Rainbow Climatology

Heavy Lake Effect Snow Downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario; Fire Weather Concerns in the Southern Plains and Southeast

A multi-day heavy lake effect snow event is expected downwind of Lakes Erie and Ontario through New Year's Day. There is increasing confidence in snow squalls causing bursts of snow & gusty winds on New Year's Eve. Elevated fire weather conditions will continue today over parts of the Southern Plains and across much of the Southeast U.S. Read More >

Rainbow (Somervell County)

32º 16' N 97º 42' W

648 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)	57.3	61.3	69.1	77.0	83.9	91.7	96.2	96.2	89.0	78.7	67.1	58.9	77.2
	Minimum (°F)	31.2	35.6	43.3	51.5	61.6	68.8	72.8	71.6	63.8	51.6	42.2	33.4	52.3
	Precipitation (in.)	2.13	2.34	3.00	3.02	4.21	3.78	1.79	2.73	3.01	3.77	2.24	2.23	34.25
Monthly Precipitation
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2025		4.65	0.82	1.71	6.57	7.53	5.37	7.59	1.03	1.38	1.95	3.25
2024		2.15	1.92	4.77	5.14	11.08	1.63	6.26	0.69	6.01	0.16	1.07	1.67	42.55
2023		1.15	3.50	1.88	2.12	6.25	3.57	0.55	0.11	2.72	13.40	0.41	3.40	39.06
2022		0.29	1.64	1.29	2.78	2.63	0.83	0.04	3.14	2.74	3.88	3.23	1.53	24.02
2021		2.82	0.34	3.14	4.58	9.08	7.26	3.62	4.34	0.19	3.43	0.89	0.21	39.90
2020		3.37	3.30	5.64	0.94	5.46	2.96	1.03	0.08	8.54	2.14	1.27	1.88	36.61
2019		0.23	1.34	1.59	7.06	7.77	6.85	2.13	0.42	0.03	3.97	1.40	1.27	34.06
2018		0.31	5.30	5.07	0.95	2.97	0.03	0.63	2.81	11.20	11.83	2.95	3.57	46.72
2017		2.72	2.50	0.88	4.66	1.45	6.72	3.73	3.54	1.37	2.52	1.97	1.88	33.94
2016		0.58	1.90	3.74	5.72	7.63	4.19	0.03	4.10	2.40	2.26	2.96	0.80	36.31
2015		3.70	2.09	2.68	8.95	14.75	2.44	0.10	2.77	0.71	12.00	6.28	3.08	59.55
2014		0.06	0.47	0.99	1.06	4.51	10.40	2.78	0.70	0.36	3.06	2.60	0.87	27.86
2013		4.54	1.07	0.53	2.99	2.30	1.60	5.48	0.37	4.38	3.08	1.89	2.98	31.21
2012		6.72	2.91	4.89	0.46	1.61	3.63	0.96	6.28	3.00	0.76	0.05	1.13	32.40
2011		1.76	0.86	0.08	1.57	3.42	0.05	0.25	1.33	0.81	6.24	1.10	4.50	21.97
2010		4.10	2.37	3.60	3.24	1.74	0.47	2.60	1.79	9.57	0.28	1.36	1.70	32.82
2009		0.98	0.88	4.24	4.76	5.45	1.01	2.76	2.91	7.08	7.90	1.94	2.60	42.51
2008		1.04	0.92	3.92	5.79	1.52	0.45	0.86	5.27	2.40	1.36	1.33	0.40	25.26
2007		3.31	0.82	5.67	2.93	10.34	10.66	6.19	2.62	4.44	3.58	1.89	1.34	53.79
2006		2.83	2.28	6.38	3.28	3.30	1.44	1.13	2.24	0.91	4.56	2.22	1.50	32.07
2005		1.81	2.56	1.93	0.08	2.63	0.98	0.44	3.29	1.78	0.43	0.34	0.05	16.32
2004		1.96	4.98	0.87	5.09	3.41	8.51	1.86	4.01	0.65	3.17	8.25	0.48	43.24
2003		0.58	3.76	1.70	2.42	1.75	5.23	0.55	2.21	3.90	3.51	1.18	0.61	27.40
2002		4.89	1.43	6.36	3.00	7.61	0.89	4.30	T	2.21	4.98	0.72	3.85	40.24
2001		3.40	4.73	4.95	0.71	2.23	0.86	0.72	2.52	4.15	2.14	4.50	2.31	33.22
2000		1.42	0.98	1.79	1.62	2.61	11.45	0.00	0.00	0.10	6.03	5.48	2.31	33.69
1999		1.52	0.01	2.00	1.21	2.91	6.00	2.08	0.00	1.20	1.45	0.05	1.66	20.09
1998		1.23	5.29	5.02	0.34	1.75	1.94	0.92	1.04	0.64	2.64	4.87	2.66	28.34
1997		0.83	6.73	3.07	3.99	1.70	3.70	0.52	1.76	0.35	4.08	1.25	4.11	32.09
1996		0.61	0.38	1.07	2.42	0.73	1.34	2.71	9.21	4.16	1.88	2.65	0.30	24.46
1995		0.79	0.82	4.16	2.55	5.12	4.54	1.43	7.81	2.79	0.38	0.87	1.05	32.31
1994		1.22	1.22	2.34	4.02	4.51	1.19	1.92	1.55	4.73	4.89	2.92	2.63	33.14
1993		2.46	2.89	2.69	2.51	2.16	3.41	0.00	0.67	2.13	4.14	0.80	2.82	26.68
1992		2.40	4.70	1.70	1.40	7.30	2.45	2.60	1.35	1.20	0.70	2.65	2.75	31.20
1991		2.40	0.75	0.35	3.70	4.30	3.90	0.55	6.60	3.15	8.40	1.35	9.41	44.86
1990		3.80	3.70	3.55	6.85	6.05	3.35	0.95	4.55	1.85	1.70	2.40	0.85	39.60
1989		2.00	3.02	4.53	2.30	9.80	7.60	0.00	4.60	2.85	3.05	0.55	0.40	40.70
1988		0.00	0.40	0.63	2.45	2.64	6.50	4.05	1.65	5.05	1.40	1.48	2.06	28.31
1987		1.45	4.09	0.87	0.20	7.55	6.45	0.00	0.65	1.25	0.95	1.10	1.40	25.96
1986		0.00	1.75	0.50	1.30	5.85	14.90	2.00	1.20	11.00	2.95	1.45	2.50	45.40
1985		0.75	2.40	2.25	4.75	2.65	2.00	0.40	0.00	3.65	1.45	2.40	0.50	23.20
1984		1.00	1.15	4.95	0.35	0.80	1.25	1.65	1.05	1.30	6.63	1.34	3.50	24.97
1983		0.66	0.70	2.12	0.45	6.65	2.00	0.35	2.40	1.90	1.32	1.15	0.35	20.05
1982		1.80	1.25	2.50	2.25	9.73	3.85	1.17	1.15	0.02	1.90	4.88	M	NA
1981		0.55	M	2.60	1.55	3.17	5.75	1.75	2.85	0.35	6.25	1.90	0.30	NA
1980		1.09	1.00	1.86	M	4.96	0.70	0.00	0.00	5.55	0.31	1.30	2.05	NA
1979		3.75	2.20	6.54	2.55	7.35	2.50	0.05	1.25	1.60	3.20	0.15	3.35	34.49
1978		0.78	2.40	1.30	1.45	4.91	0.20	0.50	0.95	1.25	0.30	3.83	0.00	17.87
1977		1.20	1.10	6.85	4.90	1.20	1.35	1.10	1.12	0.30	1.40	1.60	0.15	22.27
1976		0.00	0.50	1.65	6.45	5.00	2.50	3.00	1.30	4.68	3.55	0.20	3.50	32.33
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975		0.70	3.35	3.56	3.75	3.78	2.99	2.60	0.50	2.85	0.30	0.87	1.40	26.65
1974		2.77	1.20	0.50	0.70	2.77	1.50	0.11	5.83	5.62	7.97	1.00	1.21	31.18
1973		3.88	1.32	2.91	7.30	1.31	7.14	9.42	0.52	2.20	4.45	2.42	0.00	42.87
1972		1.19	0.34	0.65	3.80	4.32	2.86	2.92	1.34	4.92	5.09	2.09	0.15	29.67
1971		0.00	1.15	0.05	2.72	3.87	1.07	5.66	2.76	2.16	7.41	1.52	5.50	33.87
1970		0.95	4.48	4.01	4.49	3.52	1.01	0.48	0.28	8.67	2.04	0.00	0.52	30.45
1969		0.43	1.75	4.76	5.07	7.26	1.72	1.54	2.06	0.70	5.68	1.15	2.36	34.48
1968		4.84	1.71	3.03	2.54	11.55	2.91	3.73	2.76	1.57	0.68	3.30	0.87	39.49
1967		0.11	0.77	1.88	3.56	3.77	3.17	4.57	0.02	4.91	2.65	1.66	2.38	29.45
1966		1.13	2.55	1.40	4.42	1.55	2.39	0.08	5.65	3.71	1.15	0.34	1.21	25.58
1965		3.66	4.15	0.28	0.52	10.02	0.78	0.24	1.54	1.88	2.19	1.68	2.23	29.17
1964		4.13	1.21	3.40	4.73	0.95	2.43	0.07	2.34	4.93	1.20	3.54	0.76	29.69
1963		0.20	0.20	0.96	2.62	3.84	1.62	0.83	0.60	3.08	0.32	3.07	1.17	18.51
1962		0.39	0.69	1.03	3.30	1.08	4.26	1.75	1.91	5.63	5.11	2.39	0.85	28.39
1961		6.65	2.92	1.76	0.70	2.39	7.89	4.28	0.76	3.02	7.05	2.70	1.10	41.22
1960		4.00	1.39	0.76	2.47	4.01	3.24	1.67	1.25	1.68	1.37	0.55	5.91	28.30
1959		0.00	1.87	0.02	4.13	1.16	6.68	4.01	1.76	2.25	9.97	1.38	3.20	36.43
1958		2.22	1.77	2.80	4.86	3.73	3.61	2.26	2.70	6.95	1.55	2.09	1.41	35.95
1957		0.81	2.02	1.99	11.40	8.70	2.87	0.00	0.07	2.37	5.72	5.23	2.26	43.44
1956		1.30	2.39	0.25	3.40	2.85	0.93	0.02	0.76	0.71	4.31	1.91	2.50	21.33
1955		1.30	1.35	0.66	2.90	6.67	2.70	2.27	1.81	8.79	1.49	0.00	0.83	30.77
1954		0.80	0.55	1.07	4.92	2.60	3.66	2.00	0.09	0.33	2.98	2.18	0.76	21.94
1953		0.22	0.61	2.39	3.37	3.44	0.57	1.88	2.04	1.45	3.22	1.70	0.72	21.61
1952		0.74	0.72	2.21	6.25	5.70	0.04	0.46	0.07	1.56	0.00	6.16	2.77	26.68
1951		0.52	1.36	0.95	1.50	4.28	5.76	2.95	0.33	1.06	2.12	0.43	0.11	21.37
1950		4.63	3.54	0.75	4.75	4.28	2.42	5.94	1.94	6.66	0.22	0.03	0.00	35.16
1949		4.67	3.03	3.09	3.50	5.81	4.87	0.55	0.86	0.56	4.57	0.39	2.22	34.12
1948		1.50	3.28	1.65	1.57	3.59	3.66	1.42	1.68	2.03	1.02	0.70	0.59	22.69
1947		2.59	0.71	2.62	2.84	1.90	2.82	0.18	1.78	2.36	2.10	2.58	4.44	26.92
1946										5.49	0.84	4.07	3.49	NA
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann

Location below

Map of the Rainbow region

Map from tiger.census.gov