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Palestine Climatology

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Palestine (Anderson County)

31º 47' N 95º 36' W

465 ft

 

30 Year Normals (1991-2020)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
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l		 Maximum (°F) 58.9 62.7 70.1 76.9 83.6 89.9 93.9 94.7 89.0 79.9 68.1 60.4 77.3
Minimum (°F) 35.2 38.9 45.3 52.5 62.1 69.3 72.3 71.3 64.8 54.2 43.6 36.8 53.8
Precipitation (in.) 4.05 3.87 4.11 4.13 4.32 4.50 2.57 3.66 3.31 4.23 3.85 4.20 46.80
Monthly Precipitation
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2024 1.89 M 4.65 7.84 11.09 5.95 12.29 0.03 0.20        
2023 4.13 3.25 2.58 3.86 4.44 1.39 0.00 0.55 4.19 4.97 1.12 M M
2022 1.44 4.45 5.24 2.90 4.19 0.40 0.92 2.94 0.07 2.16 4.16 2.80 31.67
2021 5.02 1.94 3.87 4.24 11.97 5.01 4.65 5.13 0.49 2.73 2.67 0.69 48.41
2020 3.93 7.65 6.23 4.93 4.04 4.25 2.32            
2019 3.81 3.50 3.11 9.17 12.66 10.21 2.42 0.11 0.73 4.27 0.96 1.15 52.10
2018 1.41 2.32 1.74 3.03 1.58 0.10 0.58 2.02 6.10 5.74 6.41 3.06 34.09
2017 6.88 5.12 3.38 8.96 9.60 3.95 3.73 3.23 0.35 2.27 2.00 5.50 54.97
2016 1.87 0.93 6.42 13.68 4.39 6.98 0.98 9.74 1.43 1.09 1.37 3.12 52.00
2015 5.16 2.23 6.50 7.44 8.43 4.28 0.14 2.18 0.31 4.25 7.47 6.65 55.04
2014 0.64 2.57 3.37 2.91 6.12 7.22 4.01 2.38 1.44 5.93 4.22 1.39 42.20
2013 M M       1.71 2.80 1.42 5.45        
2012 4.51   8.65   1.19                
2011 6.04 0.79 0.57 1.29 4.55         2.43 2.86 5.85  
2010 2.57 5.83 3.01 1.82 0.63 11.08 2.65  2.44 3.41 2.15 3.01   NA 
2009 M M 7.18 5.37 1.18 2.47 5.39 3.67 8.33 12.27 1.27 2.70 NA
2008 1.76 M M 1.85 4.74 1.54 0.63 5.93 4.62 1.91 1.91 M NA
2007 6.94 0.86 6.79 2.42 7.01 6.54 9.43 2.58 1.57 2.52 1.96 2.29 50.91
2006 4.18 3.45 5.30 2.87 2.69 4.97 1.02 1.19 1.75 5.80 3.22 6.58 43.02
2005 4.81 5.99 2.02 1.25 3.80 0.10 2.54 3.64 2.11 0.02 1.67 0.63 28.58
2004 2.70 6.64 2.32 8.85 2.11 7.01 1.51 4.67 1.37 7.10 9.75 3.34 57.37
2003 0.56 8.19 1.70 1.13 2.24 4.52 7.96 2.32 3.16 4.94 3.59 2.36 42.67
2002 1.88 2.26 3.98 1.98 2.78 5.04 3.64 1.66 1.10 6.25 4.44 9.65 44.86
2001 4.71 3.64 7.32 0.24 3.98 12.77 0.65 4.92 8.52 3.49 3.39 4.92 58.55
2000 3.25 1.80 4.49 4.82 6.15 4.57 0.37 0.48 1.21 4.43 13.82 6.05 51.44
1999 9.10 0.21 2.35 M 3.54 2.69 1.93 0.01 1.56 2.66 0.22 3.35 NA
1998 5.42 3.49 2.89 1.84 0.02 1.19 0.73 3.23 5.94 7.73 6.90 5.02 44.40
1997 4.75 8.66 5.00 5.22 3.66 5.50 0.15 13.41 4.29 4.71 3.93 4.46 63.74
1996 1.22 0.26 0.99 3.43 0.53 3.67 5.98 8.09 2.25 1.32 4.54 4.06 36.34
1995 5.96 2.84 3.55 4.46 3.35 2.56 2.33 3.21 2.96 0.44 1.25 3.39 36.30
1994 3.34 6.14 3.32 3.26 6.43 2.37 1.41 5.02 4.35 11.39 2.20 6.34 55.57
1993 5.03 3.30 6.69 4.38 3.96 11.83 0.00 0.47 3.64 3.43 4.09 2.32 49.14
1992 4.94 5.99 3.83 2.39 5.80 1.24 3.85 2.12 3.30 1.90 4.62 8.02 48.00
1991 7.39 4.39 3.04 8.08 8.98 3.48 3.24 3.63 3.27 3.64 4.50 9.42 63.06
1990 8.07 4.81 5.29 3.73 7.58 5.40 2.89 2.64 7.12 11.13 6.10 3.26 68.02
1989 4.53 2.63 3.81 2.05 7.53 12.48 1.98 0.26 0.99 2.87 1.97 1.23 42.33
1988 1.91 2.51 3.72 2.60 0.64 3.06 2.68 2.15 2.56 6.30 5.18 6.38 39.69
1987 1.06 4.96 1.75 M 5.86 5.99 2.58 2.49 5.79 0.37 7.63 7.60 NA
1986 0.47 3.55 1.52 3.87 4.90 9.51 0.96 1.97 2.13 5.53 4.02 6.29 44.72
1985 2.06 4.24 2.93 1.82 2.61 1.41 4.45 0.32 3.02 8.46 8.40 2.77 42.49
1984 1.67 3.51 4.30 M M M M M M M 1.91 3.58 NA
1983 1.34 6.74 6.89 0.19 8.96 3.78 2.67 5.38 1.94 2.20 2.88 3.60 46.57
1982 2.27 2.41 2.68 7.44 3.24 2.97 1.17 0.83 0.17 4.94 7.56 4.43 40.11
1981 1.65 2.94 2.83 3.11 5.91 7.00 2.37 0.45 1.63 8.27 1.24 0.89 38.29
1980 2.78 2.24 2.36 4.52 3.93 1.25 0.78 1.05 M 1.64 3.44 0.95 NA
1979 4.63 2.51 8.60 6.09 6.22 5.74 10.83 3.29 5.78 2.69 2.93 4.01 63.32
1978 4.80 3.42 3.60 2.04 2.76 1.57 0.26 2.30 4.11 3.92 6.34 2.62 37.74
1977 3.21 4.13 6.23 6.62 1.39 4.89 0.14 3.75 1.91 0.90 4.90 2.22 40.29
1976 1.78 1.34 6.14 7.22 5.96 7.43 2.47 1.18 4.50 M M 4.71 NA
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1975 1.83 4.26 2.54 5.23 7.07 4.01 1.96 1.40 1.63 5.68 1.82 2.17 39.60
1974 5.27 1.56 2.06 2.32 5.03 1.27 2.50 6.27 9.00 4.56 6.68 2.60 49.12
1973 3.61 M 8.42 5.43 3.43 8.44 2.52 5.08 7.97 7.57 4.32 4.53 NA
1972 4.44 0.42 3.64 3.35 1.12 6.47 6.96 2.11 3.08 7.50 3.79 3.03 45.91
1971 M 2.77 0.75 1.78 5.81 1.46 3.88 3.82 1.38 3.70 4.02 5.51 NA
1970 1.06 4.46 3.04 4.53 0.82 1.44 1.09 0.77 5.87 4.53 1.32 2.27 31.20
1969 1.59 3.92 6.86 5.69 4.60 0.30 0.44 2.14 0.87 7.37 5.45 4.73 43.96
1968 7.26 2.69 3.05 6.83 7.75 5.46 1.74 0.39 6.60 3.33 5.44 4.72 55.26
1967 1.21 1.08 1.86 3.99 5.47 0.80 2.28 0.69 5.75 2.62 1.94 3.88 31.57
1966 3.99 3.09 2.30 12.01 4.68 1.06 0.99 5.05 3.65 0.96 0.73 3.03 41.54
1965 4.07 5.48 5.65 2.29 14.95 2.18 0.68 4.32 1.97 2.33 2.21 5.27 51.40
1964 2.61 2.75 3.98 3.79 4.23 1.82 0.16 2.42 2.06 0.79 3.18 1.37 29.16
1963 1.29 1.94 1.62 2.27 2.89 3.70 0.73 0.97 2.40 0.30 3.12 2.78 24.01
1962 4.16 1.69 1.57 4.39 1.87 7.24 1.42 0.36 3.23 3.07 3.06 2.06 34.12
1961 7.66 4.47 6.50 1.28 2.82 11.86 2.91 2.27 5.60 0.82 2.74 5.25 54.18
1960 M 0.00 2.30 3.45 1.52 9.10 0.29 2.63 3.91 7.04 3.69 7.95 NA
1958-1959 NOT AVAILABLE
1957 2.48 3.48 4.33 11.63 2.88 2.66 0.48 9.93 3.17 14.36 5.08 2.00 62.48
1956 2.75 4.30 1.68 2.65 5.36 2.99 0.19 3.74 0.34 0.32 3.74 0.92 28.98
1955 3.07 4.53 1.69 3.54 1.95 2.70 1.18 5.73 2.53 1.47 0.07 1.83 30.29
1954 2.02 0.46 0.48 1.29 5.52 0.77 1.11 0.88 1.57 7.92 3.09 2.61 27.72
1953 0.99 1.87 6.50 3.39 9.01 2.72 0.57 1.64 1.18 1.68 3.78 6.13 39.46
1952 3.00 5.15 3.94 5.21 5.22 0.63 1.16 0.26 0.60 0.06 6.63 4.55 36.41
1951 3.16 3.14 3.94 2.25 2.58 2.83 0.75 0.07 4.26 0.80 2.43 1.42 27.63
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1950 4.19 4.57 1.95 4.48 6.06 3.33 4.57 2.65 2.88 0.86 1.08 0.13 36.75
1949 6.10 2.41 2.85 2.43 2.32 1.46 6.06 3.02 4.20 10.63 0.44 3.47 45.39
1948 3.90 3.74 1.44 4.20 1.56 2.64 0.92 0.36 0.36 0.51 3.77 4.70 28.10
1947 3.68 1.59 5.11 1.91 7.47 3.39 0.25 1.13 1.74 0.54 3.19 4.93 34.93
1946 5.78 3.89 6.40 4.33 7.16 2.17 1.47 3.91 1.62 1.88 9.37 2.74 50.72
1945 3.63 3.14 9.31 2.21 2.29 4.09 7.73 2.52 5.70 7.35 1.12 3.91 53.00
1944 5.76 5.43 3.95 4.33 7.69 1.03 2.05 2.44 1.11 0.12 7.59 8.44 49.94
1943 1.68 0.64 2.91 1.98 7.58 1.11 1.93 2.41 5.17 1.20 2.12 3.94 32.67
1942 0.57 0.65 1.24 8.78 7.48 3.78 1.00 3.05 3.35 1.28 1.59 3.91 36.68
1941 3.15 4.21 3.11 3.55 3.56 7.83 2.92 1.43 4.84 6.29 4.03 3.34 48.26
1940 1.50 3.57 0.45 3.10 3.21 6.69 5.92 2.54 1.76 2.26 15.92 5.87 52.79
1939 5.26 4.43 1.84 1.45 5.53 3.14 0.71 2.66 0.15 1.37 3.57 2.05 32.16
1938 4.26 1.93 5.67 3.78 2.54 2.68 6.15 1.67 1.29 0.17 2.71 3.14 35.99
1937 4.88 1.59 4.92 1.40 0.68 2.76 1.62 1.58 3.07 1.86 5.85 6.88 37.09
1936 0.46 0.94 1.27 2.88 6.83 0.92 7.38 0.63 1.95 3.36 3.02 3.01 32.65
1935 2.22 3.57 2.59 5.63 8.83 2.42 0.95 1.90 5.49 5.69 3.26 6.42 48.97
1934 5.35 2.48 5.78 4.82 3.46 0.05 1.17 1.48 3.74 0.37 9.27 4.20 42.17
1933 3.26 2.98 6.33 4.14 5.39 0.38 2.66 0.63 1.59 0.56 0.90 3.80 32.62
1932 10.90 6.77 3.50 1.83 2.61 1.44 1.06 1.13 7.49 1.58 1.65 6.73 46.69
1931 2.65 4.69 3.39 3.10 2.16 0.97 5.39 3.13 0.01 2.81 3.29 7.54 39.13
1930 3.19 4.21 2.15 0.99 8.20 0.52 0.74 2.10 2.46 6.62 3.23 3.08 37.49
1929 5.39 1.59 3.21 3.75 8.55 2.88 0.73 T 3.23 3.38 6.56 3.21 42.48
1928 0.99 4.85 1.92 2.68 0.58 7.07 2.81 2.45 0.90 2.94 6.59 5.56 39.34
1927 2.14 3.98 3.41 5.15 2.36 5.82 2.68 0.01 1.42 7.77 1.33 3.43 39.50
1926 4.10 0.49 9.38 4.35 6.18 7.27 4.25 1.29 1.93 2.03 2.02 8.73 52.02
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1925 2.23 0.96 0.43 1.05 1.21 0.68 0.59 1.85 2.43 6.73 7.94 0.87 26.97
1924 3.91 3.97 4.31 2.66 4.71 2.68 0.07 0.55 4.49 0.30 1.49 1.77 30.91
1923 3.12 3.71 4.12 4.75 2.12 1.41 1.04 1.83 6.22 3.66 2.52 8.48 42.98
1922 5.62 4.40 6.93 7.43 5.62 1.88 4.24 1.73 2.48 3.26 4.37 0.46 48.42
1921 2.37 2.16 3.55 6.75 6.61 11.17 1.27 0.84 1.25 0.21 0.43 2.92 39.53
1920 7.10 1.02 1.95 1.16 2.71 2.88 3.71 7.63 3.07 5.80 4.64 3.45 45.12
1919 2.54 2.70 3.83 1.42 3.96 6.33 1.50 3.36 4.12 8.32 7.10 2.16 47.34
1918 1.37 1.02 1.41 11.24 0.85 1.73 0.25 2.41 1.63 2.51 4.98 3.63 33.03
1917 1.66 1.95 1.27 3.49 3.88 2.95 7.73 0.07 2.35 0.31 1.50 0.45 27.61
1916 4.20 0.13 0.47 3.80 8.00 1.87 2.01 1.86 3.02 0.51 2.99 0.74 29.60
1915 3.04 2.64 1.96 7.22 1.51 1.52 3.91 9.81 0.47 2.68 2.48 3.77 41.01
1914 0.62 2.92 6.81 3.28 6.16 T 0.17 4.09 2.04 1.37 4.91 6.19 38.56
1913 3.45 3.57 2.69 3.30 2.83 1.51 0.71 0.23 6.64 4.09 1.23 10.88 41.13
1912 0.14 1.54 7.55 4.43 2.73 3.69 0.61 0.46 1.66 2.69 0.57 4.77 30.84
1911 0.48 3.16 4.65 8.24 0.77 0.55 3.72 3.01 0.59 3.04 2.35 6.68 37.24
1910 0.48 3.18 1.92 3.64 5.75 1.49 1.75 0.96 1.13 1.06 1.92 3.23 26.51
1909 0.19 3.56 2.27 2.51 0.98 3.36 0.80 2.11 1.55 2.74 1.51 2.40 23.98
1908 1.76 4.45 2.24 5.17 7.86 2.22 1.17 2.69 2.32 1.15 1.07 1.75 33.85
1907 1.13 1.51 2.01 3.68 5.74 1.39 0.80 0.29 2.91 5.32 10.07 3.16 38.01
1906 1.92 3.06 1.24 2.47 2.62 3.49 2.58 1.43 3.14 3.93 1.66 5.40 32.94
1905 2.06 2.47 3.95 6.51 6.79 5.43 4.87 0.72 0.59 3.47 4.56 4.88 46.30
1904 0.66 3.50 0.88 5.02 3.97 4.73 2.52 1.58 4.08 0.68 0.67 4.08 32.37
1903 2.96 5.97 4.66 0.80 1.89 4.19 8.76 1.56 2.45 4.90 0.01 1.33 39.48
1902 1.56 1.83 3.31 2.13 2.02 1.57 10.03 T 5.14 3.42 7.08 1.67 39.76
1901 3.14 2.85 2.91 4.97 2.92 1.96 0.78 3.45 10.57 2.70 2.54 2.43 41.22
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1900 4.70 1.16 6.44 7.00 4.63 2.55 2.85 3.29 3.77 3.02 3.18 1.73 44.32
1899 5.48 3.46 1.43 2.81 4.84 8.66 4.52 1.83 0.28 7.18 2.71 4.51 47.71
1898 5.70 4.68 2.24 1.43 3.24 5.50 2.29 3.22 1.92 2.42 4.19 5.22 42.05
1897 5.95 0.29 8.19 2.01 4.27 4.16 1.01 0.48 1.36 3.65 1.30 6.81 39.48
1896 7.67 7.05 1.77 1.22 4.13 0.71 1.67 1.19 2.01 7.16 1.67 2.15 38.40
1895 2.42 2.50 2.52 2.35 11.38 5.29 3.85 0.06 1.05 3.73 4.23 4.34 43.72
1894 2.28 6.38 4.59 6.47 1.83 4.03 2.76 5.45 10.04 1.04 1.90 1.98 46.05
1893 1.14 1.25 2.67 3.37 4.96 5.35 0.09 3.55 1.32 0.17 4.94 1.77 30.58
1892 3.93 5.05 4.70 4.80 4.18 9.77 1.60 3.41 0.98 5.74 5.99 11.04 61.19
1891 11.11 1.92 2.63 8.95 1.67 2.27 2.89 3.44 1.53 0.12 4.09 4.65 45.27
1890 5.76 4.95 4.94 6.96 6.85 3.18 1.76 2.05 3.42 9.01 1.91 1.27 52.06
1889 6.82 4.02 4.53 2.31 3.47 7.00 2.21 1.77 4.73 1.21 7.97 0.39 46.43
1888 4.50 4.74 9.48 6.62 6.64 5.80 4.39 3.21 0.27 1.51 5.92 6.58 59.66
1887 0.52 3.87 1.45 0.74 6.76 2.57 2.97 5.18 2.20 3.20 1.86 6.72 38.04
1886 3.65 3.95 4.62 2.75 0.30 2.37 3.31 1.32 7.12 1.95 1.42 0.45 33.21
1885 7.77 3.02 2.25 5.14 6.08 2.07 0.33 1.87 4.63 1.47 3.48 3.14 41.25
1884 2.31 2.47 3.62 7.30 17.25 2.65 0.06 0.66 4.00 1.45 2.93 6.97 51.64
1883 3.79 4.01 5.35 3.53 2.85 6.33 1.28 0.30 1.99 4.47 7.09 2.50 43.49
1882 6.90 3.68 2.37 3.42 7.56 0.83 6.52 5.32 2.25 9.96 8.63 1.61 59.05
1871-1881 NOT AVAILABLE
1870 1.70 0.52 0.50 7.25 3.80 M M M M 6.00 M 6.30 NA
1869   2.00 1.61 7.10 NA
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann


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