Richardson Climatology

Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall in the Central U.S.

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Richardson (Collin County)

32º 59' N 96º 45' W

675 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)	55.9	60.0	68.6	75.4	82.6	90.0	94.3	94.8	87.3	77.5	66.1	57.3	75.8
	Minimum (°F)	35.8	39.5	47.5	54.8	63.6	71.2	75.3	74.5	67.1	56.1	45.6	38.0	55.8
	Precipitation (in.)	2.78	3.37	3.56	3.52	5.18	3.83	2.22	2.48	3.30	5.26	3.04	3.37	41.91
Monthly Precipitation
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2025		6.05	1.17	2.24
2024		4.53	1.83	6.91	6.49	9.34	4.19	1.66	0.00	2.31	0.76	4.06	5.32	47.70
2023		1.66	6.06	3.46	2.30	2.49	0.79	3.16	0.12	1.57	8.46	0.87	1.97	32.91
2022		0.40	2.82	4.98	3.78	4.87	3.59	0.00	5.72	4.01	6.37	1.74	3.26	41.54
2021		1.63	3.23	4.12	5.88	11.52	7.31	3.73	4.80	0.31	3.94	3.23	0.59	50.29
2020		2.97	3.77	7.87	1.63	5.50	3.32	0.42	4.14	5.55	3.94	1.10	3.10	43.31
2019		2.54	2.04	3.02	9.06	9.78	6.56	0.03	1.93	0.77	6.24	1.28	3.06	46.31
2018		0.47	14.64	3.48	1.96	2.55	0.46	2.76	5.32	15.62	14.88	1.41	5.76	69.31
2017		3.28	2.67	0.97	2.31	0.73	6.06	3.58	5.72	1.38	2.39	0.83	3.60	33.52
2016		1.71	2.46	3.28	4.14	7.77	3.32	1.69	4.55	2.96	2.16	4.49	0.71	38.65
2015		3.96	3.77	3.59	6.53	17.50	4.25	0.37	0.26	1.24	9.61	12.28	6.65	70.01
2014		0.41	0.63	1.15	1.96	M	1.90	2.08	0.78	0.41	3.71	1.75	1.66	NA
2013		4.12	2.46	2.81	2.44	3.99	2.47	1.34	0.10	2.77	4.23	2.70	2.61	32.04
2012		5.86	1.96	6.62	1.76	2.98	3.95	0.18	2.73	2.85	1.28	0.00	2.50	32.67
2011		1.61	1.29	0.08	5.27	7.06	2.45	0.15	0.38	1.42	4.67	1.49	4.76	30.63
2010		3.53	2.95	3.48	1.67	1.52	2.21	3.84	1.09	8.72	0.68	3.02	1.92	34.63
2009		1.33	0.85	5.04	3.63	6.41	4.11	3.02	2.75	7.78	8.74	2.46	2.87	48.99
2008		0.28	4.06	8.50	6.77	3.64	1.82	0.90	4.30	4.43	1.16	4.63	0.55	41.04
2007		5.87	0.45	5.54	3.00	8.30	11.26	8.02	1.25	4.15	5.02	0.95	2.93	56.74
2006		2.26	5.41	5.69	1.60	1.83	0.78	0.66	1.69	2.38	6.15	1.94	3.45	33.84
2005		6.04	1.63	2.53	0.53	5.01	0.99	3.61	3.29	0.56	0.98	0.09	0.71	25.97
2004		3.14	4.46	2.44	2.85	2.71	8.25	4.23	2.56	1.45	7.38	7.02	1.11	47.60
2003		0.15	3.31	0.75	2.11	3.14	3.46	0.25	2.16	8.08	1.35	2.50	1.40	28.66
2002		4.08	1.94	5.57	4.47	4.73	1.96	2.82	1.46	1.92	9.78	0.61	4.99	44.33
2001		2.90	8.71	5.41	1.74	4.36	1.50	1.20	2.58	4.41	2.70	1.29	2.90	40.70
2000		1.90	2.71	2.19	3.63	3.77	9.80	0.00	0.00	0.15	6.17	7.77	4.81	42.90
1999		1.94	0.65	2.74	2.20	7.37	4.65	2.85	0.07	1.46	3.04	2.12	4.74	33.83
1998		6.02	4.11	4.51	1.40	3.80	1.60	0.14	0.03	4.48	5.57	5.79	7.13	44.58
1997		0.76	8.68	2.66	7.38	5.96	5.42	1.03	3.71	0.23	5.23	1.53	7.69	50.28
1996		1.30	0.95	1.55	2.06	2.06	1.72	3.86	4.52	3.04	7.75	6.62	0.31	35.74
1995		2.16	0.64	7.21	4.81	6.25	2.50	2.58	4.12	1.55	0.85	0.60	2.70	35.97
1994		1.47	1.38	2.13	3.35	5.44	1.58	7.21	2.91	5.05	9.61	7.20	1.80	49.13
1993		1.91	6.20	2.35	4.27	1.80	3.89	0.00	1.70	4.35	6.41	1.85	2.19	36.92
1992		3.74	2.05	3.28	1.25	8.44	5.26	2.17	1.43	1.15	3.10	M	5.17	NA
1991		3.20	3.09	0.81	6.79	7.87	3.00	1.61	5.33	3.11	9.58	2.12	10.12	56.63
1990		8.14	2.83	7.03	9.94	M	1.11	1.17	4.43	2.32	3.12	5.16	1.57	NA
1989		2.93	5.00	5.05	1.87	9.08	13.55	4.83	2.22	3.80	1.98	0.52	0.34	51.17
1988		0.85	1.79	2.32	2.40	3.13	M	2.72	1.51	9.20	0.98	1.41	2.19	NA
1987		2.02	5.32	M	0.38	15.48	5.62	1.96	1.19	2.53	0.21	5.09	2.81	NA
1986		0.00	2.51	1.20	7.85	8.14	5.03	0.43	1.21	1.80	4.61	4.47	2.37	39.62
1985		0.95	2.14	4.47	7.91	2.82	2.13	1.92	0.00	4.30	4.13	4.80	1.11	36.68
1984		1.20	2.49	8.81	1.52	2.78	2.40	1.45	0.98	0.95	9.89	3.21	6.94	42.62
1983		2.66	1.48	3.81	0.49	5.36	1.55	2.31	3.71	0.16	3.25	2.26	0.97	28.01
1982		2.66	1.52	1.64	4.22	9.58	5.80	3.09	0.46	1.32	3.31	4.84	4.61	43.05
1981		0.50	0.99	2.67	2.15	6.75	9.22	5.55	1.29	3.93	11.08	4.23	0.18	48.54
1980		3.11	1.21	1.04	2.87	2.58	1.67	0.21	0.00	9.05	1.30	1.65	1.72	26.41
1979		4.32	3.11	7.73	2.02	7.79	1.55	2.67	2.82	1.37	2.24	0.70	2.39	38.71
1978		3.78	4.00	2.59	2.11	7.95	1.14	0.87	3.85	1.70	0.26	3.55	1.51	33.31
1977		2.52	1.36	4.92	4.00	0.92	2.60	0.97	3.72	1.70	0.43	2.05	0.28	25.47
1976		0.31	1.15	2.69	5.10	7.11	2.14	3.88	1.55	2.56	3.18	0.38	2.91	32.96
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975		2.69	1.23	3.04	3.46	7.58	3.67	3.60	2.23	0.86	0.02	1.37	2.10	31.85
1974		2.15	1.55	1.52	3.28	3.82	4.66	2.01	4.17	9.48	5.26	4.30	2.16	44.36
1973		3.45	3.96	3.33	7.14	6.51	12.31	6.07	0.13	6.30	6.87	2.18	1.40	59.65
1972		0.46	0.41	1.54	3.37	1.77	3.41	0.43	0.58	1.26	8.32	3.11	0.77	25.43
1971		0.00	2.48	0.36	2.52	3.56	2.97	5.14	6.19	2.54	11.03	1.83	10.35	48.97
1970		0.65	5.55	4.00	7.78	5.13	0.25	0.33	3.28	8.26	3.47	0.47	1.29	40.46
1969		2.41	2.68	4.52	3.50	12.03	0.80	0.08	0.80	3.43	7.38	1.39	3.25	42.27
1968		3.53	1.49	6.69	2.77	3.79	4.90	1.97	4.50	3.74	1.61	4.74	1.00	40.73
1967		0.31	0.70	2.76	4.58	7.83	2.17	2.63	0.17	7.77	5.14	0.64	3.81	38.51
1966		1.26	2.77	2.75	17.27	2.29	3.95	2.35	6.78	3.23	1.69	0.35	0.96	45.65
1965		2.06	6.02	1.27	1.78	10.56	3.35	0.38	1.21	4.76	1.63	1.63	1.53	36.18
1964		2.67	1.55	4.67	3.64	5.24	0.36	0.24	4.06	14.36	0.24	6.29	1.00	44.32
1963		0.30	0.31	0.66	5.11	4.64	0.97	2.42	0.29	0.50	0.17	2.08	1.75	19.20
1962		M	M	M	M	1.50	8.40	9.61	2.67	6.06	9.32	2.25	0.80	NA
1961		4.09	2.47	3.23	0.14	1.95	7.32	M	M	5.97	3.20	3.71	M	NA
1960		2.60	2.29	1.08	2.27	1.58	2.10	4.64	3.60	1.74	2.14	M	6.94	NA
1959		0.16	0.96	2.10	0.97	2.02	3.20	4.88	1.71	1.85	5.94	2.01	4.18	29.98
1958		2.53	1.08	6.34	8.07	1.61	0.76	2.20	1.60	3.77	0.33	2.45	0.93	31.67
1957		2.27	0.82	4.93	15.04	6.23	1.70	0.00	1.27	5.35	3.11	4.95	2.60	48.27
1956		M	M	M	M	3.48	0.31	2.55	0.92	0.05	2.11	3.41	2.15	NA
1955		1.61	1.95	2.13	1.13	4.35	1.73	2.76	1.26	3.97	0.79	0.50	0.00	22.18
1954		0.38	0.67	0.44	3.71	3.96	2.21	0.42	0.66	2.26	4.14	1.43	0.71	20.99
1953		1.13	1.67	3.79	5.58	3.17	0.38	1.08	5.33	1.03	3.08	4.04	1.84	32.12
1952		1.08	2.03	1.84	5.84	5.46	0.00	1.70	0.00	0.43	0.04	8.39	3.43	30.24
1951		1.30	4.09	1.79	1.97	4.23	5.35	1.01	0.41	2.00	3.82	0.89	0.37	27.23
1950		0.20	1.95	1.20	2.05	M	2.06	3.95	2.68	4.04	0.15	0.01	0.08	NA
1949		NOT AVAILABLE
1948			1.85	2.61	1.27	4.42	3.95	1.84	0.27	0.00	0.90	0.27	M	NA
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann

Location below

Map of the Richardson region

Map from tiger.census.gov