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Atmospheric River in California; Fire Weather Concerns in the Central Plains

An atmospheric river will continue to bring gusty to high winds, moderate to heavy rainfall, and potential flooding to California through Saturday. Dry, gusty winds will bring elevated fire weather conditions to parts of the central and southern High Plains Friday. Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

Season Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Total
2025-2026 0.0              
2024-2025 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
2023-2024 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
2022-2023 0.0 T T 0.1 ice 0.0 0.0 0.1
2021-2022 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
2020-2021 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 4.6 0.0 0.0 9.0
2019-2020 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
2018-2019 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1
2017-2018 0.0 0.0 T T T 0.0 0.0 T
2016-2017 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
2015-2016 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
2014-2015 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.7 0.7 0.0 1.4
2013-2014 0.0 T T T T 0.1 0.0 0.1
2012-2013 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
2011-2012 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
2010-2011 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
2009-2010 0.0 0.0 0.1 ice 3.6 0.0 0.0 3.7
2008-2009 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
2007-2008 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 1.1 0.0 1.1
2006-2007 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 3.5 3.5
2005-2006 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 ice 0.0 0.0 T
2004-2005 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
2003-2004 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 0.0 0.0 2.3
2002-2003 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.5
2001-2002 0.0 T T T T T 0.0 T
2000-2001 0.0 0.0 0.6 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.6
1999-2000 0.0 0.0 T ice 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1998-1999 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1997-1998 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1996-1997 0.0 ice T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1995-1996 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1994-1995 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1993-1994 T 2.4 T T 1.4 0.0 0.0 3.8
1992-1993 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1991-1992 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T T
1990-1991 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1989-1990 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1988-1989 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.8 0.0 1.0
1987-1988 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.4 0.0 0.0 1.5
1986-1987 0.0 T T T 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0
1985-1986 0.0 0.0 ice T T 0.0 0.0 T
1984-1985 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.9 0.0 0.0 2.9
1983-1984 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 T 0.0 T
1982-1983 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1981-1982 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 T T 0.0 6.0
1980-1981 0.0 0.8 0.0 T 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
1979-1980 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1978-1979 0.0 0.0 0.2 T T 0.0 0.0 0.2
1977-1978 0.0 T 0.0 2.2 0.2 T 0.0 2.4
1976-1977 0.0 0.8 0.0 1.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6
1975-1976 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1974-1975 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 0.8 0.0 0.0 1.8
1973-1974 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1972-1973 0.0 T T 2.6 T 0.0 0.0 2.6
1971-1972 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1970-1971 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T T 0.0 T
1969-1970 0.0 T T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1968-1969 0.0 T 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1967-1968 0.0 0.0 T T 1.0 T 0.0 1.0
1966-1967 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1965-1966 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.6 4.8 0.0 0.0 7.4
1964-1965 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 2.0 0.2 0.0 2.2
1963-1964 0.0 0.0 1.0 5.6 1.0 T 0.0 7.6
1962-1963 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 T 0.0 1.0
1961-1962 0.0 0.0 T T T 1.0 0.0 1.0
1960-1961 0.0 0.0 T 2.0 T 0.0 0.0 2.0
1959-1960 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.4 ice 0.0 0.4
1958-1959 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1957-1958 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1956-1957 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1955-1956 0.0 T 0.0 0.9 0.4 0.0 0.0 1.3
1954-1955 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1953-1954 0.0 0.0 T T T T 0.0 T
1952-1953 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5
1951-1952 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1950-1951 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.0 T 0.0 1.8
1949-1950 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 T 0.0 T
1948-1949 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.0
1947-1948 0.0 0.0 T 1.0 T 1.0 0.0 2.0
1946-1947 0.0 0.0 2.0 T T T 0.0 2.0
1945-1946 0.0 0.0 T 0.5 T 0.0 0.0 0.5
1944-1945 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1943-1944 0.0 0.0 ice 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.0
1942-1943 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 ice 0.0 T
1941-1942 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2
1940-1941 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1939-1940 0.0 0.0 T 5.8 3.0 0.0 0.0 8.8
1938-1939 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1937-1938 0.0 6.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5
1936-1937 0.0 0.0 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1935-1936 0.0 0.0 T 1.5 T 0.0 0.0 1.5
1934-1935 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1933-1934 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T
1932-1933 0.0 0.0 1.1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 1.1
1931-1932 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.8
1930-1931 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.0 0.4
1929-1930 0.0 T 13.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.0
1928-1929 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1927-1928 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 T T 0.5
1926-1927 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T
1925-1926 0.0 0.0 T 8.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0
1924-1925 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1923-1924 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 13.0 0.0 0.0 13.0
1922-1923 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.0
1921-1922 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T
1920-1921 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1919-1920 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1918-1919 0.0 T 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1917-1918 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.5
1916-1917 0.0 T T 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.0 1.1
1915-1916 0.0 0.0 0.5 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5
1914-1915 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 3.5
1913-1914 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 ice 0.0 ice
1912-1913 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1911-1912 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1910-1911 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1909-1910 0.0 0.0 1.5 T 3.0 0.0 0.0 4.5
1908-1909 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 T 0.0 T
1907-1908 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T
1906-1907 0.0 T 0.0 T T 0.0 0.0 T
1905-1906 0.0 0.0 T 2.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 3.1
1904-1905 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 T
1903-1904 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1902-1903 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0
1901-1902   0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 0.0 NA

 

T = snowfall too scant to measure or frozen precipitation melted as it fell
ice = a month or season with freezing rain/drizzle (glaze) but no snow or sleet

 

 

While the climate record for Waco is considered continuous, these snowfall totals are from the following locations:

1  1901-1934  Downtown Waco (3 separate locations)
2  1934-1940  North Waco
3  1940-1943  Rich Field
4  1943-present

 current airport location (various names below)

  • 1943-1951     Blackland Field
  • 1951-1973     Waco Municipal Airport
  • 1973-1993     Madison Cooper Airport
  • 1993-present     Waco Regional Airport