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Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. 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 1.38 1.93 0.00 21.51
2026 0.93 0.96 2.57 4.41 1.06 4.38 2.00            

 

	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