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Winter Weather Brings Dangerous Travel Conditions Across the Northern U.S.

Heavy lake effect snow will persist downwind of the Great Lakes through early Saturday. Snow squalls with heavy snow and gusty winds will create dangerous travel in the Interior Northeast due to low visibility and slippery roads. A major winter storm will bring moderate to heavy, accumulating snow and gusty winds from the eastern Plains to the western Great Lakes today through Saturday. Read More >

       Historical Monthly and Annual Rainfall Data  Abilene
YEAR JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC ANNUAL
1969 0.81 1.28 2.08 2.49 7.76 2.42 2.15 8.18 4.10 1.98 1.11 2.48 36.84
1970 0.04 1.84 2.41 2.56 3.68 1.94 Tr 1.54 2.41 1.18 0.08 0.24 17.92
1971 0.01 0.57 0.04 2.44 2.17 1.78 1.85 6.92 5.33 2.43 0.76 1.81 26.11
1972 0.29 0.11 0.23 1.04 2.47 3.67 1.22 4.92 3.15 4.49 0.37 Tr 21.96
1973 3.52 1.61 3.28 1.10 1.38 2.21 2.68 0.30 4.65 3.15 0.22 0.01 24.11
1974 0.18 0.57 0.72 3.44 0.72 1.03 2.20 5.61 11.03 5.06 1.75 1.14 33.45
1975 0.83 1.86 1.49 0.52 4.43 1.68 1.93 2.47 2.27 0.84 2.67 1.22 22.21
1976 0.02 0.08 0.25 3.70 1.04 0.68 4.27 1.47 3.97 6.24 0.63 0.18 22.53
1977 1.22 0.08 2.35 3.11 0.44 1.71 1.82 2.54 0.09 2.15 0.57 0.19 16.27
1978 0.62 1.26 0.17 1.00 1.50 1.24 0.72 6.70 2.36 1.49 0.94 0.28 18.28
1979 0.72 1.10 5.16 1.72 1.86 2.89 1.55 1.55 0.01 0.53 0.65 2.62 20.36
1980 0.77 0.72 0.69 0.17 5.00 1.14 0.24 1.62 6.30 0.71 1.62 1.69 20.67
1981 1.20 1.06 2.36 3.52 1.48 2.73 1.69 0.63 1.74 10.68 0.43 0.25 27.77
1982 1.00 1.20 0.43 0.38 6.87 3.98 1.50 1.12 1.09 0.74 1.72 1.28 21.31
1983 2.28 0.12 1.95 0.54 1.42 3.86 2.57 0.10 0.87 3.25 1.77 0.77 19.50
1984 0.98 0.46 0.47 0.20 0.42 1.70 0.97 3.24 3.55 5.15 2.11 3.08 22.33
1985 0.53 1.50 2.86 0.90 4.03 1.78 1.71 3.66 1.28 2.43 1.56 0.03 22.27
1986 0.01 1.51 0.50 0.99 4.03 4.49 3.54 2.45 1.71 7.46 3.24 2.05 31.98
1987 0.54 3.55 1.55 0.87 4.58 1.86 1.91 4.17 2.12 0.21 1.16 4.55 27.07
1988 0.05 0.37 0.54 2.09 2.93 3.75 1.76 1.18 1.74 1.01 Tr 0.80 16.22
1989 0.54 3.08 1.72 0.71 3.07 9.53 1.01 2.53 4.09 0.97 0.20 0.21 27.66
1990 1.94 2.36 2.43 4.57 5.06 0.36 4.27 0.77 4.79 1.73 2.26 0.81 31.35
1991 2.71 0.14 0.51 1.65 1.07 8.05 2.24 1.85 5.99 2.47 0.32 6.28 33.28
1992 1.87 3.60 0.83 2.02 3.51 4.81 2.70 1.99 1.79 1.19 2.57 1.00 27.88
1993 0.91 1.23 1.03 0.84 2.01 3.80 0.25 1.82 2.42 3.19 0.40 0.90 18.80
1994 1.10 0.76 0.08 3.43 9.03 Tr 0.59 2.15 3.80 3.07 3.39 1.04 28.44
1995 1.25 0.43 1.53 1.13 5.83 1.67 2.07 5.25 2.41 0.99 0.32 0.23 23.11
1996 0.70 0.04 1.26 2.56 1.93 2.61 1.92 6.92 6.02 2.56 2.44 Tr 28.96
1997 0.09 3.49 0.98 2.96 1.52 6.86 0.28 4.16 0.04 2.54 1.00 3.16 27.08
1998 1.17 0.68 3.19 0.35 0.72 1.97 1.31 0.47 0.07 1.52 1.06 1.37 13.88
1999 1.93 0.00 2.92 1.49 1.77 4.58 0.06 0.42 1.60 1.66 Tr 0.35 16.67
2000 0.17 0.44 0.88 0.64 2.60 5.48 0.01 0.00 1.08 7.01 2.92 0.92 22.15
2001 1.07 2.70 1.92 0.57 3.63 1.38 0.03 3.39 2.32 0.49 3.39 0.98 21.87
2002 0.47 1.16 4.01 0.46 3.42 0.81 8.04 1.07 2.05 4.37 0.93 1.33 27.94
2003 0.18 0.94 0.48 0.60 1.69 7.36 0.05 2.42 1.02 1.81 2.49 0.01 19.05
2004 1.65 2.90 1.29 5.03 1.73 4.04 1.55 5.02 0.20 8.11 5.12 0.73 37.37
2005 0.72 2.11 2.19 0.01 2.95 0.72 2.42 4.43 0.56 3.44 Tr 0.11 19.66
2006 0.41 1.26 2.61 3.17 3.40 2.21 0.39 1.44 3.17 1.43 0.12 1.16 20.77
2007 1.59 0.32 4.28 2.14 5.63 7.86 2.41 7.07 1.21 1.93 1.03 0.37 35.84
2008 0.08 0.77 4.06 2.44 2.40 2.52 0.01 6.31 2.51 3.15 0.11 0.01 24.37
2009 0.17 0.29 1.42 1.07 3.28 2.68 2.56 1.25 3.55 3.40 0.02 1.87 21.56
2010 3.15 2.18 1.76 1.87 3.60 3.32 6.20 0.40 2.44 1.52 0.15 1.20 27.79
2011 0.92 0.68 0.40 2.44 1.11 0.93 Tr 3.91 0.24 4.09 0.18 1.93 16.83
2012 2.77 1.70 1.21 0.87 2.31 2.11 1.49 1.20 8.48 0.73 0.29 0.04 23.20
2013 1.31 0.58  0.61  1.72 2.00 5.13 4.44 0.54 3.18 1.40 1.17  1.11  23.19 
2014 Tr 0.49  0.67  0.61  2.22  3.75  2.46  0.30 0.77  0.78  2.44  0.53  15.02 
2015 1.77 1.74  1.60  2.18  5.34  3.62  8.30  0.62  1.09  8.17  3.77  2.20  40.41 
2016 0.04  0.68  2.31  6.24  8.53  3.13  0.64 5.54 5.59 0.40 2.51 1.39 37.00
2017 1.93 1.45 0.42 1.34 2.73 1.67 1.05 3.86 4.43 0.11 0.90 1.05 20.94
2018 Tr 2.41 1.47 0.30 1.93 2.97 1.41 1.67 5.75 12.09 0.28 3.64 33.92
2019 0.86 0.24 1.29 4.73 7.22 3.92 0.54 0.18 0.83 0.35 2.01 0.98 23.15
2020 1.83 3.22 4.69 0.77 1.40 3.45 2.07 0.13 5.51 0.80 0.71 1.82 26.40
2021 1.20 0.38 1.27 4.88 8.20 2.69 0.89 0.57 2.58 1.48 0.24 0.05 24.43
2022 0.20 2.02 0.40 0.47 0.76 0.69 0.17 3.01 1.03 3.86 1.55 0.47 14.63
2023 0.73 1.36 1.05 1.38 5.36 4.05 1.80 0.46 2.43 2.97 0.13 1.44 23.16
2024 2.29 1.12 1.94 2.41 5.04 1.93 0.13 0.33 6.45 0.27 5.19 0.68 27.78
2025 0.89 0.01 0.64 5.98 2.80 2.88 2.07 1.60 1.33        

 

	JAN   FEB   MAR   APR   MAY   JUN   JUL   AUG   SEP   OCT   NOV   DEC   ANNUAL Normal         
        1.10  1.29  1.73  1.86  3.21  3.44  1.92  2.53  2.67  2.83  1.40  1.26  25.24 
* Incomplete Record
# First Order Station November 1, 1947
Normals based on the period 1981-2010, and are provided by the National Climatic Data Center