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Severe Thunderstorms Across Southeast Texas; Very Active Pattern in the West

Severe thunderstorms with the potential for several tornadoes, including a strong tornado or two, will be possible this afternoon and evening across southeast Texas. Damaging winds and isolated large hail will also be possible. A series of Pacific storm systems will continue to impact the Northwest U.S. into this weekend with periods of strong winds, low elevation rain and heavy mountain snow. Read More >

Waco - Spring (March through May)

Temperature Extremes

Highest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 72.8 1925
2 71.2 1902
3 70.8 1967
4 70.6 1933
5
(tie)
70.4 2012
70.4 2006
70.4 1963
70.4 1927
9 70.2 2011
10 69.8 1929
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 84.2 1902
2 84.1 1925
3 82.9 2011
4 82.6 2022
5 81.7 2006
6
(tie)
81.6 2012
81.6 1963
8 81.4 1967
9 81.2 1904
10 81.1 1933
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 61.5 1925
2 61.0 1927
3
(tie)
60.2 1967
60.2 1929
5 59.9 1933
6 59.5 1921
7 59.3 1908
8
(tie)
59.2 2012
59.2 1963
10
(tie)
59.1 2006
59.1 1974

Lowest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 62.9 1983
2 63.4 1915
3
(tie)
63.5 1997
63.5 1975
5 63.6 1947
6 63.7 1958
7 63.8 2014
8
(tie)
64.0 1980
64.0 1917
10 64.1 1914
Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 72.1 1915
2 73.1 1914
3 73.5 1975
4 73.7 1958
5
(tie)
73.8 1968
73.8 1957
7
(tie)
73.9 1997
73.9 1947
73.9 1926
10 74.1 1941
Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 51.1 1983
2 51.4 2014
3 51.8 2013
4 52.1 1980
5
(tie)
52.4 1987
52.4 1937
7
(tie)
53.0 1997
53.0 1917
53.0 1913
10
(tie)
53.1 1988
53.1 1952

Precipitation Extremes

class="even"
Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 29.78 1905
2 26.55 1957
3 24.91 2007
4 22.55 1908
5 22.45 2024
6 21.60 1922
7 20.19 2016
8 19.48 1965
9 18.88 1975
10 18.69 1995
Driest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.48 1925
2 4.08 1972
3 4.15 1961
4 4.16 2011
5 4.18 1971
6 4.25 1998
7 4.74 1960
8 4.86 1996
9
(tie)
4.92 1959
4.92 1937
 

Waco - Summer (June through August)

Temperature Extremes

Highest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 90.5 2011
2 88.7 1925
3
(tie)
88.6 2022
88.6 1934
5 88.0 2018
6
(tie)
87.7 2023
87.7 1918
8 87.6 1998
9 87.3 1980
10 87.2 1977
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 102.6 2011
2 100.3 2022
3
(tie)
100.0 2023
100.0 2018
5 99.5 1980
6 99.4 1998
7
(tie)
98.7 2009
98.7 1934
9 98.6 1925
10
(tie)
98.5 1990
98.5 1918
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 78.8 1925
2 78.4 1934
3 78.2 2011
4 77.0 1923
5
(tie)
76.9 1924
76.9 1918
7
(tie)
76.8 2022
76.8 1914
9 76.6 2010
10 76.3 1932

Lowest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 80.7 1961
2 80.9 1979
3 81.2 2004
4 81.6 1940
5 81.8 1973
6 81.9 1938
7 82.0 1995
8
(tie)
82.1 1975
82.1 1955
82.1 1903
Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 90.5 1961
2 90.6 1979
3 91.0 2004
4 91.3 1919
5 91.6 1920
6 91.7 2007
7 91.8 1973
8 92.1 1945
9 92.2 1968
10 92.4 1975
Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 70.3 1940
2 70.8 1961
3
(tie)
71.0 1995
71.0 1939
5 71.1 1938
6 71.2 1989
7
(tie)
71.3 2004
71.3 1992
71.3 1979
71.3 1936

Precipitation Extremes

Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 20.64 1961
2 19.85 1919
3 16.19 1906
4 14.56 1938
5 14.55 2021
6 14.49 1903
7 14.29 1979
8 14.02 1991
9 13.53 2004
10 12.42 1927
Driest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.51 1980
2 0.74 2023
3 0.85 1956
4 0.93 1924
5 1.24 2018
6 1.33 1954
7 1.43 2011
8 1.58 1965
9
(tie)
1.87 1952
1.87 1918
 

Waco - Autumn (September through November)

Temperature Extremes

Highest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 74.2 1931
2
(tie)
72.8 1933
72.8 1905
4 72.7 1927
5 72.4 1977
6 72.1 2024
7 72.0 2016
8 71.7 1963
9 71.4 1921
10 71.2 1934
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 85.9 2024
2 85.6 1905
3 84.2 2005
4 84.1 1977
5 83.8 1931
6 83.5 1999
7 83.3 2016
8 83.2 1963
9
(tie)
83.1 1927
83.1 1909
83.1 1904
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 64.7 1931
2 63.1 1933
3 62.3 1927
4 61.7 1998
5 61.2 1973
6 61.1 1926
7 61.0 1919
8
(tie)
60.7 2016
60.7 1977
10 60.6 1934

Lowest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 62.8 1976
2 64.7 1993
3 65.0 1936
4 65.1 1957
5 65.4 1917
6 65.6 1932
7 65.7 1959
8
(tie)
66.1 1979
66.1 1974
10 66.2 1903
Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 73.9 1976
2
(tie)
74.9 1957
74.9 1913
4
(tie)
75.4 1974
75.4 1935
6 75.8 1936
7
(tie)
76.0 1972
76.0 1907
9 76.3 1993
10 76.4 1929
Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 51.7 1976
2
(tie)
53.0 1993
53.0 1938
4 53.1 1917
5 53.3 1979
6 53.6 1995
7 53.8 2008
8 54.0 1952
9 54.1 1903
10
(tie)
54.2 1937
54.2 1936

Precipitation Extremes

Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 21.95 2015
2 20.86 2004
3 20.65 2018
4 20.01 1913
5 19.99 1902
6 19.64 2009
7 16.85 1942
8 16.67 1935
9 16.35 1919
10 16.18 1936
Driest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.50 1989
2 1.72 1910
3 1.97 2005
4 2.16 1921
5 2.26 1938
6 2.30 1931
7 2.71 1999
8 2.90 1917
9 2.95 2017
10 3.42 1956
 

Waco - Winter (December through February)

Temperature Extremes

Highest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 56.3 1906-1907
2 54.7 1951-1952
3 54.6 1922-1923
4
(tie)
54.4 2016-2017
54.4 1933-1934
6
(tie)
53.7 1970-1971
53.7 1920-1921
8
(tie)
53.5 1999-2000
53.5 1931-1932
10 53.1 1910-1911
Highest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 68.9 1906-1907
2 66.6 1951-1952
3 66.0 1970-1971
4 65.6 2008-2009
5
(tie)
65.5 2021-2022
65.5 1999-2000
65.5 1975-1976
8 65.4 2016-2017
9 65.3 1905-1906
10 65.0 2005-2006
Highest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 45.0 1931-1932
2 44.7 1922-1923
3 44.3 1933-1934
4 43.7 1906-1907
5 43.3 2016-2017
6 43.2 1921-1922
7 43.1 1920-1921
8
(tie)
43.0 1930-1931
43.0 1926-1927
43.0 1902-1903

Lowest Average
Rank Temperature Year
1 42.4 1978-1979
2
(tie)
43.8 1983-1984
43.8 1977-1978
4 44.0 2009-2010
5 44.2 1909-1910
6 44.4 1917-1918
7
(tie)
44.5 1972-1973
44.5 1963-1964
9 44.6 1935-1936
10 45.0 1939-1940
Lowest Maximum
Rank Temperature Year
1 51.6 1978-1979
2 53.6 1977-1978
3 53.9 1972-1973
4 54.3 2009-2010
5 54.8 1914-1915
6 55.2 1917-1918
7 55.6 1983-1984
8 55.7 1963-1964
9
(tie)
55.9 1967-1968
55.9 1909-1910
Lowest Minimum
Rank Temperature Year
1 32.1 1983-1984
2 32.3 1939-1940
3 32.5 1909-1910
4 32.7 2013-2014
5 33.1 1976-1977
6
(tie)
33.2 1963-1964
33.2 1935-1936
8 33.3 1978-1979
9 33.6 1917-1918
10 33.7 2009-2010

Precipitation Extremes

Wettest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 19.96 1997-1998
2 19.22 1991-1992
3 16.72 1960-1961
4 14.98 1931-1932
5 13.95 1923-1924
6 13.62 1913-1914
7 12.94 1996-1997
8 12.45 1940-1941
9 12.01 2011-2012
10 11.83 1937-1938
Driest
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.85 1916-1917
2 1.22 1917-1918
3 1.59 1966-1967
4 2.07 1995-1996
5 2.08 2021-2022
6 2.10 2013-2014
7 2.19 1970-1971
8 2.22 1924-1925
9 2.28 1983-1984
10 2.34 1962-1963