Decatur Climatology

Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast across central and eastern North Dakota, as well as far northwest Minnesota Saturday (Slight Risk level 2 of 5). Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist through the weekend across the Western U.S. Isolated dry thunderstorms could lead to new fire starts over portions of the northern Rockies. 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