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Balmorhea Cooperative Precipitation Data

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  Balmorhea Cooperative Precipitation 
1923-2020
Elevation 3220 FT

 

Balmorhea Normals 1981-2010 
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 61.0 66.4 73.3 81.2 89.0 94.8 94.4 93.2 87.4 79.7 70.5 61.3  79.4
Minimum 30.3 33.4 38.7 47.2 56.6 64.3 66.5 65.5 59.0 49.2 37.9 29.7 48.2
Precipitation 0.58 0.73 0.29 0.79 1.22 1.27 1.73 2.23 2.29 1.24 0.50 0.67 13.54
Snowfall 1.4  0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.0
Heating Degree Days  600 425 295 110 16 1 0 0 15 98 332 605 2497
Cooling Degree Days 0 3 16 86 258 437 479 445 261 81 8 0 2074

 

Balmorhea Precipitation (1923-2020) 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.00 0.00 2.88 0.00 0.00 0.66 0.00 0.00 1.17 0.00 T M 4.71i
2019 0.00 0.00 1.20 0.42 1.15 2.81 1.11 0.84 4.41 0.40 4.41 0.90 17.65
2018 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.25 1.62 2.30 M 3.65 4.50 1.20 0.80 15.22i
2017 0.70 0.00 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.94 3.05 1.88 4.32 0.00 M M 11.22i
2016 0.00  0.00i M 0.40 0.83 2.26 M 7.26 3.06 0.60 0.77 0.88 16.06i
2015 1.91 0.00  2.33  0.33 2.45 0.75 1.85  M 0.85 3.87 1.60 0.04 15.98i
2014  M 0.01 0.53  M  0.53   3.45  0.76 1.30   6.51  0.05 1.68  0.77  15.59i
2013 3.48 0.00 0.00 0.00i  1.16  0.71  5.65  1.01i  M  0.30  0.00i  M  M
2012 1.63 0.02 0.02 1.05   1.14  0.19  2.36  1.26 3.78 0.33 0.00  0.00  11.78
2011 0.00 T 0.00 0.00  0.00   0.00  1.27  0.11 0.51  0.15  0.00  0.55   2.59
2010 1.14 0.52 0.40 1.53 0.50 0.70 5.71 1.72 1.77 0.00 0.00  0.00  13.99
2009 0.00 0.15 0.09 0.12 1.00 1.51 3.23 2.47 0.91 1.17 0.10 0.84  11.59 
2008 0.10 0.00   M  M M  1.45 2.82 0.47 2.76 0.64  0.00  M M
2007 1.66 0.07  M 0.87 M 1.62 1.22  M 1.46 1.00 0.60 M M
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.00 T 0.00 0.00 M 0.49 1.27 2.39 3.05 2.11 M M M
2005 0.86 2.09 0.10 0.19 1.09 0.39 1.10 4.44 0.57 4.66 0.00 0.00 15.49
2004 1.32 1.32 1.11 2.29 0.28 0.50 2.22 M 4.79 1.67 3.52 0.12 19.14i
2003 0.00 0.81 M 0.00 0.43 0.95 M 1.53 M 2.99 0.36 0.00 7.07
2002 0.45 1.35 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.00 1.05 0.41 1.31 2.29 0.76 M  7.78i 
2001 1.03i 0.80 0.38 0.35 0.59 0.12 0.26 0.30 0.78 0.29 1.12 0.00 6.02i
2000 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.23 0.00 2.78 1.59 0.62 M 2.08 0.51 0.28 8.09i
1999 0.10 0.00 0.73 0.02 0.41 3.91 1.75 1.54 0.55 0.00 0.00 T 9.01
1998 0.00 0.00 0.25 0.00 0.22 0.08 0.89 1.12 0.08 1.88 0.99 0.83 6.34
1997 0.00i 2.14 0.15 1.96 0.90  0.29i 0.20 3.04 0.07 0.03 0.33 1.83 10.94i
1996 0.13 0.00 0.10 0.41 0.00 3.03 1.27 1.66 1.95 0.00 0.67 0.00 9.22
1995 0.00 0.48 0.70 1.30 0.90 1.54 0.00 1.59 4.57 0.25 0.00 0.71 12.04
1994 0.68 0.00 0.00 0.10 4.27 1.02 1.30 0.22 0.75 0.77 0.00 0.81 9.92
1993 1.07 0.29 0.43 0.90 0.73 0.39 2.89 2.93 0.50 0.35 0.00 0.90 11.38
1992 1.80 2.96 0.00 0.57 5.86 0.83 1.26 2.83 2.06 0.40 0.55 0.68 19.80
1991 1.17 0.12 0.20 0.78 2.89 2.21 5.75 0.90 5.80 0.16 0.87 1.95 22.80
1990 0.15 1.63 1.27 2.47 0.12 0.44 5.60 6.40 6.59 2.12 0.85 0.17 27.81
1989 0.46 1.54 0.31 0.23 0.35 0.52 0.29 3.79 2.08 0.20 0.00 0.00 9.77
1988 0.00 0.75 0.10 0.20 0.75 0.56 2.23 2.33 3.64 T 0.00 0.15 10.71
1987  0.25  0.97 0.30 2.30 1.71 0.78 0.24 5.19 1.84 0.61 0.05 0.29 14.53
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986 0.28 0.15 0.30 0.01 0.31 2.03 1.34 4.00 2.35 2.70 1.02 2.01i 16.50i
1985 1.41 0.75 0.44 0.16 0.48 1.11 0.72 1.43 5.15 1.46 0.61 T 13.72
1984 0.38 0.09 0.00 0.00 4.59 4.59 0.11 0.93 3.29 2.59 0.92 1.75 19.24
1983 1.13 0.06 0.03 0.07 1.13 0.33 0.84 0.28 1.98 2.50 0.47 0.11 8.93
1982 0.41 T 0.01 0.41 3.37 2.07 0.70 0.43 0.15 0.10 0.69 1.59 9.93
1981 1.73 1.82 0.17 4.81 0.74 0.66 3.13 4.19 5.20 2.28 0.00 0.00 24.73
1980 0.26 0.16 0.00 0.25 0.51 1.56 T 2.73 9.57 0.29 2.59 0.23 18.15
1979 1.43e 0.27 0.03 T 1.69 1.91 1.89 3.61 1.03 0.00 0.00 0.92 12.78e
1978 0.40 0.33 0.00 0.55 0.30 1.56 0.63 3.66 9.37 1.77 2.61 T 21.18
1977 0.50 0.09 0.65 0.76 1.08 0.51 1.60 0.49 0.67 1.87 0.32 0.75 9.29
1976 0.11 0.08 0.05 1.12 1.42 0.16 1.26 0.70 2.86 1.60 0.75 0.22 10.33
1975  1.05e 0.49 0.15 T 2.47 0.04 3.16 0.97 2.53 0.22 0.24 0.58 11.90e
1974 0.52 0.02 0.16 0.11 1.01 0.76 0.09 2.45 12.11 6.47 0.99 0.56 26.25
1973 0.54 1.59 0.55 0.21e 0.82 0.41 11.31 0.83 1.10 0.09 0.00 0.00 17.45e
1972 0.55 0.00 0.20 0.00 3.94 0.87 0.92 4.40 2.54 1.30 0.15 0.02 14.89
1971 0.05 T 0.00 T 0.62 0.40 0.47 3.56 1.91 1.65 0.00 0.88 9.54
1970 0.17 1.36 1.74 0.00 0.04 1.77 0.78 2.82 4.55 1.71 0.00 T 14.94
1969 0.03 0.09 0.27 0.75 1.19 0.59 1.81 0.57 0.07 0.83 1.38 1.25 8.83
1968 0.48 0.71 1.59 0.61 0.41 0.04 4.65 4.73 0.77 0.10 3.45 0.00 17.54
1967 0.00 0.00 1.16 0.51 0.57 3.75 1.43 1.77 1.56 0.46 0.68 0.80 12.69
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.51e 0.06 0.38 0.03 0.41 1.70 0.42 4.05 1.40 1.99 0.00 0.00 10.95e
1965 0.02 1.68 0.37e T 2.87 0.38 0.53 1.03 0.69 0.00 0.19 0.56 8.32e
1964 0.14 0.05 0.25 0.33 1.44 3.29 1.75e 1.95e 2.48 0.43 0.02 0.63 12.76e
1963 0.02 0.49 0.02 0.40 4.28 1.26 1.84 0.96 1.66 1.35 0.66 0.45 13.39
1962 0.26 0.46 0.08 0.48 1.70 0.78 2.56 0.47 1.70 0.27 0.32 0.64 9.72
1961 1.04 0.26 0.34 0.00 2.42 3.68 0.76 1.16 0.18 2.67 0.58 0.06 13.15
1960 0.38 0.62 0.53 0.13 0.30 4.78 2.44 2.97 0.58 2.04 0.21 2.11 17.09
1959 0.15 0.39 0.06 0.52 2.77 0.67 1.48 0.74 0.48 1.28 1.00 0.06 9.60
1958 2.39 1.78 1.08 0.40 1.98 1.54 0.63 0.62 6.89 1.94 0.52 0.00 19.72
1957 0.07 1.74 T 0.32 2.13 1.41 0.58 0.39 0.21 1.96 0.87 0.14 9.82
1956 0.48 0.63e 0.02 0.29 0.55 0.17 0.34 0.29 0.37 0.15 0.00 0.12 3.41e
1955 1.18 0.00 0.00 3.58 1.35 0.20 1.84 0.45 3.20 1.50 1.08 0.05 14.43
1954 0.20 0.21 0.52 0.75 3.13 1.46 0.25 1.11 0.07 0.32 0.00 T 8.02
1953 T 0.06 0.00 0.32 0.32 0.43 0.49 0.15 0.30 2.59 0.01 0.56 5.23
1952 0.07 0.40 0.00 1.69 1.47 1.94 4.00 0.17 0.47 0.00 0.93 0.66 11.80
1951 0.02 0.18 1.07 T 1.40 0.65 1.57 1.19 0.39 0.23 0.10 0.10 6.90
1950 0.06 0.14 0.00 0.66 0.39 0.60 2.73 0.33 3.39 0.47 0.00 T 8.77
1949 2.68 0.29 0.01 1.98 1.05 2.26 2.35 1.11 2.05 1.37 0.00 0.22 15.37
1948 0.25 0.32 0.06 0.52 0.60 0.46 0.85 1.35 0.79 0.77 0.00 0.45 6.42
1947 1.29 T 0.85 0.22 2.17 0.88 0.40 1.17 0.55 0.15 1.20 0.66 9.58
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1946 4.05 T T 0.47 0.43 1.74 0.85 0.33 2.23 2.31 0.23 1.44 14.08
1945 M 0.03 2.00 0.07 0.43 0.17 6.60 1.22 0.47 3.29 0.00 0.02 14.30i
1944 1.35 1.54 0.12 0.19 1.59 2.72 4.57 1.09 2.76 0.50 2.27 1.90 20.60
1943 0.15 T T 0.10 1.99 1.16 0.59 0.37 1.25 1.68 0.80 0.67 8.76
1942 0.21 0.34 0.22 0.47 1.45 1.11 1.07 3.75 0.63 0.52 0.23 1.52 11.52
1941 1.51 1.26 0.48 2.17 5.32 3.77 1.07 1.89 4.94 4.89 0.08 0.38 27.76
1940  0.49 0.58 0.35 0.22 0.98 3.85 0.53 4.04 0.10 4.70 1.46 0.32 17.62
1939 1.71 0.04 0.43 0.44 0.71 2.99 3.48 2.17 0.16 1.38 1.62 0.39 15.52
1938 1.46 0.74 0.07 0.09 0.82 3.98 5.14 0.96 1.59 0.78 0.00 0.55 16.18
1937 T 0.45 0.35 0.93 1.94 1.10 0.85 0.80 1.43 2.89 0.40 0.87 12.05
1936 0.54 0.00 0.82 0.09 2.65 0.48 0.95 0.59 5.15 0.56 1.81 0.11 13.75
1935 T 0.71 T 0.45 1.58 0.97 0.50 3.20 2.57 1.06 0.34 1.05 12.43
1934 0.39 0.07 0.29 0.32 0.23 1.03 0.52 0.81 0.14 T 0.08 0.01 3.89
1933 0.08 0.61 T 0.03 0.22 0.42 0.60 1.09 0.92 2.20 0.23 0.03 6.43
1932 0.48 3.79 0.58 0.45 2.19 0.48 1.55 3.60 11.64 1.20 T 2.19 28.15
1931 1.13 0.90 0.89 3.47 1.35 1.69 1.25 1.47 0.43 0.21 0.86 2.25 15.90
1930 0.32 0.16 0.47 1.50 0.93 4.87 0.72 2.82 0.47 1.98 0.85 0.73 15.82
1929 0.00 0.77 0.93 0.84 1.28 1.33 0.59 0.92 2.13 1.81 0.33 0.22 11.16
1928 0.01 0.12 0.03 0.39 1.33 0.66 4.97 4.62 3.06 0.93 0.64 0.12 16.68
1927 0.13 0.40 0.63 T 0.37 0.54 0.94 0.46 3.74 0.37 0.00 0.58 8.20
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1926 0.60 0.00 1.68 0.75 1.50 1.36 2.60 2.68 2.09 2.69 0.74 1.62 18.31
1925 T 0.00 0.00 2.22 1.43 0.13 2.13 3.73 2.27 2.65 T 0.09 14.65
1924 T 1.98 0.33 0.46 0.02 T 1.50 0.21 2.64 1.74 T 0.23 9.11
1923 STATION NOT OPEN 0.90 1.48 1.48 2.17 M

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

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