Rainbow Climatology

Showers and Storms in the East; Dangerously Hot and Dry in the West

A frontal boundary will bring scattered showers and storms to portions of the Central and Eastern U.S. through the end of the week. Meanwhile, dangerous heat will intensify across the Intermountain West and expand into the Central U.S. by early next week. Elevated wildfire conditions will develop across portions of the Northern/Central Plains and air quality issues will persist in the Northwest. 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
2026		2.32	1.18	2.13	3.99	3.06	4.80	1.78
2025		4.65	0.82	1.71	6.57	7.53	5.37	7.59	1.03	1.38	1.95	3.25	0.08	41.93
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