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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 - Groundhog Day Climatology

February 2

Temperature
  • Normal maximum: 61°F
  • Normal minimum: 38°F
  • Number of freezes: 37
  • Number of days with maximum:
         100°F or more: 0
         32°F or less: 5
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1
(tie)
82 2025
82 1995
3 81 2020
4 78 1987
5
(tie)
77 2006
77 1976
77 1962

 

Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 4 1985
2 6 1951
3
(tie)
16 2011
16 1918
16 1917

  

Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 24 2011
2 27 1985
3 29 1996
4 30 1905
5 33 1959
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 1903
2 64 1986
3 62 1911
4
(tie)
57 1944
57 1927
 
Precipitation
  • Number of occurrences with any precipitation: 41
  • Number of occurrences with measurable precipitation: 29
  • Average amount when precipitation occurred: 0.28"
  • Chance of measurable precipitation: 23%
  • Number of occurrences of:
         thunder: 5 
         snow: 3 
         sleet (ice pellets): 5 
         freezing rain/freezing drizzle (glaze): 4 
         fog: 33
Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.48 1975
2 1.30 1910
3 1.25 2022
4 0.94 2023
5 0.93 1929