Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.

Severe weather and flooding threats will continue for portions of the central U.S. through Thursday, focused from the central High Plains to the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Intermountain West, and dry thunderstorms may spark additional wildfires. Dangerous heat will build across the southern U.S. Friday into the weekend. Read More >

Climate Maps

Background Information

On this page, you can view climate maps of temperature and precipitation, for Texas and the southern region of the U.S. The map background has the county outlines within each state. These maps offer a quick view of how temperature and precipitation have been trending, going back in time periods ranging from the past week to the past 90 days. The maps are updated daily.

The links to all of the maps on this page are from the High Plains Regional Climate Center.

The current climate summary maps are produced daily using data from the Applied Climate Information System. Stations used are from the National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Network, and the Automated Weather Data Network. All near-real-time data are considered preliminary. Certified climate data is available from the National Climatic Data Center. Normal refers to the 1981-2010 Climate Normals for the selected product.

Temperature Maps

Past 7 Days

Average Temperature

Departure from Normal Temperature

Precipitation Maps

Past 7 Days

Total Precipitation

Departure from Normal Precipitation

Percent of Normal Precipitation

Past 14 Days

Total Precipitation

Departure from Normal Precipitation