Arlington Climatology

Heavy Rains from the Plains to the East; Fire Weather Risk in the Desert Southwest

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains through Saturday. Widespread showers and thunderstorms will spread east into the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley, Mid Atlantic and Northeast. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds will continue to support an elevated fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest. Read More >

Arlington (Tarrant County)

32º 44' N 97º 08' W

655 ft

30 Year Normals (1981-2010)
Month			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
N o r m a l	Maximum (°F)		54.7	59.1	66.1	73.9	81.6	89.2	94.1	94.4	86.6	76.5	65.0	56.3	74.8
	Minimum (°F)		35.1	38.3	46.2	54.8	65.6	72.6	76.1	76.3	67.8	55.6	45.7	36.4	55.9
	Precipitation (in.)		2.41	2.91	3.54	3.01	5.41	4.32	2.66	2.23	3.17	4.49	2.66	2.79	39.60
	Degree Days	Heating	624	460	297	104	11	0	0	0	7	88	314	581	2486
	Degree Days	Cooling	1	4	23	84	277	477	623	631	373	120	25	3	2641
Monthly Precipitation
Year			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2021			INACTIVE
2020			5.25	3.98	8.52	0.70	3.70	6.15	3.54	0.21	5.00	1.15	0.60	M	NA
2019			1.72	1.72	1.48	6.76	10.35	3.50	3.89	M	M	M	M	M	NA
2018			0.64	13.19	3.20	1.64	1.64	0.97	0.49	3.94	15.07	11.78	2.42	4.94	59.92
2017			5.07	2.26	1.50	5.73	1.58	8.08	3.52	4.09	0.42	1.52	1.08	4.18	39.03
2016			1.17	3.02	4.18	6.18	4.57	3.45	2.87	3.30	1.90	2.21	3.71	0.85	37.41
2015			3.73	5.02	2.98	5.40	17.55	3.52	0.35	0.32	1.04	12.69	11.05	3.73	67.38
2014			0.26	0.93	0.83	1.83	2.52	4.90	1.28	1.39	1.76	2.92	2.24	1.10	21.96
2013			4.62	2.03	1.84	2.63	2.65	3.01	1.99	2.34	2.88	3.08	2.36	1.78	31.21
2012			4.99	2.35	6.04	3.18	3.43	1.84	1.10	2.88	3.59	1.28	0.05	2.69	33.42
2011			M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	M	1.74	4.51	NA
2010			NOT AVAILABLE
2009			1.25	1.09	4.62	2.97	4.45	4.03	4.53	1.75	9.50	9.37	1.54	1.78	46.88
2008			0.47	1.84	3.95	4.79	3.32	2.11	1.52	2.02	1.92	0.98	3.39	0.36	26.68
2007			5.06	0.83	5.35	2.66	10.10	8.87	5.20	1.41	1.33	2.99	1.40	4.38	49.58
2006			2.95	4.22	6.85	2.57	2.68	1.24	0.55	1.46	2.23	4.97	1.80	4.69	36.21
2005			2.67	1.88	2.03	0.60	1.80	0.60	1.28	1.89	0.63	0.60	0.43	0.33	14.74
2004			3.70	6.63	1.85	4.45	3.36	12.98	3.53	4.04	0.73	3.71	8.61	M	NA
2003			0.81	3.43	1.00	0.90	4.10	5.22	1.04	2.49	4.94	0.61	3.81	1.18	29.53
2002			4.76	1.36	7.09	6.15	4.32	2.57	3.65	4.65	1.09	6.97	0.40	4.27	47.28
2001			2.54	5.32	5.08	1.07	4.74	0.97	4.29	5.25	4.20	2.54	1.68	2.81	40.49
2000			2.12	2.22	4.15	1.72	4.08	8.50	T	0.00	0.00	5.21	4.58	2.98	35.56
1999			2.04	0.16	4.89	3.48	6.79	2.06	1.85	0.28	1.21	2.54	M	M	NA
1998			6.47	4.19	3.71	1.74	2.46	1.24	0.26	1.53	1.99	7.08	4.98	4.46	40.11
1997			0.00	9.65	2.11	7.18	2.32	4.80	2.33	3.16	1.10	6.62	1.31	6.33	46.91
1996			0.90	0.86	1.80	2.92	0.42	2.40	5.86	1.71	3.11	6.62	5.76	0.68	33.04
1995			M	0.31	6.24	5.40	5.49	3.57	1.50	5.58	5.15	0.19	.012	2.20	NA
1994			0.92	1.38	2.75	3.17	11.16	1.96	M	1.72	4.40	8.64	7.32	M	NA
1993			2.53	5.44	3.41	3.40	1.40	3.65	0.00	0.01	5.33	8.44	2.03	2.82	38.46
1992			3.92	3.49	2.63	M	6.59	7.64	3.22	1.82	2.54	2.63	M	4.60	NA
1991			3.27	2.29	1.55	3.36	5.42	2.57	1.95	9.39	5.09	12.56	1.12	11.47	60.04
1990			4.81	4.72	6.45	6.73	9.44	2.49	4.13	3.23	1.64	2.43	2.95	1.33	50.35
1989			4.28	4.36	3.69	2.42	13.44	10.33	1.16	3.59	3.44	1.75	0.57	0.47	49.50
1988			0.69	1.37	1.54	2.49	1.31	2.94	3.88	0.38	4.47	1.70	2.15	2.24	25.16
1987			1.95	4.28	1.38	0.05	8.11	3.04	1.92	0.88	2.77	0.27	3.81	3.91	32.37
1986			0.00	2.80	0.79	3.02	6.74	7.49	1.96	1.56	5.28	2.22	2.92	2.65	37.43
1985			2.14	2.36	3.63	4.60	2.46	3.35	2.51	0.07	3.43	5.15	2.95	1.07	33.72
1984			1.38	2.09	4.99	1.20	5.46	2.28	1.50	1.50	2.61	8.59	2.67	4.54	38.81
1983			0.57	2.68	3.30	0.45	6.14	4.38	2.86	6.15	1.20	4.24	2.20	0.73	34.90
1982			3.74	2.06	2.40	2.74	11.96	5.14	3.86	0.71	1.32	3.70	4.75	3.60	45.98
1981			0.38	1.15	3.68	2.12	7.17	7.13	3.55	0.47	4.00	9.47	2.93	0.18	42.23
1980			2.51	1.29	1.43	2.70	6.14	1.09	0.05	0.05	7.05	1.13	1.30	1.98	26.72
1979			3.54	2.92	7.80	2.45	8.53	2.13	0.31	4.04	1.56	3.07	0.69	4.12	41.16
1978			1.72	4.47	1.96	1.60	5.38	1.08	0.15	1.77	1.58	0.90	3.10	0.99	24.70
1977			2.21	1.77	9.60	4.93	1.01	1.43	0.68	1.63	1.95	1.87	2.57	0.25	29.90
1976			0.21	0.68	2.36	9.44	4.09	1.69	4.99	0.41	5.51	4.84	0.52	2.52	37.26
Year			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975			1.89	3.79	2.59	3.32	6.02	1.20	4.27	2.66	0.32	0.02	0.59	1.72	28.39
1974			1.40	1.12	0.81	3.76	4.49	3.84	0.85	4.69	5.70	4.84	1.79	1.64	34.93
1973			3.33	2.12	2.23	5.75	1.75	6.56	6.29	0.00	6.07	6.16	1.80	0.99	43.05
1972			1.14	0.45	0.92	4.48	1.70	1.95	1.17	1.01	3.43	5.51	2.74	0.81	25.31
1971			0.15	1.48	0.74	3.23	2.62	0.58	5.43	3.96	2.09	8.20	1.51	6.84	36.83
1970			0.72	5.28	4.30	4.00	2.56	1.20	1.93	2.68	9.33	3.46	0.36	1.04	36.86
1969			0.61	2.03	3.98	2.61	7.87	0.50	1.30	3.22	5.12	5.41	3.22	2.85	38.72
1968			3.83	2.05	8.23	0.81	3.99	2.80	2.04	2.69	2.37	1.92	4.24	1.48	36.45
1967			0.32	0.47	1.39	4.89	3.89	2.03	2.88	0.53	7.74	3.98	1.27	1.87	31.26
1966			1.86	3.51	1.58	9.72	5.74	3.91	2.17	3.79	3.82	2.16	0.51	1.27	40.04
1965			2.72	6.00	2.02	2.01	7.72	1.12	0.66	1.63	5.48	1.84	2.42	1.89	35.51
1964			3.73	1.56	3.70	4.22	2.97	0.31	0.57	2.80	8.14	0.59	5.72	1.08	35.39
1963			0.50	0.06	0.60	6.90	3.07	1.22	3.26	1.10	4.03	2.29	1.39	1.65	26.07
1962			0.87	2.39	1.41	4.01	2.08	4.85	5.39	2.70	5.48	2.75	2.67	1.43	36.03
1961			4.07	2.94	4.36	0.81	3.27	8.22	3.10	0.19	3.18	3.03	2.56	2.69	38.42
1960			3.53	1.87	1.33	3.05	3.05	1.72	2.49	4.42	1.30	2.26	0.62	4.63	30.27
1959			0.33	1.86	2.27	1.41	3.52	4.24	1.67	1.11	2.14	9.62	1.64	2.44	32.25
1958			2.06	0.64	3.28	7.18	3.00	0.92	3.93	2.48	4.99	3.62	2.53	1.30	35.93
1957			1.82	1.49	2.60	17.98	13.10	2.77	0.38	0.45	3.86	4.83	5.50	2.07	56.85
1956			1.44	2.74	0.33	2.51	3.51	2.82	0.21	0.91	0.05	0.87	3.17	2.56	21.12
1955			1.32	1.99	1.54	1.81	7.18	5.56	1.07	2.37	3.11	0.71	0.00	0.90	27.56
1954			1.82	1.05	0.56	3.71	3.61	1.04	0.29	2.30	2.59	3.06	1.73	0.84	22.60
1953			0.64	1.68	3.51	4.76	4.52	1.31	1.72	1.95	1.90	4.25	1.76	1.45	29.45
1952			1.30	2.03	2.02	5.92	6.11	0.40	1.17	0.50	0.52	0.05	6.78	3.05	29.85
1951			1.81	2.03	1.00	1.61	4.97	7.79	1.60	0.18	1.50	3.11	0.76	0.23	26.59
1950			3.63	4.70	1.66	4.57	7.08	3.62	4.66	4.75	4.60	0.48	0.40	0.02	40.17
1949			6.69	4.27	3.32	2.59	4.99	4.40	1.16	1.69	4.65	8.36	0.00	1.52	43.64
1948			1.29	3.16	1.90	1.37	7.16	4.92	3.69	0.35	0.37	1.17	1.07	2.16	28.61
Year			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann

Location below

Map of the Arlington region

Map from tiger.census.gov