Chalk Mountain Climatology

Severe Storms in the North Plains; Critical Fire in the West to Plains; Heavy Rain in the Deep South

A cold front moving across the Northern Tier will produce severe storms. Significantly damaging winds, very large hail, and a couple of tornadoes will be possible, especially in Montana. Widespread critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Central Great Basin into the High Plains. A broad low pressure system in the South will produce heavy rain with potential for flash flooding. 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
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
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