Palo Pinto Climatology

Heavy to Excessive Rainfall in the Southeast U.S.; Critical Fire Weather in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest

A slow-moving storm system will continue to produce widespread heavy showers and thunderstorms which may bring excessive rainfall and flooding as it tracks across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions today into Wednesday. Gusty winds and dry fuels under potential record setting temperatures will support widespread critical fire weather in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest today. Read More >

Palo Pinto (Palo Pinto County)

32º 46' N 98º 19' W

1040 ft

30 Year Precipitation Normals (1981-2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Month	1.44	2.55	3.57	2.40	4.67	3.97	2.43	2.52	3.02	3.79	2.51	1.98	34.85
Monthly Precipitation
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2011	1.31	1.49	0.10		2.49		0.02	2.68	3.11	5.58
2010	3.89	3.27	3.54	4.55	3.04	2.59	5.23	0.12	5.88	2.88	0.17	1.25	36.41
2009	0.80	0.75	3.18	2.36	4.70	1.17	4.03	2.18	6.59	7.57	0.23	1.70	35.26
2008	0.19	0.95	8.47	3.69	2.17	1.57	0.18	4.08	1.02	1.80	M	0.15	NA
2007	3.17	0.71	6.86	2.49	7.65	10.56	2.13	5.08	4.82	1.20	1.86	1.03	47.56
2006	1.03	2.98	2.15	3.83	2.72	2.62	0.10	1.83	2.74	2.42	2.24	2.06	26.72
2005	1.64	2.26	2.97	0.84	3.60	0.61	3.59	4.42	0.61	1.53	0.49	0.07	22.63
2004	2.31	6.07	2.05	2.36	3.67	8.43	2.28	1.67	1.73	2.64	7.42	0.63	41.26
2003	0.34	2.41	1.39	0.69	2.55	4.85	0.00	2.29	5.53	1.46	2.55	0.34	24.40
2002	1.80	1.91	10.63	2.40	5.16	3.00	4.48	0.00	1.47	7.65	0.87	3.79	43.16
2001	3.29	5.47	2.94	2.47	1.88	0.10	0.14	2.60	2.32	1.78	4.01	2.61	29.61
2000	1.27	0.64	3.11	2.59	2.76	3.88	0.00	0.00	0.00	4.96	5.59	2.55	27.35
1999	1.43	0.21	7.90	4.70	3.56	3.11	0.34	0.00	1.78	3.73	1.30	0.89	28.95
1998	1.60	2.79	5.15	0.74	2.25	2.70	0.00	2.19	0.76	3.01	1.63	2.23	25.05
1997	0.70	9.50	5.40	7.00	4.00	3.90	1.54	2.67	1.13	3.74	1.60	3.39	40.26
1996	1.00	0.77	1.65	2.36	3.58	2.04	4.53	6.88	6.49	4.18	6.53	0.00	40.01
1995	0.77	0.66	3.05	1.68	6.59	1.72	4.89	4.80	3.38	1.09	0.58	1.28	30.49
1994	1.83	2.02	1.54	1.99	7.51	0.18	4.36	0.00	4.13	8.03	6.79	2.06	40.44
1993	1.93	3.86	2.10	2.43	3.57	4.83	0.00	2.36	3.79	6.77	1.41	1.81	34.86
1992	1.23	4.15	1.58	1.08	7.84	3.62	2.56	3.77	6.00	0.27	M	2.24	NA
1991	2.93	0.88	0.86	1.09	3.22	7.97	6.07	3.94	6.02	7.64	2.54	9.62	52.78
1990	0.16	4.06	6.18	9.45	2.59	M	6.53	4.27	2.38	2.09	4.45	1.34	NA
1989	2.14	4.01	1.92	1.30	9.57	8.53	1.76	5.25	M	1.52	0.00	M	NA
1988	0.54	0.71	0.59	2.50	2.05	6.45	6.27	3.61	2.89	2.04	0.44	2.93	31.02
1987	1.90	5.05	1.28	0.66	7.04	4.66	0.81	2.05	2.77	0.23	2.64	3.35	32.44
1986	0.00	3.60	2.51	2.69	5.41	7.42	0.89	4.87	1.76	4.21	3.54	3.26	40.16
1985	1.13	1.62	5.82	1.25	2.35	3.61	2.13	0.62	2.79	5.88	1.63	0.34	29.17
1984	1.06	2.06	3.54	1.29	3.51	2.17	3.44	1.66	1.16	8.48	2.59	5.69	36.65
1983	1.52	1.25	3.99	0.48	7.67	2.66	0.99	1.14	2.65	1.66	2.17	0.60	26.78
1982	1.74	2.51	1.39	1.36	12.17	9.44	2.17	0.77	0.59	2.26	3.76	2.41	40.57
1981	0.45	0.76	5.32	1.79	2.17	4.14	1.59	1.04	3.25	16.40	0.66	0.00	37.57
1980	2.12	1.77	0.93	0.44	4.75	0.00	0.09	1.44	7.27	1.65	1.69	2.12	24.27
1979	M	1.30	6.56	3.43	9.74	1.74	2.28	1.81	0.97	2.45	0.77	2.88	NA
1978	1.37	2.64	1.25	6.33	3.36	0.63	0.23	4.37	1.39	0.51	2.94	0.37	25.39
1977	3.80	1.21	5.29	3.07	3.95	1.30	1.91	1.37	0.00	1.57	1.51	0.37	25.35
1976	0.00	1.17	0.82	7.13	6.73	2.14	6.04	6.07	2.80	6.04	0.58	1.15	40.67
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975	1.26	2.66	1.48	2.93	4.74	5.57	3.14	1.64	1.05	0.09	1.36	1.54	27.46
1974	0.57	1.12	0.84	2.98	1.61	3.54	1.34	3.92	4.65	7.39	1.97	1.97	31.90
1973	3.73	2.90	1.72	4.50	0.81	6.36	5.18	0.60	4.60	6.38	1.86	0.00	38.64
1972	0.80	0.28	0.11	4.02	2.69	4.38	1.30	1.78	1.83	5.15	1.91	0.25	24.50
1971	0.09	0.78	0.25	1.42	3.12	1.80	3.06	4.58	4.59	4.47	1.01	3.56	28.73
1970	0.00	3.81	4.78	3.69	2.17	0.12	0.49	2.00	7.86	1.16	0.38	0.52	26.98
1969	1.22	3.00	5.65	4.22	3.72	4.50	0.96	4.51	5.10	4.36	0.95	4.66	42.85
1968	8.24	1.95	3.73	5.75	2.75	4.28	4.06	1.57	2.50	0.23	4.83	1.27	41.16
1967	0.09	0.70	1.91	2.45	7.69	2.65	4.97	0.00	5.08	1.77	1.86	1.19	30.36
1966	2.17	2.14	0.77	6.38	1.84	3.11	0.08	5.36	5.38	0.60	0.42	1.41	29.66
1965	2.58	1.40	0.79	4.78	7.19	1.38	0.27	5.57	2.84	2.00	0.94	1.52	31.26
1964	3.16	1.66	1.25	1.63	2.46	1.08	0.75	1.90	3.15	0.96	4.00	0.92	22.92
1963	0.15	0.12	0.32	7.90	3.52	2.84	0.36	2.29	1.36	0.89	3.75	0.70	24.20
1962	0.12	0.40	2.16	2.39	0.53	7.35	14.27	1.55	5.15	3.32	3.44	1.14	41.82
1961	5.05	2.55	1.81	0.95	1.99	5.12	1.61	0.80	3.24	2.34	2.58	1.51	29.55
1960	4.17	1.75	1.05	2.45	2.94	1.60	4.78	1.80	2.20	4.78	0.21	3.48	31.21
1959	0.02	0.73	0.48	1.02	2.63	6.55	6.22	1.16	5.02	8.23	0.64	1.82	34.52
1958	2.93	0.46	2.91	4.31	3.65	2.09	4.60	1.59	3.34	0.93	1.97	1.12	29.90
1957	0.45	3.38	1.68	11.75	9.92	2.05	2.45	0.57	3.22	6.54	4.47	0.88	47.36
1956	1.73	1.73	0.31	1.83	2.92	1.72	0.28	0.40	0.00	3.08	1.46	4.79	20.25
1955	1.50	0.87	0.98	2.67	5.90	3.49	2.50	0.06	2.79	0.53	0.00	0.74	22.03
1954	2.25	0.43	0.06	4.15	4.53	0.28	2.13	0.39	0.79	1.50	1.79	1.15	19.45
1953	0.01	0.59	1.96	3.94	3.39	0.00	M	M	0.93	6.99	1.18	0.36	NA
1952	0.35	0.31	1.57	3.16	3.11	0.17	1.77	0.05	2.67	0.01	4.73	1.39	19.29
1951	0.01	1.43	0.81	0.60	4.23	3.86	2.34	0.25	1.15	2.69	1.11	0.00	18.48
1950	1.66	1.06	0.00	6.58	4.43	2.85	5.94	4.18	3.54	0.00	0.00	0.00	30.24
1949			0.51	2.42	7.29	3.51	0.09	1.11	2.12	4.00	0.00	1.15	NA
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann

Location below

Map of the Palo Pinto region

Map from tiger.census.gov