Whitney Dam Climatology

Excessive Rainfall Potential for the Southeast; Heat Expands for Center of the Nation; Critical Fire Weather for Pacific Northwest

Flash flooding threatens areas from the Tennessee Valley to the Carolinas as storms repeat along a stalled front. Monsoonal storms may trigger flooding in the Southwest. Dangerous heat expands across the Desert Southwest, Plains, mid-Mississippi Valley and Southern Tier. Critical fire weather for interior Pacific Northwest. Cooler, drier air brings brief relief to the Great Lakes and Northeast. 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
2026		2.93	0.65	1.99	4.51	4.73	4.97
2025		3.42	0.78	3.84	3.38	6.66	7.23	7.94	2.20	2.18	3.58	3.42	0.06	44.69
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