Whitney Dam Climatology

Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall through This Weekend

A multi-day thunderstorm and heavy rain event will impact the south-central U.S. this Memorial Day weekend. Severe thunderstorms may produce large hail, severe gusts, and a possible tornado or two across portions of the central and southern Plains through Monday. The threat for heavy to excessive rainfall and possible flash flooding will return to the south-central U.S., especially in the Ozarks. Read More >

Whitney Dam (Bosque County)

31º 51' N 97º 22' W

574 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)	57.0	60.8	68.4	76.3	83.7	91.1	95.4	95.8	89.4	79.4	67.7	58.9	77.0
	Minimum (°F)	34.2	38.0	45.5	52.6	62.5	69.6	71.7	71.6	65.7	54.5	44.2	36.7	53.9
	Precipitation (in.)	2.51	2.42	3.49	3.55	4.60	3.85	1.68	2.03	3.83	4.37	2.56	2.69	37.58
Monthly Precipitation
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2025		3.42	0.78	3.84
2024		3.74	2.54	3.96	6.80	14.34	1.64	5.08	0.70	5.20	0.05	1.28	3.89	49.22
2023		1.55	2.78	1.51	4.17	5.40	3.07	0.27	1.01	3.20	6.24	0.73	3.38	33.31
2022		0.20	1.48	1.83	1.68	3.64	0.33	0.46	2.34	3.13	3.38	3.62	0.68	22.77
2021		2.46	0.99	2.37	1.64	7.83	5.77	5.38	1.85	2.55	3.63	1.82	0.13	36.42
2020		2.16	5.27	6.14	1.82	5.28	2.28	4.24	7.81	9.41	1.60	0.89	1.24	48.14
2019		2.65	0.67	1.63	7.96	4.44	4.04	0.89	0.68	0.44	4.80	0.68	0.52	29.40
2018		0.57	5.32	2.57	1.32	3.41	0.68	1.36	3.69	4.03	13.17	2.56	4.87	43.55
2017		2.80	3.52	1.69	7.30	2.64	8.76	2.29	5.09	1.05	1.56	1.32	2.11	40.13
2016		0.65	2.25	3.98	7.33	6.09	3.34	0.66	6.01	2.58	1.29	3.27	2.15	39.60
2015		4.10	1.96	5.36	4.02	14.40	5.54	0.00	0.28	0.71	12.64	6.90	4.10	60.01
2014		0.19	0.42	1.20	3.15	7.28	8.48	0.88	0.41	0.53	3.09	2.03	0.75	28.85
2013		5.22	0.89	1.60	2.82	3.32	1.67	7.74	0.51	4.09	6.29	1.90	2.35	38.40
2012		4.98	3.24	5.35	1.34	3.07	2.28	2.07	3.41	4.15	0.47	0.20	0.87	31.43
2011		2.96	1.81	0.10	1.54	2.86	0.62	0.00	0.00	2.69	4.05	2.22	3.68	22.53
2010		4.72	2.57	3.61	3.09	3.61	2.61	4.42	0.06	15.97	0.03	1.10	1.56	43.35
2009		0.96	0.89	7.51	6.06	2.63	0.82	3.23	1.97	M	M	1.34	1.46	NA
2008		1.00	1.00	3.69	4.37	2.65	0.44	0.52	1.82	1.88	3.92	0.62	0.49	22.40
2007		4.56	1.34	12.65	1.36	14.56	12.28	5.76	0.24	7.86	1.48	1.87	1.74	65.70
2006		2.34	1.28	4.61	0.83	2.44	3.28	0.31	1.58	1.11	4.68	1.10	1.49	25.05
2005		1.44	2.22	2.73	0.73	2.36	1.52	1.06	3.77	0.13	0.22	0.68	0.17	17.03
2004		3.97	3.62	2.19	9.23	1.43	8.36	2.57	1.94	1.54	6.29	10.52	1.03	52.69
2003		0.51	2.61	1.14	1.52	3.77	7.95	1.52	3.19	3.93	2.65	1.40	0.96	31.15
2002		0.67	1.20	2.50	1.51	3.30	1.43	4.72	0.05	1.99	5.79	0.42	5.21	28.79
2001		2.54	3.58	3.94	1.60	4.15	2.30	0.23	1.43	3.00	3.11	4.29	3.80	33.77
2000		1.94	1.13	2.20	2.29	2.86	10.95	0.02	0.00	0.74	3.70	8.08	2.01	35.92
1999		1.99	0.04	2.19	3.83	3.30	2.54	0.28	0.10	0.84	1.25	0.50	1.74	18.60
1998		5.54	3.25	3.80	0.97	0.79	1.06	0.44	2.13	2.91	5.43	3.90	5.73	35.95
1997		2.30	6.61	3.65	6.31	1.58	4.61	0.12	3.11	0.28	4.71	1.47	7.39	42.14
1996		0.71	0.07	0.87	3.08	1.52	1.52	2.15	3.57	3.57	1.71	3.85	1.69	24.31
1995		2.21	1.46	3.70	7.62	8.11	3.61	3.33	4.89	3.12	0.16	1.19	1.14	40.54
1994		1.22	2.70	2.02	1.56	8.94	1.03	0.55	1.19	4.71	3.88	4.03	4.51	36.34
1993		2.47	3.94	3.97	3.37	2.56	2.48	0.00	0.11	0.95	8.32	2.67	1.16	32.00
1992		4.43	5.21	3.33	0.98	4.47	3.17	0.72	1.84	1.79	0.86	4.82	3.04	34.66
1991		3.51	1.39	0.57	3.77	4.09	2.92	1.26	7.47	3.08	5.22	1.68	9.47	44.43
1990		3.86	4.62	6.92	5.28	3.55	1.71	3.46	1.61	3.29	2.61	3.81	1.01	41.73
1989		3.01	3.36	2.27	1.47	6.77	7.05	2.41	5.47	2.52	0.88	0.45	0.39	36.05
1988		0.42	2.71	3.14	1.39	1.60	7.64	0.41	1.89	6.62	2.33	1.40	2.42	31.97
1987		1.40	3.14	1.96	0.39	6.28	10.85	1.86	1.29	3.82	0.41	5.43	3.60	40.43
1986		0.06	2.20	0.70	1.79	5.09	8.34	1.45	1.68	5.06	6.64	2.79	3.44	39.24
1985		1.81	1.70	4.61	1.82	3.44	3.85	1.46	0.00	4.79	5.01	1.53	4.43	34.45
1984		1.07	1.69	3.96	0.85	2.62	2.55	0.86	2.33	0.92	10.24	2.80	5.93	35.82
1983		1.65	3.01	2.85	0.26	5.41	1.01	2.12	3.72	0.34	3.95	3.09	0.70	28.11
1982		1.50	1.75	3.36	2.25	6.44	5.53	2.04	0.69	0.86	1.82	3.90	2.91	33.05
1981		0.80	1.30	4.39	2.59	4.46	13.37	3.40	1.41	1.87	6.95	1.82	0.29	42.65
1980		2.38	1.61	3.56	3.40	4.77	0.94	0.62	1.29	3.76	0.98	1.99	2.34	27.64
1979		2.40	2.53	6.08	1.80	7.39	2.38	3.66	5.09	1.64	3.52	0.26	2.84	39.59
1978		0.89	4.03	1.88	3.33	4.07	0.26	0.56	3.27	1.14	0.85	5.42	0.60	26.30
1977		1.98	2.18	4.60	7.42	2.91	0.89	1.56	3.45	0.06	1.66	3.64	0.46	30.81
1976		0.03	0.70	2.97	7.52	5.20	4.66	7.80	0.15	5.24	4.86	0.62	2.20	41.95
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975		1.61	3.48	1.75	5.01	8.63	0.74	2.28	0.24	3.56	1.25	0.77	2.03	31.35
1974		1.58	1.18	0.55	1.42	2.17	1.76	0.79	9.82	4.73	5.53	2.49	1.77	33.79
1973		2.74	2.25	2.35	6.74	2.81	6.42	8.30	0.00	5.51	9.20	1.40	0.20	47.92
1972		2.32	0.27	0.08	2.73	4.25	2.18	2.75	1.89	2.90	4.38	3.15	0.64	27.54
1971		0.08	2.08	0.54	4.06	2.63	2.11	4.18	1.48	2.02	10.31	1.14	4.11	34.74
1970		0.91	4.30	2.96	1.61	3.42	0.05	0.46	0.31	5.10	5.41	0.06	1.30	25.89
1969		0.32	2.60	3.16	4.40	6.04	0.42	0.10	5.08	1.64	4.38	2.10	2.50	32.74
1968		5.29	1.54	4.49	4.38	9.13	4.45	1.59	1.02	2.11	1.31	3.62	1.46	40.39
1967		0.33	0.72	2.00	2.77	3.26	2.18	4.87	0.60	8.63	6.09	2.36	2.74	36.55
1966		1.09	3.23	1.30	8.60	2.68	1.92	0.29	4.75	5.00	0.41	0.15	0.39	29.81
1965		2.88	4.13	0.37	0.81	11.84	0.94	1.21	3.14	2.84	2.14	2.72	2.36	35.38
1964		3.96	1.71	4.18	2.08	0.65	3.15	0.10	1.88	3.65	0.61	6.33	0.96	29.26
1963		0.58	0.42	0.29	2.26	4.16	1.84	0.28	2.40	1.34	0.15	4.07	1.29	19.08
1962		0.79	1.44	0.68	3.22	2.91	8.79	0.00	0.74	5.43	2.42	2.63	1.25	30.30
1961		7.90	4.35	1.95	0.43	3.51	12.38	2.52	0.72	2.92	3.03	4.93	2.54	47.18
1960		3.27	2.15	0.92	2.79	2.27	3.06	2.82	1.78	1.04	3.83	1.08	7.71	32.72
1959		0.06	3.30	0.62	2.41	5.47	8.59	3.79	1.62	4.11	7.30	1.01	3.13	41.41
1958		1.82	2.86	2.33	4.25	6.11	3.04	0.79	3.19	2.62	1.32	1.86	1.72	31.91
1957		1.44	2.31	2.41	11.15	5.04	2.99	1.02	0.13	3.26	7.56	5.34	0.99	43.64
1956		2.62	1.64	0.10	3.34	2.67	1.13	0.02	0.37	0.21	1.80	2.54	2.12	18.56
1955		1.34	2.79	1.75	2.54	6.23	2.86	2.56	2.53	2.16	0.22	0.01	1.32	26.31
1954		1.26	0.33	0.56	4.49	3.55	2.06	0.71	0.10	2.25	5.43	2.86	0.45	24.05
1953		0.46	1.53	3.10	4.06	5.05	1.73	1.58	1.28	4.22	3.34	1.43	1.97	29.75
1952		0.33	3.37	3.03	9.03	6.04	0.17	1.06	0.24	1.56	0.00	7.16	5.50	37.49
1951		2.33	2.18	1.33	5.07	3.63	5.05	1.63	0.05	3.11	1.87	0.55	0.18	26.98
1950		1.99	5.16	0.83	3.56	3.69	2.66	4.06	1.76	3.66	1.16	1.37	0.00	29.90
1949											2.48	0.33	1.82	NA
Year		Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann

Location below

Map of the Whitney Dam region

Map from tiger.census.gov