National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

Heavy Rainfall to Bring Flooding Threat to California; Heavy Snow in the Sierra

A strong atmospheric river will bring heavy rainfall to California through the holiday week. The heaviest rainfall is expected on Wednesday in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall is expected in the Sierra Nevada from the atmospheric river, raising concerns for major snow‐load impacts. Travel may be difficult to impossible over the passes. Read More >

Season Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr Total
2025-2026 0.0 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