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October Heat Wave in California; Tropical Cyclone Possible in the Gulf

Much higher than typical October temperatures will continue across coastal southern California up through the Bay Area and Central Valley through midweek resulting in result in Major to Extreme HeatRisk. A tropical depression is likely to form over the Gulf of America during the middle part of this week with further strengthening possible as it moves northeastward later this week. Read More >

Season Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Total
2026-2027                
2025-2026 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.4
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