Decatur Climatology

Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Decatur (Wise County)

33º 16' N 97º 35' W

977 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)	56.2	60.1	68.1	75.7	82.7	90.8	95.4	94.9	88.5	78.6	66.9	58.0	76.3
	Minimum (°F)	33.2	36.4	44.3	52.5	62.2	70.4	741	73.2	64.9	53.7	43.0	35.1	53.6
	Precipitation (in.)	2.09	2.47	3.69	3.23	4.86	4.39	2.52	2.58	3.62	4.14	2.72	2.58	38.89
Monthly Precipitation
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2022		0.61	2.72	1.79	5.34	4.74	1.99	0.35	1.80	0.10	3.10	2.00
2021		2.18	6.95	2.04	4.85	6.48	3.32	1.32	9.58	0.38	4.34	2.56	0.40	44.40
2020		6.67	3.67	8.26	1.35	7.15	4.90	1.67	1.89	4.67	2.54	1.10	1.41	45.28
2019		1.10	1.72	1.68	5.15	9.03	2.65	0.87	3.76	0.39	2.56	5.65	0.86	35.42
2018		0.09	5.51	2.54	1.16	2.20	0.31	0.37	4.14	10.15	7.87	1.19	3.29	38.82
2017		2.66	1.87	1.16	2.78	1.71	6.19	4.06	5.13	2.08	0.58	0.96	2.40	31.58
2016		0.62	2.01	6.38	6.84	4.57	3.74	3.07	7.66	2.74	2.68	3.01	0.66	43.98
2015		3.12	3.04	2.31	6.53	19.59	10.20	1.43	0.93	1.00	7.93	10.80	3.73	70.61
2014		0.44	1.00	1.69	2.88	1.85	5.01	8.08	2.57	1.46	2.32	3.08	1.03	31.41
2013		3.32	2.16	1.83	2.90	4.32	3.21	3.60	0.23	1.91	2.87	1.65	3.67	31.67
2012		6.04	1.60	6.96	0.65	1.70	2.24	0.36	4.28	2.31	1.12	0.13	1.47	28.86
2011		1.21	1.35	0.09	3.86	4.83	3.97	0.00	0.42	1.90	7.12	3.47	3.59	31.81
2010		3.00	3.25	6.03	3.65	2.27	4.22	5.59	0.46	15.49	1.24	0.78	2.12	48.23
2009		1.06	0.88	2.59	4.06	4.07	3.82	4.14	1.46	4.97	10.65	0.47	2.70	40.87
2008		0.12	1.55	8.69	4.98	3.26	4.45	0.44	3.47	1.39	1.72	1.22	0.53	31.88
2007		3.31	0.72	5.31	2.58	11.27	11.06	4.70	1.77	4.62	1.89	1.80	1.60	50.63
2006		1.32	2.65	4.14	3.25	1.31	0.52	0.18	1.51	3.80	2.61	3.01	3.08	27.38
2005		1.62	2.09	2.00	0.22	2.05	1.45	0.99	2.50	0.07	0.33	1.24	0.41	14.97
2004		0.68	4.29	2.73	4.36	2.37	15.31	5.41	3.27	2.54	6.74	6.03	0.81	54.54
2003		0.15	2.77	1.17	1.49	5.73	5.23	0.00	1.70	3.09	0.43	2.00	0.84	24.60
2002		1.39	1.45	8.57	3.00	7.73	4.37	5.56	1.15	1.67	6.78	0.67	4.02	46.36
2001		3.75	5.78	4.65	2.54	4.77	1.87	0.16	2.98	4.33	2.73	0.85	3.10	37.51
2000		1.65	1.15	4.53	4.26	2.57	4.64	0.63	0.00	2.40	5.70	7.03	3.01	37.57
1999		2.28	0.08	5.79	2.53	7.65	1.54	0.40	0.25	4.06	2.85	0.21	2.86	30.50
1998		3.29	3.32	4.33	1.54	2.41	1.75	0.15	0.81	0.82	4.55	3.96	3.37	30.30
1997		0.63	9.05	3.23	7.00	4.76	6.53	3.50	3.21	1.73	4.91	1.21	4.87	50.63
1996		0.86	0.02	2.13	2.14	1.31	4.08	6.93	5.13	8.58	4.83	7.19	0.18	43.38
1995		1.26	0.78	4.22	4.80	5.89	2.12	3.48	6.46	3.27	0.54	0.75	1.88	35.45
1994		1.88	1.70	1.48	1.97	8.39	1.56	4.71	1.11	6.56	7.32	6.15	2.22	45.05
1993		2.15	4.42	2.59	4.35	3.91	4.97	0.00	2.23	5.90	9.68	1.63	2.90	44.73
1992		3.54	2.85	2.83	2.18	2.91	6.48	3.16	2.02	2.34	1.38	3.39	5.32	38.40
1991		2.60	1.72	1.50	3.17	4.65	3.27	1.90	4.99	2.66	11.74	1.94	9.34	49.48
1990		2.81	3.86	6.68	13.57	7.36	5.60	4.07	1.11	0.80	1.69	4.39	1.45	53.39
1989		3.12	4.01	2.49	0.76	8.90	8.89	2.24	1.05	2.80	1.71	0.37	0.24	36.58
1988		0.42	1.79	0.87	1.50	1.42	4.50	3.86	0.34	3.64	1.62	3.95	2.88	26.79
1987		2.29	5.03	2.85	0.58	7.55	6.26	2.34	1.19	2.43	0.91	3.65	4.18	39.26
1986		0.01	3.78	1.86	3.98	8.87	6.97	0.34	3.94	9.83	3.10	3.15	2.83	48.66
1985		1.65	2.21	5.25	5.49	7.25	4.58	1.78	0.77	3.63	4.72	1.59	0.68	39.60
1984		0.80	2.44	3.86	1.84	4.37	1.13	0.84	2.97	1.51	8.13	4.12	3.94	35.95
1983		0.84	1.53	3.11	0.72	5.05	5.95	2.18	3.44	0.00	4.26	2.42	0.71	30.21
1982		1.99	1.84	2.19	1.66	15.92	6.33	6.56	2.71	0.29	1.44	3.60	2.10	46.63
1981		0.49	0.64	5.16	3.63	9.53	4.56	0.31	0.40	4.07	18.43	5.59	0.30	53.11
1980		1.75	2.03	0.76	0.85	2.96	0.61	0.36	0.00	9.44	3.22	1.29	2.23	25.50
1979		2.59	1.89	5.49	5.68	8.06	1.36	0.45	2.96	0.56	2.54	0.47	3.54	35.59
1978		1.26	2.60	1.38	2.17	5.55	0.85	1.29	1.78	0.88	0.64	5.49	0.57	24.46
1977		1.06	1.19	6.76	1.15	2.60	0.00	1.37	2.27	1.47	0.85	1.62	0.52	20.86
1976		0.00	0.55	1.70	3.05	5.20	2.58	2.55	1.35	5.39	5.72	0.35	0.80	29.24
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975		1.75	3.12	3.05	3.01	8.38	4.90	1.81	2.17	1.10	0.84	0.77	0.77	31.67
1974		0.77	2.18	0.63	M	M	M	1.27	M	M	10.32	2.38	M	NA
1973		M	M	1.84	M	M	M	5.65	0.00	M	M	2.02	0.15	NA
1972		M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	2.22	3.66	1.02	NA
1966-1971		NOT AVAILABLE
1965		2.85	2.89	1.08	1.74	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	NA
1964		4.01	1.02	3.33	4.50	3.89	0.91	0.11	4.46	6.77	0.09	8.66	0.82	38.57
1963		0.47	0.15	0.45	5.14	2.83	1.06	1.98	2.75	1.39	0.63	0.60	1.02	18.47
1962		0.27	0.95	1.52	7.34	0.69	7.98	4.98	0.75	11.99	2.92	3.44	0.68	43.51
1961		3.40	2.30	4.17	0.13	2.44	8.75	1.90	0.14	3.62	3.24	2.26	2.49	34.84
1960		3.52	1.29	1.41	1.39	2.30	2.41	4.09	1.69	3.22	2.66	0.21	3.07	27.26
1959		0.00	0.85	1.06	0.64	2.69	8.88	3.46	0.52	2.85	10.29	1.17	3.52	35.93
1958		2.04	0.50	4.41	4.66	5.53	2.04	4.28	1.69	1.77	0.57	1.60	0.91	30.00
1957		1.12	3.99	2.87	11.64	10.95	3.48	1.44	0.20	3.91	4.13	6.38	1.11	51.22
1956		1.56	2.30	0.24	0.75	3.80	1.80	2.55	0.41	0.00	2.08	1.62	4.28	21.39
1955		1.42	1.13	0.83	2.72	5.71	4.96	1.25	0.64	2.01	0.48	0.00	0.70	21.85
1954		2.36	0.12	0.19	2.75	4.29	1.43	2.24	1.11	1.02	2.87	0.68	2.10	21.16
1953		0.22	0.80	2.11	2.59	4.31	0.38	2.79	2.07	1.99	6.52	2.30	0.79	26.87
1952		0.66	0.83	2.37	4.85	5.19	0.17	1.43	0.22	1.12	0.02	4.89	2.06	23.81
1951		0.52	2.48	0.99	1.37	3.48	5.94	2.68	0.34	0.88	2.73	M	0.03	NA
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1950		3.10	2.01	0.24	4.63	5.25	7.13	10.49	2.60	3.44	0.14	0.00	0.00	39.03
1949		4.30	1.80	3.18	1.32	6.04	5.42	0.87	1.91	2.49	3.92	0.00	1.31	32.56
1948		2.16	3.77	0.92	1.51	3.63	2.97	0.50	0.22	0.93	0.89	0.78	0.21	18.49
1947		0.31	0.35	2.95	4.61	3.18	1.96	0.02	0.82	2.38	3.10	2.37	6.39	28.44
1946		4.07	M	2.85	2.32	6.35	1.17	0.16	4.05	1.49	0.74	5.75	4.16	NA
1945		1.32	4.71	6.01	3.62	1.13	2.70	5.66	0.00	5.71	4.04	1.13	0.56	36.59
1944		M	M	M	M	M	M	M	3.59	2.13	2.11	4.62	3.85	NA
1943													3.77	NA
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann