Rainbow Climatology

Prolonged Atmospheric River in the Northwest; Snow in the North-Central US

A prolonged atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall which may lead to widespread urban and river flooding, heavy mountain snow, along with gusty winds to the Pacific Northwest into the northern Rockies through much of the week. A clipper will bring a period of snow across the upper Midwest and the Great Lakes into Tuesday, before a stronger system bring more wintry impacts. 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