.90	1.19	0.75	44.39
1972		0.83	0.33	0.44	4.80	1.75	0.38	1.01	1.21	4.56	5.33	2.60	0.51	23.75
1971		0.19	1.61	0.12	3.41	3.06	1.42	6.65	2.72	1.75	9.93	2.62	6.84	40.32
1970		0.67	4.69	3.89	4.71	4.77	0.30	0.71	1.60	6.97	1.60	0.30	0.72	30.93
1969		0.34	1.81	3.70	2.44	5.51	1.62	0.68	1.83	3.93	4.91	0.75	2.67	30.19
1968		4.60	1.90	5.77	1.76	4.61	4.01	2.22	2.77	2.90	1.42	2.79	1.31	36.06
1967		0.28	0.41	1.64	2.42	4.19	1.14	4.36	0.89	6.63	2.08	1.51	2.25	27.80
1966		1.42	2.33	1.59	7.77	4.70	7.33	0.67	7.05	3.32	2.78	0.52	1.01	40.49
1965		3.16	5.15	1.07	2.47	9.15	1.29	0.77	0.85	3.43	2.41	2.09	1.71	33.55
1964		3.66	1.08	3.81	2.40	3.80	0.48	1.91	3.87	10.06	0.60	4.86	0.78	37.31
1963		0.50	0.01	0.51	4.66	2.88	1.36	2.79	1.07	1.08	0.15	1.76	1.28	18.05
1962		0.44	1.94	1.15	4.40	0.85	3.23	4.08	3.25	5.83	2.37	2.16	1.15	30.85
1961		3.54	2.29	3.73	0.42	1.28	8.05	1.38	0.19	3.46	5.07	2.35	1.95	33.71
1960		3.67	1.68	0.55	1.90	4.45	1.34	5.85	3.27	1.56	2.38	0.26	4.47	31.38
1959		0.24	1.26	0.31	2.86	2.14	4.36	2.12	1.79	1.99	7.78	1.15	2.28	28.28
1958		1.31	0.74	2.81	5.76	3.92	0.75	3.59	1.15	3.62	1.56	1.87	1.45	28.53
1957		1.68	1.65	2.15	16.02	11.84	2.34	0.75	0.19	4.77	4.66	4.07	1.74	51.86
1956		1.24	2.03	0.07	2.04	3.17	2.55	0.48	0.49	0.00	4.28	1.20	2.46	20.01
1955		1.14	2.05	2.25	2.13	4.79	3.93	1.84	2.08	3.72	0.62	0.00	0.82	25.37
1954		1.53	0.29	0.49	4.78	3.02	1.30	1.14	0.19	0.65	1.84	1.22	0.98	17.43
1953		0.55	0.88	2.41	4.59	4.62	1.09	1.42	1.38	0.84	3.83	2.06	0.91	24.58
1952		0.99	2.77	1.58	5.59	6.70	0.10	0.92	2.09	1.48	0.00	6.81	2.66	31.69
1951		0.59	1.94	0.74	1.43	3.67	5.05	0.78	0.41	1.33	2.02	0.76	0.10	18.82
1950		4.61	3.62	0.79	5.34	3.10	4.25	4.69	3.80	4.72	0.24	0.03	0.00	35.19
1949							1.51	0.34	1.18	0.25	5.78	0.36	1.59	NA
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann

Location below

Map of the Benbrook Dam region

Map from tiger.census.gov