Waco - New Year's Day Climatology

Strong to Severe Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley; Heavy Rain and Flooding in the Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms are expected from central Texas to middle Tennessee and Kentucky this afternoon into tonight. Large hail and damaging winds are the main threats. Heavy to excessive rainfall may produce areas of flooding today and tonight from central Texas into the lower Mississippi Valley. Read More >

Waco - New Year's Day Climatology

January 1

Temperature
Normal maximum: 58°F Normal minimum: 36°F Number of freezes: 50 Number of days with maximum: 100°F or more: 0 32°F or less: 6

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Maximum
1	86	2006
2	82	2022
3	79	1904
4	78	1905
5 (tie)	77	2023
	77	1965
	77	1916

Rank	Temperature	Year
Lowest Minimum
1 (tie)	15	1979
1 (tie)	15	1928
3 (tie)	19	2018
3 (tie)	19	1974
5	20	1977

Rank	Temperature	Year
Lowest Maximum
1	25	1979
2	26	1928
3 (tie)	31	2018
	31	2001
	31	1947

Rank	Temperature	Year
Highest Minimum
1 (tie)	64	1966
1 (tie)	64	1965
3	63	1930
4	62	2005
5	60	2004

Precipitation

Number of occurrences with any precipitation: 45
Number of occurrences with measurable precipitation: 29
Average amount when precipitation occurred: 0.15"
Chance of measurable precipitation: 23%
Number of occurrences of:
   thunder: 3
     snow: 4
     sleet (ice pellets): 5
     freezing rain/freezing drizzle (glaze): 6
     fog: 27

Rank	Precipitation	Year
Wettest
1	1.39	1944
2	1.07	1926
3	0.90	1903
4	0.62	1947
5	0.55	1972

Strong to Severe Thunderstorms from the Southern Plains to the Ohio Valley; Heavy Rain and Flooding in the Southern Plains

Waco - New Year's Day Climatology

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Waco - New Year's Day Climatology