Above Normal Temperatures, Strong Thunderstorms, Tropical Development Being Monitored

Well above normal temperatures are forecast to shift from the northern Plains through the Northeast U.S. over the long holiday weekend. A few strong to severe thunderstorm will be possible as well along with a potential for excessive rainfall. A tropical or subtropical depression could form off the Southeast U.S. coast over the weekend while drifting northward to northeastward. Read More >

Abilene March Climatology

         Record Temps      Normals Temps  Record Precip    Normal Precip.
Date  High Year Low  Year   High / Low     Most  Year      Day   

 1     95  2006  10  1962     66 / 41      1.43  1934     .05    
 2     93  1974  10  1980     66 / 41      1.16  1886     .06    
 3     90  1974  11  2014     67 / 42      1.42  1981     .05    
 4     89  1955  16  1917     67 / 42      2.55  2020     .06    
 5     93  1991  16  1989     67 / 42      0.76  1892     .06    

 6     90  1929  16  1920     68 / 42      0.70  1970     .06    
 7     88  1918  17  1943     68 / 43      1.41  2024     .06    
 8     93  1918  17  1996     68 / 43      1.49  2016     .06    
 9     94  1911  19  1996     69 / 43      1.09  1903     .05    
10     94  1911  12  1948     69 / 44      0.76  1973     .06    

11     92  2014   9* 1948     69 / 44      2.19  1902     .04    
12     93  1989  12  1948     70 / 44      1.37  1929     .06    
13     95  1916  20  1951     70 / 45      0.73  1924     .05    
14     91  1908  18  1988     70 / 45      0.80  1945     .06    
15     88  1961  22  1962     71 / 45      1.32  1998     .05    

16     91  1908  20  1895     71 / 45      1.13  1897     .06    
17     95  1908  18  1892     71 / 46      0.73  2008     .06    
18     95  1908  18  1923     72 / 46      1.61  2006     .05    
19     93  1907  14  1923     72 / 46      1.65  2002     .06    
20     94  1916  15  1965     72 / 47      1.03  1968     .05    

21     98* 1916  25  1913     73 / 47      0.77  1948     .06    
22     92  1934  23  1989     73 / 47      0.80  1979     .06    
23     87  1998  23  1952     73 / 47      1.80  1973     .06    
24     93  1988  26  2006     74 / 48      2.75  1943     .06    
25     93  1899  22  1955     74 / 48      1.07  1934     .05    

26     92  1890  19  1955     74 / 48      2.30  1938     .06    
27     94  2022  19  1931     75 / 48      1.50  1923     .05    
28     96  1928  23  1931     75 / 49      1.77  1897     .05    
29     96  1967  24  1987     75 / 49      1.35  1979     .06    
30     93  1974  22  1987     76 / 49      1.49  2007     .06    
31     97  1974  27  1926     76 / 49      0.93  1916     .05    

Highest March Temperature: 98 on 3/21/1916

Lowest March Temperature: 9 on 3/11/1948 

Normal March Precipitation: 1.73 inches

Greatest March Precipitation: 5.16 inches in 1979