Whitney Dam Climatology

Severe Thunderstorms in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest; Critical Fire Weather in the West; Dangerous Heat in the Central and Eastern U.S.

Severe thunderstorms are likely today across the northern Plains and into the upper Mississippi Valley. Gusty winds and dry conditions will result in widespread critical fire weather through Saturday across parts of the Four Corners region and the Great Basin. A significant and dangerous heat wave will expand from the Central U.S. into the Eastern U.S this weekend through much of next week. 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