Thornton Climatology

Hot Temperatures in the Northwest U.S.; Excessive Rainfall Potential in the Southwest U.S.

Hot to extremely hot daytime temperatures remain in place across coastal southern California and the interior Northwest, with the Northwest carrying the potential for record-breaking high temperatures. A combination of monsoonal moisture and tropical moisture ahead of tropical cyclone Lorena will bring a marginal to slight risk of excessive rainfall across the southwest U.S. this week. Read More >

Thornton (Limestone County)

31º 23' N 96º 34' W

475 ft

30 Year Precipitation Normals (1981-2010)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
Month	2.76	2.83	3.58	2.84	4.57	3.93	2.27	2.49	2.56	4.24	3.35	3.42	38.84
Monthly Precipitation
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2018	0.51
2017	4.56	3.23	3.18	9.81	6.31	0.66	2.36			1.41	1.14
2016	0.83	1.32	5.97	6.84	6.98	3.88	0.23	7.15	1.25	0.19	3.01	2.36	40.01
2015	5.45	0.80	6.66	9.05	11.69	3.24	0.00	0.01	0.10	8.60	5.70	9.36	60.66
2014	0.28	0.89	0.87	1.44	6.29	3.71	2.70	1.24	1.92	2.84	5.41	1.95	29.54
2013	5.14	3.48	1.36	1.18	2.37	1.13	3.54	0.67	6.66	15.15	4.61	2.22	47.51
2012	4.34	3.96	7.77	0.89	3.45	1.66	1.94	1.55	8.74	1.27	0.18	1.34	37.09
2011	5.29	1.26	0.69	1.87	3.70	2.47	0.04	0.30	2.33	0.59	2.69	7.43	28.66
2010	3.31	4.48	3.89	2.25	1.42	6.27	5.98	0.09	4.39	1.63	1.20	1.17	36.08
2009	1.01	1.41	4.71	10.42	1.12	0.05	2.72	1.60	7.18	1.84	2.87	1.82	36.75
2008	0.31	2.82	4.51	1.59	4.47	0.00	0.28	11.27	1.36	1.02	1.13	1.20	30.55
2007	8.87	0.29	9.33	3.19	13.39	8.03	9.85	0.32	0.89	0.95	M	1.87	NA
2006	2.77	2.47	5.07	2.67	5.55	2.52	1.30	0.00	3.88	6.22	0.63	3.94	37.02
2005	3.17	3.04	1.67	0.60	3.85	0.32	1.15	6.80	0.25	0.34	0.95	0.21	22.35
2004	2.33	3.97	2.21	5.05	1.60	11.96	1.38	4.53	4.64	4.93	8.83	1.40	52.83
2003	0.99	5.41	1.34	0.65	1.81	5.11	0.95	1.22	4.22	4.62	1.48	1.66	29.46
2002	0.95	2.08	1.48	2.01	3.51	3.59	6.21	0.19	1.69	8.49	3.02	5.55	38.77
2001	5.26	2.54	5.20	0.47	2.98	5.22	0.08	5.60	1.87	4.97	4.52	6.55	45.26
2000	3.12	1.58	3.86	3.13	6.41	5.92	0.00	0.20	2.11	5.47	9.47	4.45	45.72
1999	4.00	0.10	2.68	1.52	3.84	3.34	9.51	0.26	0.87	2.01	0.42	1.87	30.42
1998	7.60	5.21	2.57	1.59	0.15	1.13	1.19	4.35	5.81	11.93	4.83	3.95	50.31
1997	2.52	7.59	4.13	8.19	3.96	4.68	0.41	3.26	0.66	3.12	4.41	6.30	49.23
1996	0.59	0.14	1.73	2.52	1.35	2.46	1.93	7.59	2.93	1.06	3.39	2.33	28.02
1995	4.15	2.07	3.21	2.82	4.21	1.77	3.44	4.19	4.25	0.56	1.41	1.35	33.43
1994	1.14	5.88	1.45	2.01	8.10	5.88	0.03	3.97	1.17	4.26	2.06	8.02	43.97
1993	3.13	1.81	7.34	4.67	6.62	5.58	0.00	0.06	2.30	3.73	2.07	1.94	39.25
1992	4.62	5.37	3.78	1.16	6.68	3.46	1.50	1.86	2.92	0.99	4.25	4.21	40.80
1991	7.01	3.92	2.18	3.39	5.65	2.76	1.98	2.80	2.90	3.74	1.77	10.92	49.02
1990	2.15	1.94	8.88	4.54	3.48	0.50	1.32	0.39	5.48	4.68	4.40	2.63	40.39
1989	1.35	2.80	2.45	2.00	8.81	6.41	2.63	1.57	1.82	1.71	0.93	0.25	32.73
1988	0.88	1.51	3.99	1.33	M	M	1.54	0.97	0.92	1.31	1.86	4.04	NA
1987	1.35	3.30	3.18	0.60	3.15	3.65	2.43	0.00	1.50	1.12	3.23	5.07	28.58
1986	0.50	2.27	0.10	4.24	7.49	4.87	0.20	2.30	2.63	6.73	5.96	6.20	43.49
1985	M	M	4.07	2.70	1.58	2.90	0.73	0.20	2.20	7.90	9.15	1.55	NA
1984	1.36	0.87	3.72	1.30	2.74	3.63	3.65	2.75	1.39	9.52	2.85	2.67	36.45
1983	M	3.86	2.80	0.21	9.89	1.65	2.22	4.20	2.15	3.17	3.37	4.28	NA
1982	0.87	M	2.53	3.18	4.90	3.07	2.62	0.50	0.93	4.51	4.46	5.49	NA
1981	2.68	2.48	3.43	2.38	6.83	9.62	0.80	1.60	1.85	7.87	1.66	0.60	41.80
1980	2.23	1.61	2.39	2.86	5.15	0.23	0.24	0.04	1.90	2.32	2.33	1.33	22.63
1979	2.51	3.31	8.00	5.81	12.89	2.24	3.23	3.64	3.12	2.93	2.21	3.83	53.72
1978	3.06	2.92	0.87	0.93	4.31	1.49	0.92	1.21	2.26	3.56	6.92	1.55	30.00
1977	1.75	3.37	3.85	5.96	2.10	3.24	0.00	0.00	4.49	1.10	2.72	0.49	29.07
1976	0.25	0.89	2.99	10.28	8.80	2.22	5.54	0.00	6.59	6.99	1.31	4.84	50.70
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975	1.14	3.60	1.48	3.99	7.88	3.07	1.80	2.83	4.72	3.32	1.14	2.10	37.07
1974	3.25	0.93	1.69	2.62	3.22	0.37	3.14	3.77	6.22	3.92	8.18	2.37	39.68
1973	4.98	1.70	7.24	7.98	7.19	7.89	4.32	0.02	4.43	10.49	2.82	2.50	61.56
1972	3.22	0.12	1.16	2.42	0.94	0.58	5.97	2.74	1.91	6.07	2.23	2.07	29.43
1971	0.06	3.45	0.15	2.10	4.73	0.80	5.79	1.93	2.26	4.07	4.89	5.32	35.55
1970	1.13	4.55	3.04	3.43	1.19	0.70	0.55	0.86	8.08	4.44	0.60	0.94	29.51
1969	2.50	2.60	5.21	9.25	2.24	0.47	1.25	0.75	1.19	7.21	2.22	5.97	40.86
1968	6.54	2.23	2.68	3.59	9.12	7.48	0.95	0.60	3.23	1.50	5.74	2.60	46.26
1967	0.26	0.86	1.11	3.02	5.14	0.00	0.92	1.73	6.90	4.43	3.60	3.62	31.59
1966	2.15	2.94	2.51	11.16	2.01	1.94	0.35	9.69	8.44	0.51	0.22	2.63	44.55
1965	7.66	4.92	3.93	3.98	14.74	1.01	0.31	2.40	3.37	1.44	4.66	3.36	51.78
1964	3.34	2.15	2.91	4.48	2.38	0.75	0.54	7.17	3.10	1.30	2.16	0.64	30.92
1963	0.48	2.06	0.53	2.46	M	1.85	2.29	1.58	1.51	0.70	3.51	1.37	NA
1962	2.25	1.29	0.68	5.61	1.37	3.84	0.77	0.70	2.23	4.78	1.47	1.86	26.85
1961	5.22	3.78	1.72	0.95	1.01	6.08	4.70	0.25	6.37	2.71	0.80	3.08	36.67
1960	2.22	1.99	1.05	2.86	0.42	3.71	1.14	1.81	0.19	11.86	3.61	7.72	38.58
1959	0.32	3.47	1.19	4.95	6.91	9.09	3.82	3.04	3.26	5.30	2.55	4.96	48.86
1958	1.72	3.35	1.40	3.21	1.71	2.46	0.00	7.71	4.81	3.32	1.08	1.45	32.22
1957	1.96	3.73	4.91	10.23	8.77	5.05	0.32	2.30	3.47	10.64	3.93	1.10	56.41
1956	3.01	2.24	0.00	3.93	3.65	1.81	0.00	1.71	1.22	0.45	3.08	1.32	22.42
1955	2.80	3.45	1.88	4.28	3.99	3.23	2.00	2.12	0.00	2.25	0.60	1.27	27.87
1954	1.56	0.00	0.70	2.21	3.63	0.00	1.37	0.52	0.64	4.32	3.51	2.16	20.62
1953	0.83	1.55	3.31	3.80	6.76	0.73	3.19	0.80	1.53	4.08	2.55	6.18	35.31
1952	1.87	4.87	3.68	2.87	5.25	0.50	1.17	0.00	0.30	0.00	6.91	5.87	33.29
1951	1.57	2.70	2.28	3.17	3.65	3.25	0.35	0.82	3.73	M	1.59	0.00	NA
1950	0.43	3.55	0.35	4.55	1.21	5.11	1.94	0.00	2.54	0.99	1.07	0.33	22.07
1949	5.17	1.81	2.85	3.70	1.62	4.17	0.82	0.98	0.00	5.05	0.18	4.50	30.85
1948	M	M	M	2.79	4.98	2.29	2.40	0.00	1.07	0.00	3.10	1.51	NA
1947									0.95	0.00	M	M	NA
Year	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann

Location below

Map of the Thornton region

Map from tiger.census.gov