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Heavy Rainfall to Bring Flooding Threat to California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

A strong atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall to California through the holiday week. The heaviest rainfall is expected on Wednesday in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall is expected in the Sierra Nevada from the atmospheric river, raising concerns for major snow‐load impacts. Travel may be difficult to impossible over the passes. Read More >

Season Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Total
2025-2026 0.0 0.0            
2024-2025 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 T 0.0 0.0 2.6
2023-2024 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 T 0.0 0.0 1.5
2022-2023 0.0 T T 1.3 T 0.0 0.0 1.3
2021-2022 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 1.7 T 0.0 1.7
2020-2021 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 5.0 0.0 0.0 5.0
2019-2020 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 T 0.0 0.0 0.2
2018-2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 T ice 0.0 0.0 T
2017-2018 0.0 0.0 T T T 0.0 0.0 T
2016-2017 0.0 0.0 T 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1
2015-2016 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
2014-2015 0.0 T 0.0 T 2.3 3.5 0.0 5.8
2013-2014 0.0 T 2.1 T 0.7 0.1 0.0 2.9
2012-2013 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8
2011-2012 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3
2010-2011 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.3
2009-2010 0.0 0.0 3.2 T 12.6 1.3 0.0 17.1
2008-2009 0.0 0.0 T 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
2007-2008 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 2.1 0.0 2.1
2006-2007 0.0 T 0.0 0.3 T 0.0 T 0.3
2005-2006 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 ice 0.0 0.0 T
2004-2005 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
2003-2004 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 0.0 0.0 2.6
2002-2003 0.0 0.0 T 1.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 3.2
2001-2002 0.0 T 0.0 T 3.5 0.3 0.0 3.8
2000-2001 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 1.5
1999-2000 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1998-1999 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1997-1998 0.0 T T T 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.5
1996-1997 0.0 T T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1995-1996 0.0 T 0.0 0.9 1.5 T 0.0 2.4
1994-1995 0.0 0.0 0.0 T ice ice 0.0 T
1993-1994 T 0.3 T T 0.1 T 0.0 0.4
1992-1993 0.0 0.0 T ice 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1991-1992 0.0 0.0 ice T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1990-1991 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
1989-1990 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1988-1989 0.0 0.0 T T 0.7 1.1 0.0 1.8
1987-1988 0.0 0.0 T 0.8 2.7 0.0 0.0 3.5
1986-1987 0.0 0.0 1.7 T T 0.5 0.0 2.2
1985-1986 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 0.8
1984-1985 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 1.7 0.0 0.0 5.1
1983-1984 0.0 0.0 2.0 ice 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
1982-1983 0.0 0.0 T T T 0.0 0.0 T
1981-1982 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 T 0.0 0.0 0.8
1980-1981 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1979-1980 0.0 0.0 T ice 1.6 0.0 0.0 1.6
1978-1979 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.8 0.7 0.0 0.0 3.3
1977-1978 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 13.5 T 0.0 17.6
1976-1977 0.0 5.0 ice 5.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 10.4
1975-1976 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.4
1974-1975 0.0 T T T 3.7 T 0.0 3.7
1973-1974 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 ice 0.0 T
1972-1973 0.0 T 1.4 2.3 T 0.0 0.0 3.7
1971-1972 0.0 T 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1970-1971 0.0 0.0 ice 0.0 T 1.6 0.0 1.6
1969-1970 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.8
1968-1969 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1967-1968 0.0 0.0 T 0.4 2.6 T 0.0 3.0
1966-1967 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T T 0.0 T
1965-1966 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 2.9 0.0 0.0 7.3
1964-1965 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T T 0.0 T
1963-1964 0.0 0.0 2.6 12.1 0.2 0.4 0.0 15.3
1962-1963 0.0 0.0 T T T 0.1 0.0 0.1
1961-1962 0.0 0.0 ice 2.6 T 2.2 0.0 4.8
1960-1961 0.0 0.0 T 3.5 2.9 0.0 0.0 6.4
1959-1960 0.0 ice T 0.9 1.0 T 0.0 1.9
1958-1959 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.2 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.5
1957-1958 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.9
1956-1957 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 ice T
1955-1956 0.0 T 0.0 3.8 0.7 T 0.0 4.5
1954-1955 0.0 0.0 T T T 0.0 0.0 T
1953-1954 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 1.7 0.0 3.0
1952-1953 0.0 T 0.0 1.0 T 0.0 0.0 1.0
1951-1952 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.6
1950-1951 0.0 0.0 T 1.8 4.2 T 0.0 6.0
1949-1950 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 T T 0.0 1.0
1948-1949 0.0 T T 3.5 T T 0.0 3.5
1947-1948 0.0 0.0 T 7.9 0.9 T 0.0 8.8
1946-1947 0.0 T 2.6 T T 3.9 0.0 6.5
1945-1946 0.0 0.0 T 0.1 T 0.0 0.0 0.1
1944-1945 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1943-1944 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1942-1943 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 T 0.0 T
1941-1942 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.2 T 6.1 0.0 7.3
1940-1941 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T
1939-1940 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 T 0.0 0.0 4.0
1938-1939 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1937-1938 0.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 0.0 T 8.1
1936-1937 0.0 T 0.0 4.5 0.1 2.0 0.0 6.6
1935-1936 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.5 T 0.0 0.0 5.5
1934-1935 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
1933-1934 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.5 2.6 0.0 3.1
1932-1933 0.0 0.0 2.9 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 3.2
1931-1932 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 T
1930-1931 0.0 T 1.5 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 1.5
1929-1930 0.0 2.2 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.2
1928-1929 0.0 0.0 T T 3.6 0.0 0.0 3.6
1927-1928 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 T 0.0 T 2.8
1926-1927 0.0 0.0 2.0 T T 0.1 0.0 2.1
1925-1926 T 0.0 0.1 4.2 T 0.2 0.0 4.5
1924-1925 0.0 0.0 2.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
1923-1924 0.0 T 0.0 T 7.5 6.0 0.0 13.5
1922-1923 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 T 0.0 0.0 1.0
1921-1922 0.0 0.0 T 0.5 T T 0.0 0.5
1920-1921 0.0 0.5 0.0 1.2 T 0.0 0.0 1.7
1919-1920 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1918-1919 0.0 T 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1917-1918 0.0 0.0 T 6.3 T 0.0 0.0 6.3
1916-1917 0.0 T T 8.2 0.0 1.0 0.0 9.2
1915-1916 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.7
1914-1915 0.0 0.0 T 0.1 0.0 2.2 0.0 2.3
1913-1914 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T
1912-1913 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.4 T 0.0 2.1
1911-1912 0.0 0.0 0.2 T T T 0.0 0.2
1910-1911 0.0 0.0 T T T 0.0 0.0 T
1909-1910 0.0 0.0 3.0 5.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 9.5
1908-1909 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 T 0.0 0.0 0.4
1907-1908 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1906-1907 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
1905-1906 0.0 0.0 T 3.3 T 0.0 0.0 3.3
1904-1905 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1903-1904 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1902-1903 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 3.0 T 0.0 3.5
1901-1902 0.0 0.0 0.3 T 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.3
1900-1901 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 0.0 0.0 2.8
1899-1900 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.6 0.0 0.9
1898-1899 0.0 0.0 5.5 0.1 0.9 0.0 0.0 6.5

 

T = snowfall too scant to measure or frozen precipitation melted as it fell
ice = a month or season with freezing rain/drizzle (glaze) but no snow or sleet

 

 

While the climate record for Dallas/Fort Worth is considered continuous, these snowfall totals are from the following locations:

1  1898-1940  Downtown Fort Worth
2  1940-1953  Fort Worth Meacham Field
3  1953-1974  Greater Southwest International Airport
4  1974-present  Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport