Rainbow Climatology

Extreme Heat and Fire Weather Conditions in the West; Severe Thunderstorm Threat in the Northern Plains on Thursday

Extreme heat will may set some new daily temperature records across the Desert Southwest. Hot, dry and windy conditions and dry thunderstorms continue to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Desert Southwest, the central Great Basin and Rockies. Severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are expected across the Northern Plains late Thursday. 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
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