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Severe Thunderstorms in the Northeast and Northern Plains; Critical Fire Weather in the West

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and hail are forecast across the Northeast U.S. and North Dakota today. Heavy to excessive rainfall is possible over eastern New Mexico into western Texas and over the western Florida peninsula today. Critical fire weather conditions will persist today over parts of the interior Northwest and Great Basin. Read More >

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Waco - Election Day Climatology

the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November

Temperature
  • Normal maximum: 73°F
  • Normal minimum: 49°F
  • Number of freezes: 3
  • Number of days with maximum:
         100°F or more: 0 
         32°F or less: 0
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Date
1
(tie)
88 Nov 8, 2005
88 Nov 7, 1989
88 Nov 5, 1963
4
(tie)
85 Nov 8, 1994
85 Nov 8, 1966
85 Nov 6, 1945
85 Nov 3, 1936

 

Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Date
1 26 Nov 8, 1938
2 29 Nov 5, 1991
3 31 Nov 6, 1951
4 35 Nov 5, 1929
5 36 Nov 3, 1970

  

Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Date
1 49 Nov 8, 1938
2 53 Nov 8, 1955
3
(tie)
54 Nov 7, 2000
54 Nov 7, 1933
5 55 Nov 2, 1954
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Date
1 71 Nov 8, 2005
2 70 Nov 8, 1966
3 69 Nov 7, 1944
4
(tie)
68 Nov 4, 2003
68 Nov 8, 1927
 
Precipitation
  • Number of occurrences with any precipitation: 36
  • Number of occurrences with measurable precipitation: 32
  • Average amount when precipitation occurred: 0.42"
  • Chance of measurable precipitation: 26%
  • Number of occurrences of:
         thunder: 6 
         snow: 0 
         sleet (ice pellets): 1 
         freezing rain/freezing drizzle (glaze): 0 
         fog: 26
Wettest
Rank Precipitation Date
1 1.71 Nov 2, 1982
2 1.62 Nov 4, 1986
3 1.60 Nov 7, 1911
4 1.46 Nov 5, 1935
5 1.05 Nov 4, 2014