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Thunderstorms from the Plains into the Central Appalachians; Heavy Rain in the Central Gulf Coast; Heat Across Portions of the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms are likely from from northeast New Mexico/Southeast Colorado, eastward into the Central Plains through the Central Appalachians. Slow moving low to bring heavy rainfall to the Central Gulf Coast into the weekend. Dangerous heat is expected from the Lower Mississippi Valley, Tennessee Valley, Ohio Valley into the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast. Read More >

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Chisos Basin Cooperative Precipitation Data

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  Chisos Basin Cooperative Precipitation 
1943-2020
Elevation 5330 FT

Chisos Basin Normals 1981-2010 
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 56.9 60.6 66.9 74.4 81.5 84.9 83.1 82.0 78.1 72.5 64.5 57.9  71.9
Minimum 37.2 39.5 43.9 51.1 59.1 63.8 64.0 63.3 58.9 52.4 44.0 38.0 51.3
Precipitation 0.74 0.71 0.48 0.76 1.68 2.65 3.69 3.45 2.32 1.76 0.61 0.51 19.36
Snowfall 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.1 1.4
Heating Degree Days  556 420 306 124 23 3 1 1 24 116 326 529 2429
Cooling  Degree Days 0 1 9 57 187 283 266 238 129 37 4 0 1211

 

Chisos Basin Precipitation (1943-2020) 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.86 0.67 0.79 0.05i 0.70 1.16 0.57 0.19 2.45 0.00 0.00 0.21  7.65i
2019  0.78i 0.05 0.04 1.02 0.52 1.85  0.03i 1.74i 6.51 0.03 1.38 0.80 14.72i
2018 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.11 1.53 3.51 3.53 2.36 8.64 3.58 0.41 1.71i 25.53i
2017 0.07 1.02 0.09 0.41 3.04 0.73 5.47 3.65 2.42 0.29 0.02 1.81 19.02
2016 0.18 0.44 0.54 0.00 1.26 4.34 0.90 9.57 4.03 0.21 0.69 1.86 24.02
2015 1.67 0.64  1.73   0.85   1.08 3.55  1.97  0.55 1.48  2.04  0.43 0.52 16.51
2014 0.00 0.14  0.00   0.59   2.53   1.42   2.39  2.08  3.19  0.00  3.93  0.29 16.56
2013 1.81  T 0.00  T 0.38 1.21  1.50   0.97  3.88  0.24i 2.18   0.68   12.85 
2012 0.04 1.47  0.34   1.02   3.65   2.52   3.73   3.18  1.48  0.93  0.23   0.03  18.61
2011 0.02 T   0.00   0.00  0.00  0.00   1.58  0.96  1.40  0.01 0.29   0.05  4.31
2010 1.33 1.16  0.00 2.94 0.34 1.48  6.40  2.21 3.51 0.00 0.00 0.00  19.37 
2009 0.02 0.00  0.82 T 1.99 3.92  2.29  3.20 0.71 1.48 0.75 0.70 15.88
2008 0.54 0.00  0.09 0.08 1.40 1.96  5.18  6.34 4.62 0.64 0.00 0.15  21.00 
2007  3.39  0.06  1.26 0.25 3.03 2.25  5.48  1.98  4.76 0.71 0.94 T  24.11 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.13 0.00 0.03 0.37 1.35 0.85 1.16 8.55 1.31 1.76 0.00 0.96 16.47
2005 0.76 0.76 0.10 0.04 1.31 0.53 2.44 3.67 0.93 2.21 0.00 0.65 13.40
2004 1.15 0.41 2.71 1.61 2.40 3.40 4.13 4.63 4.09 1.01 2.16 0.04 27.74
2003 0.23 1.14 0.40 0.15 1.95 5.83 5.99 2.02 1.31 5.35 0.10 T 24.47
2002 0.01 0.11 0.00 0.10 1.25 1.26 3.20 5.51 0.11 3.50 0.07 0.45 15.57
2001 1.01i 0.50 0.22 0.38 1.53 0.11 0.67 4.38 0.89 0.95 1.55 T 12.19i
2000 0.00 0.69 0.15 0.23 0.00 4.03 2.25 1.55 0.15 4.30 2.49 0.31 16.15
1999 0.00 0.07 0.63 0.20 0.43 5.85 4.90 2.25 1.40 0.13 0.00 T 15.86
1998 T 0.30 0.25 0.00 0.02 2.38 3.39 3.78 0.48 2.10 1.55 0.04 14.29
1997  0.30i 2.06 1.74 2.12 1.79 1.69 2.76 1.52 1.29 0.91 1.09 0.92 18.19i
1996 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.11 1.21 4.61 2.33 4.94 0.98 0.76 0.50 T 15.49
1995 0.02 0.80 0.00 0.64 1.95 3.01 0.39 1.52 6.02 0.39 0.79 M 15.53i
1994 1.04 0.81 1.30 0.17 1.82 2.77 2.91 1.04 0.27 1.73i 0.13 0.16 14.15i
1993 0.83 0.47 0.40 0.07 1.61 0.84 4.91 0.84 3.33 1.63 0.09 0.55 15.57
1992  1.56i 3.96 0.22 1.72 4.01 1.04 5.28 5.89 0.65 0.24 0.64 0.28 25.49i
1991 0.47 0.65 0.20 0.95 0.76 2.14 10.69 5.63 3.50 0.09 0.54 3.00 28.62
1990 0.20 0.89  0.67 0.36 1.36 0.73 7.60 6.70 5.78 2.87 0.44 0.24 27.84
1989 0.54 2.37  0.16 0.02 0.64 0.77 0.71 1.84 0.78 0.33 0.19 0.41 8.76
1988 0.01 0.19  0.18 0.01 5.30 1.45 6.94 1.96 2.73 0.35 T 0.32 19.44
1987 0.52 0.75  0.00 1.27 2.49 1.25 2.18 7.86 1.94 0.55 0.09 1.10 20.00
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986  1.63 0.66 0.00 1.04 0.51 8.08 1.91 5.75 3.65 6.37 1.19i 2.90 33.69i
1985 1.43i 0.29 0.72 0.29 1.60 M 1.20 0.65 6.28 0.69 0.53 0.00 13.68i
1984 1.33 0.05 M 0.01 2.31 4.65 2.44 2.17 2.64 2.04 1.53 0.55 19.72i
1983 1.55 0.99 1.30 0.90 1.92 0.17 2.34 2.49 1.29 3.83 0.79 0.01 17.58
1982 1.21 0.62 0.00i 1.13 2.79 3.77 4.02 1.78 1.13 0.01 0.39 1.32 18.17i
1981  1.15 0.40 0.66 3.84 1.57 5.03 1.79 4.66 2.93 6.17 0.00 0.00 28.20
1980 0.17 0.15 0.10 0.02 0.05 3.23 0.62 10.71 3.62 0.74 1.08 0.78 21.27
1979 0.13 0.27 0.20 1.07 2.51 2.82 2.02 4.32 1.58 0.00 0.25 0.04 15.21
1978 0.58 0.54 0.35 0.16 2.23 0.91 2.33 6.91 7.65 1.82 2.71 0.52 26.71
1977  0.14 0.02 0.04 1.00 0.47 3.90 1.42 0.42 0.22 0.51 0.34 0.10 8.58
1976 0.35 0.00 T 0.68 3.19 0.91 7.28 1.21 4.28 2.40 0.88 1.38 22.56
1975 0.32 0.76 T 0.02 0.90 0.43 8.91 5.50 0.57 0.46 0.18 0.60 18.65
1974 0.06 0.02 0.97 0.16 0.98 0.08 3.30 7.78 6.16 1.26 0.54 1.29 22.60
1973 0.20 1.76 0.04 0.15 1.21 1.09 4.81 2.02 2.70 T 0.00 T 13.98
1972 0.58 0.00 0.40 0.00 2.03 0.75 0.78 4.71 5.95 1.40 0.79 T 17.39
1971 0.10 T 0.00 T 0.31 0.69 4.07 3.32 1.30 7.49 T 0.24 17.52
1970 0.32 1.82 1.11 0.34 0.40 3.59 1.37 4.15 10.46 2.09 0.00 0.17 25.82
1969 0.67 0.06 0.04 0.54 1.93 1.42 2.98 1.51 0.79 1.60 0.44e 0.80 12.78e
1968 1.36 1.21 1.33 1.86 0.67 1.35 4.43 3.45 4.33 1.24 1.72 0.02 22.97
1967 0.12 0.84 1.46 0.04 0.06 5.37 1.78 2.75 3.27 0.72 0.02 0.72 17.15
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.45 0.37 0.28 0.46 0.38 2.68 2.29 2.55 5.67 6.47 0.00 0.16 21.76
1965 0.37 0.96 0.07 0.00 1.02 2.65 1.32 3.30 4.16 0.00 0.36 0.81 15.02
1964 0.11 0.00 0.39 0.14 1.65 2.42 1.56 1.65 2.35 0.45 0.00 1.54 12.26
1963 0.39 0.58 0.33 1.30 3.95 0.99 3.56 3.14 1.80 1.39 0.58 0.39 18.40
1962 0.18 0.06 0.14 0.12 0.48 1.57 4.27 0.68 1.90 2.15 0.35 1.06 12.96
1961 2.15 0.82 0.17 1.11 4.14 2.42 4.07 2.54 0.81 1.17 1.96 0.05 21.41
1960  1.69 0.21 0.00 1.47  0.26 1.65 5.67 5.28 0.04 0.60 0.72 1.53 19.12
1959 0.03 0.39 0.00 0.83 2.71 3.16 5.62 0.90 0.89 1.77 2.37 0.62 19.29
1958 2.53 1.20 0.51 0.04 1.36 1.02 1.02 1.11  4.34 2.81 0.53 0.35 16.82
1957 0.31 1.18 0.74 0.58 4.86 0.95 2.79 0.47 1.76 2.18 0.44 0.52 16.78
1956 1.23 0.13 0.00 T 1.41 1.73 1.91 1.06 2.24 0.56 0.09 0.05 10.41
1955 0.40 0.00 0.00 0.29 1.30 1.64 1.27 2.71 1.40 0.13 0.83 0.07 10.04
1954  0.36 0.01 0.00 1.64 1.47 1.26 0.79 4.99 0.44 0.36 0.00 0.12 11.44
1953 0.00 0.41 0.99 0.43 0.59 0.05 4.07 1.17 0.60 0.53 0.00 0.18 9.02
1952 0.66 0.11 0.24 1.46 1.10 1.10 6.03 0.05 0.02 0.00 0.07 0.92 11.76
1951 0.16 0.05 1.32 0.02 0.52 3.67 2.57 0.89 0.77 1.09 0.03 0.45 11.54
1950 1.31 0.33 0.06 0.06 1.07 2.82 6.57 4.02 1.77 M 0.00 0.00 18.01i
1949 2.16 0.82 0.08 2.61 1.93 2.08 1.67 3.80 3.37 1.61 0.00 0.79 20.92
1948 0.04 0.30 0.00 0.39 0.35 2.92 4.07 0.62 0.87 1.61 0.19 0.39 11.75
1947 1.45 0.13 0.41 T 3.03 2.39 0.36 4.65 1.78 0.65 0.38 1.54 16.77
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1946 2.19 M 0.19 0.70 3.19 3.51 1.31 1.26 3.47 2.16 0.01 0.99 18.98i
1945 0.42 0.63 0.72 0.10 0.05 0.45 4.54 0.90 1.87 1.50 0.00 0.00 11.18
1944 1.49 M 0.35 0.00 1.16 2.45 1.47 4.44 2.31 0.22 0.94 0.44 15.27i
1943 STATION NOT OPEN 0.05 1.86 0.20 1.28 1.46   M

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

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