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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Mississippi Valley; Critical Fire Weather in the Southern Plains

Severe thunderstorms will persist tonight across the Middle Mississippi Valley, producing damaging winds, large to very large hail and several tornadoes. Low humidity and windy conditions will continue to produce elevated to critical fire weather conditions across the southern High Plains into midweek. Read More >

  Fort Davis Cooperative Precipitation 
1902-2020
Elevation 4858 FT

 

Fort Davis Normals 1981-2010 

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 59.0 63.8 69.6 77.4 84.2 88.7 87.0 85.3 81.9 76.1 66.9 59.9  75.0
Minimum 28.9 32.3 36.8 44.5 53.3 60.0 62.2 60.7 55.5 45.8 36.0 29.7 45.5
Precipitation 0.48 0.51 0.46 0.67 1.50 2.46 3.26 3.28 2.23 1.45 0.52 0.65 17.47
Snowfall 0.3 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.4 1.8
Heating Degree Days  652 475 367 153 30 1 0 1 24 152 407 626 2888
Cooling  Degree Days 0 0 2 31 147 282 298 249 135 26 1 0 1171

 

   
 Fort Davis Precipitation (1902-2020)
 

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.65 0.66 0.78 0.00 0.42 1.55 1.07 0.79 1.21 0.01 0.00 0.90   8.04
2019 0.27 0.26 0.36 0.57 1.89 4.05 0.21 1.22 2.02 1.45 0.69 1.02 14.01
2018 0.02 0.01 0.00 0.42 1.93 2.07 1.50 1.37 1.74 2.97 0.03 0.34 12.37
2017 0.61 0.00 0.09 2.00 0.11 0.55 3.36 1.96 2.75 0.54 0.15 0.63 12.74
2016 0.08 0.00 0.05 0.25 1.44 2.83 1.26 5.13 1.92 0.31 0.21 0.64 14.12
2015 2.21  0.53  1.39  1.34  1.09   1.58   2.79  1.96  0.85  4.67  2.82 0.15  21.38
2014 0.00 0.05  0.48   0.53  0.22  2.75  1.26   1.53   4.91   1.95  1.38  0.29   15.35
2013 1.24 0.00 0.00  0.09  0.66   2.64   3.78  0.45 1.98   0.50   0.01   1.25   12.60
2012 0.21 0.19  0.03   0.23  1.23  0.05 1.56  1.58  2.26  0.04  0.11 0.00  7.49
2011 0.07 0.02 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.07  2.41  1.24  0.82   0.62  0.03  0.33   5.62
2010 1.44 0.58 1.06 0.75 0.23 3.57 6.34 4.31 1.19 0.00 0.00  0.00   19.47
2009 0.00 0.00 0.51  0.00 3.36 3.17 2.07 3.86 1.22 1.21 0.14 1.35 16.89
2008  M T T  0.00 0.22  0.79 5.67 5.01 2.92  0.17 0.00 0.03  14.81i 
2007 1.96 0.11 1.04 1.13 1.93 1.78 3.47 3.14 1.98  0.18 0.60 0.42 17.74
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 T T 0.06 0.00 T 0.62 0.71 6.74 2.10 2.81 0.00 0.89 13.93
2005 0.37i 2.30 0.06 0.08 0.09 3.90 2.73 3.15 3.82 4.88 0.00 0.08 21.46i
2004 1.37 0.40i 2.01 4.03 1.27 3.12 3.79 6.29 5.27 1.67 3.79i 0.22i 33.23i
2003 0.03 1.57 0.72 0.00 0.48 2.90 3.06 1.67 1.21 2.57 0.02 0.00 14.23
2002 0.17 1.11 0.31 0.20 0.38 1.59 3.34 0.78 0.39 2.15 0.33 0.13 10.88
2001 0.50 1.71 0.23 0.75 1.07 0.45 2.54 0.71 1.11 0.10 1.48 0.04 10.69
2000 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.05 0.07 6.59 1.91 2.11 0.09 3.41 1.05 T 15.33
1999 0.02 0.00 0.32 0.01 2.77 2.93 4.25 2.59 0.53 0.10 0.00 0.37 13.89
1998  0.01 0.05 0.18 0.00 0.18 0.33 3.46 2.30 0.60 1.87 0.20 0.07 9.25
1997  0.31 0.80 0.06 1.75 2.78  1.54 3.50 4.50 0.73 0.34 0.70 1.16 18.17
1996 0.19 0.12 0.10 0.12 0.02 2.57 1.69 4.94 6.02 0.18 0.91 0.07 16.93
1995 0.17 0.21 0.20 1.31 1.10 3.25 0.95 2.31 3.64 1.12 0.57 0.23 15.06
1994 0.97 0.18 0.58 0.21 4.63 1.11 1.30 1.30 2.07 0.91 0.03 0.34 13.63
1993 0.70 0.08 0.81 0.62 0.96 4.32 4.55 2.03 0.50 0.30i 0.00 2.63 17.50i
1992 1.08 1.28 0.23 0.19 3.96 1.57 3.07 3.40 2.64 0.03 0.53 0.21i 18.19i
1991 0.62 0.08 0.32 0.27 1.29 1.41 8.76 1.92 3.82 T 0.86 2.42 21.77
1990 0.06 0.23 1.08 0.86 0.17 0.23 9.05 4.76 5.81 3.10 0.30 1.10 26.75
1989 0.44 2.04 0.45 0.05 0.71 0.28 2.14 3.87 2.53 0.69 0.06 0.01i 13.27i
1988 0.01 0.25 0.27 0.44 3.35 1.35 5.39 2.62 1.24 0.26 0.00 0.33  15.51
1987  0.03  0.79 0.54 3.98 1.48 2.47 2.26 2.61 2.02 0.30 0.03 0.23 16.74
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986 0.34 0.14 0.36 0.10 2.38 3.39 2.17 6.91 2.91 3.04 0.79 2.94 25.47
1985 0.88 0.33i 0.65 0.27 0.48i 1.62 3.06 2.79 3.34 1.37 0.26 0.00 15.05i
1984 0.69 0.00 0.00 0.00 3.40 6.98 1.04 1.69 M 4.10 1.80 1.88 21.58i 
1983 1.08 0.50 0.41 0.36 0.84 1.86 1.18 0.37 2.01 4.01i 0.44 0.16 13.22i
1982  0.13 0.25 0.00 0.40 2.13 1.47 2.04 2.77 0.71 0.07 0.78 1.83 12.58
1981 M M M M M M 2.13 7.15 2.53 2.29 0.00 0.00 M
1980 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1979 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1978 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1977 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1976 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1975  M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1974 0.22 0.00 0.52 1.78 1.44 0.00 2.45 2.08 6.54 2.46 1.10 0.85e 19.44e
1973 0.47 1.25 0.26 0.15 0.81 0.33 5.67 1.26 0.81 0.17 0.00 0.00e 11.18e
1972 0.34 0.00e 0.22 0.00 1.98 0.47 2.13 6.24 5.53 1.45 0.28 0.02 18,66e
1971 T 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.08 1.99 3.23 2.74 2.75 0.00 0.16 11.02
1970 0.82 0.98 1.97 0.00 0.88 2.26 1.05 3.64 5.27 0.86 0.00 0.06 17.79
1969 T 0.00 0.08 0.31 0.92 1.15 4.11 0.42 1.86 0.81 1.16 0.62 11.44
1968 0.32 0.57 0.99 0.94 0.35 0.20 5.89 5.94 2.60 0.61 1.87 0.00 20.28
1967 0.00 0.06 1.44 0.20 0.11 6.58 1.65 2.23 3.04 0.57 0.35 0.42 16.65
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.27 0.09 0.38 0.61 0.08 5.45 0.75 6.28 1.73 2.94 0.00 T 18.58
1965 0.17 1.06 0.11 0.09 2.38 1.60 0.51 0.71 1.97 0.01 0.66 0.22 9.49
1964 0.17 T 0.29 0.00 1.18 3.38 4.13 2.48 2.16 0.00 0.25 0.72 14.76
1963 0.04 0.23 0.07 0.17 3.52 0.92 1.66 3.04 2.84 0.47 0.80 0.36 14.12
1962  0.48 0.22 T 0.23 1.93 3.42 1.37 0.65 2.38 1.24 0.80 0.27 12.99
1961 1.02 0.10 0.11 0.06 0.75 1.60 3.11 2.49 1.42 1.70 0.60 0.11 13.07
1960 1.15 0.10 1.11 0.11 0.13 1.85 4.96 3.77 0.71 3.13 0.20 1.88 19.10
1959 0.08 0.93 0.00 0.80 0.83 1.30 2.21 2.53 0.81 0.43 0.61 0.36 10.89
1958 1.05 0.69 1.14 0.22 0.96 2.25 1.99 1.44 3.01 1.59 0.26 0.00 14.60
1957 0.54 2.80 T 0.05 1.48 1.42 1.42 1.07 0.13 1.86 0.32 0.07 11.16
1956 0.65 0.16 0.00 0.12 0.87 1.73 0.22 0.84 0.49 0.24 0.00 0.31 5.63
1955 1.21 0.00 0.00 0.08 1.24 0.35 3.84 1.28 2.42 1.66 0.25 0.28 12.61
1954 0.70 0.00 0.24 1.47 1.43 3.42 0.68 3.58 0.07 2.44 0.00 0.01 14.04
1953 0.03 0.25 0.45 0.09 0.43 0.67 2.93 1.83 0.64 0.42 0.00 0.38 8.12
1952 0.68 0.24 0.10 0.43 1.17 6.00 4.45 0.74 0.80 0.47 1.02 1.16 17.26
1951 0.06 T 1.33 T 2.07 1.01 1.48 1.76 1.09 0.04 0.04 0.24 9.12
1950 0.35 T T 0.38 0.88 3.57 4.24 1.14 3.37 0.43 T 0.00 14.36
1949 M 0.20i 0.00 1.13 1.61 0.94 4.27 3.19 2.10 1.97 0.00 0.67 16.08i 
1948 0.46 0.11 0.00 0.74 1.31 2.06 2.23 2.54 0.64 1.27i M M M
1947 0.80 0.07 0.66 0.07 2.79 1.65 1.79 2.12 0.72 0.38 0.66 0.71 12.42
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1946 3.20 0.00 0.05 0.32 0.42 1.82 1.22 2.08 5.16 1.48 0.05 0.89 16.69
1945 0.24 0.08 0.54 0.38 0.19 0.42 6.70 3.78 1.74 3.95 0.00 T 18.02
1944 1.49 1.28 0.05 T 0.99 3.22 0.91 4.43 3.86 0.53 0.87 1.32 18.95
1943 M M M M M M 1.92i 1.63 2.43 0.17 0.97 1.12 M
1942 0.04 0.26 T 0.38 0.38 1.17 2.36 4.04 2.21 1.58 M M M
1941 0.92 0.94 1.40 3.35 3.25 1.97 2.80 4.21 6.04 4.69 0.04 0.89 30.50
1940 0.70 0.43 0.17 0.04 1.22 3.27 1.75 3.01 0.99 4.09 1.28 0.66 17.61
1939 1.96 T 0.45 0.30 1.44 0.72 4.02 1.84 0.80 1.15 1.90 0.73 15.31
1938 0.45 0.48 0.78 0.27 0.44 2.01 3.40 2.05 2.05 2.21 0.00 0.45 14.59
1937 0.31 0.50 0.00 0.34 3.09 1.01 2.75 1.41 1.87 1.05 1.02 1.53 14.88
1936 0.60 0.00 0.47 0.20 4.42 0.26 4.35 1.08 7.47 0.20 1.12 0.20 20.37
1935 0.20 0.69 0.00 0.48 0.62 2.67 1.77 1.56 1.24 0.59 0.50 0.55 10.87
1934 0.10 0.00 0.25 0.57 2.67 1.50 0.99 1.96 0.86 0.00 0.33 0.17 9.40
1933 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.22 0.00 1.60 2.40 4.71 1.22 1.58 0.00 0.00 11.73
1932 0.30 2.58 0.17 0.00 0.91 0.59 2.67 10.76 5.67 0.38 0.00 1.53 25.56
1931  1.18 1.50 0.48 2.60 1.52 1.99 2.74 0.38 0.66 0.30 0.24 1.95 15.54
1930 0.17 0.00 0.39 0.89 2.68 1.50 1.73 3.04 0.00 3.90 0.76 0.74 15.80
1929 0.00 0.50 0.10 1.38 1.34 0.38 3.22 2.00 1.24 3.50 0.12 0.25 14.03
1928 0.20 0.40 0.00 0.06 0.72 0.35 3.73 5.54 1.68 0.00 0.99 0.63 14.30
1927 M 0.32 0.32 0.58 0.44 0.61 3.16 1.78 4.00 0.00 0.00 1.82 13.03i 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1926 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1925 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.75 2.76 0.27 2.27 5.11 2.57 2.32 0.60 0.00 16.65
1924 M 1.96 0.30 0.00 0.64 0.22 4.25 1.45 2.43 2.57 0.00 0.12 13.94i 
1923 0.87 1.26 0.76 0.48 0.00 1.78 2.81 4.85 1.44 2.04 0.92 0.96 18.17
1922 0.10 0.05 0.00 2.63 1.43 1.76 2.22 0.93 1.20 1.59 0.38 M 12.29i 
1921 0.09 0.21 0.41 0.00 1.91 4.61 2.34 0.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 10.10
1920 1.78 0.35 M 0.22 2.62 3.41 1.75 9.97 1.04 0.66 1.31 0.00 23.11i 
1919 0.26 0.12 1.05 0.74 1.55 2.57 2.31 1.96 6.74 2.43 0.49 0.00 20.22
1918  1.10 0.00 0.50 0.00 2.70 1.65 2.15 3.63 0.00 0.00 1.98 0.59 14.30
1917 0.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.32 0.59 1.00 4.14 2.77 0.00 0.00 0.00 9.35
1916 0.10 0.26 0.10 0.50 0.00 0.67 3.18 2.89 0.60 1.80 0.00 0.00 10.10
1915 0.58 0.51 0.65 1.52 1.19 0.50 1.82 1.51 3.50 0.00 0.00 0.20 11.98
1914 T 0.17 0.22 0.38 4.26 3.32 5.51 4.12 2.38 1.64 0.94 1.01 23.95
1913  T 0.17 0.22 0.38 4.26 3.32 5.51 4.12 2.38 1.64 0.94 1.01 23.95
1912 0.00 0.05 T 0.42 0.15 1.23 3.10 M M 0.76 1.68 1.35 M
1911 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1910 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1909 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1908 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1907 M M M M 0.00 0.00 2.46 2.59 0.28 3.46 M M M
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1906 0.62 0.91 0.04 M M M 5.11 5.69 1.17 0.81 M M M
1905 0.07 0.85 2.59 0.94 0.22 3.55 5.48 1.48 2.04 0.95 3.19 1.77 23.13
1904 0.45 T 0.00 0.00 1.12 3.71 1.53 1.57 7.86 3.05 0.34 0.56 20.19
1903 1.38 0.50 T 0.43 1.99 4.32 0.15 2.00 1.22 0.33 0.00 0.07 12.39
1902 0.16 T 0.02 0.00 0.67 2.63 4.16 2.87 2.70 0.26 1.48 T 14.95

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

map of Cooperative stations Monthly/Annual rainfall and 1971-2000 Averages