Waco Dam Climatology

Heavy Rainfall Continues in South Florida, Southern Rockies, and the Northern Plains

A stationary front will continue to bring heavy to excessive rainfall to South Florida into Saturday with localized and urban flooding possible. Heavy to excessive rainfall is forecast through Saturday over the southern Rockies into the northern Plains. Instances of flash flooding are possible, especially in higher terrain and burn scars. Read More >

Waco Dam (McLennan County)

31º 36' N 97º 13' W

495 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)	58.5	61.9	68.4	76.1	82.9	90.5	94.5	95.3	89.2	79.7	68.1	59.8	77.1
	Minimum (°F)	35.7	40.0	47.6	54.3	64.2	71.8	75.0	74.9	67.6	56.7	46.2	38.5	56.0
	Precipitation (in.)	2.72	2.69	3.51	3.16	4.39	3.61	1.85	2.44	3.15	4.30	2.93	2.76	37.51
Monthly Precipitation
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2025		3.02	1.16	1.96	3.02	7.99	7.35	6.86
2024		4.16	1.58	2.53	5.11	17.40	1.59	1.30	0.84	1.23	0.39	1.52	2.46	40.11
2023		0.91	3.04	1.79	3.85	5.40	1.38	0.18	0.35	3.76	5.34	1.59	2.76	30.35
2022		0.29	1.95	1.35	1.93	3.05	1.46	0.08	2.66	0.69	2.94	5.38	0.71	22.49
2021		1.50	1.36	1.12	1.46	6.74	3.44	3.63	5.32	1.04	3.06	1.01	0.38	30.06
2020		1.95	7.13	5.72	4.77	6.53	1.70	0.55	5.99	1.27	1.40	0.87	3.95	41.83
2019		3.66	1.44	1.68	7.48	5.47	7.88	0.15	1.20	0.64	4.48	0.50	0.94	35.52
2018		0.39	2.58	2.71	0.77	3.20	0.32	0.77	2.29	5.68	12.32	3.48	4.44	38.95
2017		3.98	2.89	3.35	7.30	2.94	4.45	2.00	3.65	0.95	1.19	1.15	1.98	35.83
2016		0.35	1.90	5.24	7.16	7.76	5.93	0.10	6.59	0.71	0.21	4.14	1.35	41.44
2015		2.73	1.50	4.60	5.52	8.42	7.50	0.00	0.85	0.33	9.07	6.49	3.31	50.32
2014		0.24	0.82	1.16	1.91	7.71	6.46	0.35	1.83	1.00	3.90	2.70	0.62	28.70
2013		4.91	1.91	1.72	1.27	3.16	1.18	5.74	0.04	4.27	6.65	2.56	1.26	34.67
2012		3.75	2.89	8.44	1.65	2.10	3.40	3.44	1.78	4.00	0.40	0.00	0.73	32.58
2011		4.09	1.55	0.79	1.63	2.38	1.42	0.11	0.45	2.85	5.72	2.29	4.83	28.11
2010		4.57	4.07	4.58	3.73	0.94	4.09	4.54	0.23	0.70	1.34	1.34	0.99	38.32
2009		0.72	1.49	5.55	4.48	1.52	0.01	3.99	0.11	8.75	10.12	1.71	1.69	40.14
2008		0.85	1.46	4.69	4.58	4.71	0.16	0.46	10.20	0.50	3.29	0.60	M	NA
2007		4.54	0.40	9.68	1.08	12.68	8.10	2.78	0.30	2.83	1.13	2.07	2.44	48.03
2006		1.97	1.98	4.21	2.62	2.73	2.26	0.54	0.27	2.15	3.91	0.65	3.32	26.61
2005		3.08	3.57	1.13	2.13	3.54	1.22	0.78	5.97	0.62	0.52	0.92	M	NA
2004		3.44	4.30	2.81	6.52	3.00	8.50	3.87	0.94	0.66	6.81	9.59	1.19	51.63
2003		0.55	3.92	1.55	0.72	2.88	5.17	0.92	2.95	3.77	2.66	1.92	0.51	27.52
2002		0.79	2.18	3.55	1.20	3.31	2.43	4.30	1.03	2.82	11.03	1.47	9.49	43.60
2001		3.38	2.69	4.73	0.97	3.48	1.68	1.00	4.56	2.75	2.63	5.07	3.86	36.80
2000		2.31	4.24	2.73	3.44	5.65	8.96	0.56	0.14	1.11	4.12	7.67	6.33	47.26
1999		2.33	0.51	3.25	2.02	2.33	1.02	4.50	0.10	1.03	0.27	1.89	3.00	22.25
1998		4.37	3.87	2.11	1.69	0.61	1.35	0.43	1.36	5.03	6.38	2.86	4.06	34.12
1997		2.74	7.72	4.02	4.28	3.88	5.60	0.76	1.41	1.24	2.39	2.61	4.42	41.07
1996		0.81	0.17	1.16	2.65	1.95	3.11	2.76	5.39	3.58	1.09	4.34	3.07	30.08
1995		0.91	0.75	3.67	7.57	4.87	3.70	2.17	7.61	3.98	0.32	1.71	1.27	38.53
1994		1.46	3.20	2.80	2.46	6.73	1.74	0.34	0.62	0.99	6.84	4.17	5.02	36.37
1993		3.00	3.44	4.61	3.52	2.59	2.08	0.00	0.22	4.66	4.93	2.58	1.82	33.45
1992		4.81	6.34	3.99	1.60	5.82	3.32	0.95	0.64	2.30	1.45	4.86	4.07	40.15
1991		5.12	1.58	1.00	2.75	5.92	3.88	4.32	6.34	3.39	3.26	2.75	7.05	47.36
1990		2.65	3.76	6.02	4.03	6.18	0.93	0.83	1.74	6.44	5.91	4.17	1.90	44.56
1989		3.40	2.97	2.93	1.75	10.04	4.92	3.03	2.29	0.37	1.57	0.33	0.67	34.27
1988		0.58	1.93	3.42	1.34	1.10	5.88	1.07	0.92	4.63	1.36	1.74	2.76	26.73
1987		1.78	2.92	1.85	1.84	6.73	5.23	1.54	0.54	6.94	1.27	4.76	3.60	39.00
1986		0.08	5.03	0.53	2.54	8.23	4.47	0.39	0.68	3.61	5.77	3.92	4.41	39.66
1985		1.32	2.23	3.61	3.14	1.96	5.59	1.34	1.25	6.74	3.86	4.14	2.60	37.78
1984		0.98	1.20	3.89	0.68	3.88	1.35	1.93	1.80	1.14	10.85	3.33	5.40	36.43
1983		1.27	3.70	3.91	0.14	4.60	1.19	3.68	2.87	0.74	1.54	3.00	0.74	27.38
1982		1.42	1.64	3.95	2.50	7.09	3.86	3.12	0.15	0.04	1.72	4.07	2.44	32.00
1981		0.93	1.82	3.66	1.23	3.91	7.55	0.33	0.61	4.81	7.25	1.20	0.68	33.98
1980		2.57	1.94	2.76	4.01	5.18	0.77	0.01	0.05	2.47	0.98	2.63	3.25	26.62
1979		2.94	2.38	4.81	1.86	9.73	4.44	4.71	5.17	2.46	2.14	0.41	4.65	45.70
1978		0.99	3.21	3.51	2.75	2.97	1.36	0.66	1.60	0.65	2.05	5.17	1.79	26.71
1977		1.92	3.78	2.91	7.89	1.44	1.67	1.05	1.55	0.46	1.36	2.83	0.14	27.00
1976		1.27	0.48	1.90	7.50	5.26	3.56	11.16	0.37	6.27	6.02	1.49	3.15	48.43
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975		1.43	3.30	1.29	5.28	12.77	2.70	2.69	1.00	2.53	2.36	0.50	2.01	37.86
1974		1.59	1.27	0.58	3.37	2.80	1.17	1.84	9.76	7.35	6.00	3.53	2.33	41.59
1973		3.79	2.03	2.89	4.82	3.67	7.89	4.70	1.06	5.36	10.44	0.68	0.73	48.06
1972		2.84	0.26	0.16	1.92	1.95	2.91	5.85	1.86	2.31	6.91	3.06	1.07	31.10
1971		0.05	1.49	0.86	2.75	0.81	1.07	10.14	2.10	1.19	3.62	1.96	4.36	30.40
1970		1.11	4.07	4.78	1.72	2.87	1.30	0.08	2.05	8.67	3.23	0.10	0.93	30.91
1969		0.55	2.60	3.75	3.84	4.34	0.52	0.03	2.29	5.13	6.21	2.76	2.91	34.93
1968		4.36	2.00	2.58	3.67	7.76	5.36	0.98	0.81	5.29	1.69	3.85	1.80	40.15
1967		0.32	0.76	2.35	8.60	5.44	0.21	1.52	0.53	4.11	4.19	3.96	3.49	35.48
1966		1.25	2.34	0.74	8.48	3.44	2.19	0.95	4.64	5.14	0.04	0.16	0.61	29.98
1965				3.57	1.18	14.08	0.89	0.26	0.82	4.10	2.96	4.39	2.59	NA
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann