Pilot Point Climatology

Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rain in the Southern Plains; Fire Weather Threat in the Southwest U.S.

Thunderstorms, some severe, may produce heavy to excessive rainfall and isolated flooding over portions of the Southern Plains today and Saturday. Dry conditions, combined with gusty winds and low relative humidities will continue to support an elevated to critical fire weather threat in the Desert Southwest into to early next week. Read More >

Pilot Point (Denton County)

33º 23' N 96º 58' W

690 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)		54.6	59.3	66.8	75.2	83.4	90.6	96.2	97.1	88.2	78.0	66.2	56.1	76.0
	Minimum (°F)		31.2	34.3	42.0	50.9	60.4	69.0	74.0	73.3	64.9	53.6	42.3	33.0	52.4
	Precipitation (in.)		2.25	3.51	4.35	3.10	6.02	4.37	2.47	2.86	3.37	4.59	3.28	3.07	43.24
	Degree Days	Heating	685	511	344	128	16	1	0	0	13	92	338	634	2762
	Degree Days	Cooling	0	1	16	69	230	445	623	626	359	117	15	1	2502
Monthly Precipitation
Year			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
2004			INACTIVE
2003			0.10	2.48	0.66	M	M	2.79	M	3.95					NA
2002			2.48	3.63	7.35	4.90	6.19	5.30	5.66	3.01	0.94	7.65	1.90	4.48	53.49
2001			2.85	9.65	4.22	1.99	4.14	2.59	0.34	2.90	3.40	4.40	2.46	2.42	41.36
2000			1.96	1.57	3.97	3.32	5.05	3.10	0.28	0.00	1.22	7.28	7.38	4.92	40.05
1999			0.29	0.30	2.50	4.70	7.30	4.40	0.50	0.00	M	2.42	0.74	3.59	NA
1998			6.50	3.30	6.30	1.80	1.20	2.15	0.00	1.10	1.40	6.80	2.26	4.80	37.61
1997			0.44	8.74	2.55	5.44	4.98	4.04	1.54	2.67	1.13	3.74	1.60	3.39	40.26
1996			3.40	0.50	3.20	2.00	0.55	1.13	0.60	7.30	3.00	4.60	13.06	1.10	40.44
1995			2.50	1.60	6.90	5.00	6.75	2.70	3.60	4.50	7.00	1.10	1.50	3.50	46.65
1994			1.60	2.50	2.20	2.30	9.80	2.10	10.10	3.60	3.10	M	8.70	2.90	NA
1993			2.00	7.90	3.70	3.30	2.80	5.70	0.00	1.70	5.50	9.00	2.60	4.40	48.60
1992			3.40	4.50	3.10	2.40	5.80	6.80	3.00	3.30	7.21	0.80	1.90	6.80	49.01
1991			3.52	1.40	1.00	4.60	5.20	3.00	1.70	4.60	4.50	9.20	3.40	10.20	52.32
1990			3.30	3.50	9.60	8.30	9.20	2.60	3.10	3.90	1.90	2.10	5.10	3.00	55.60
1989			6.40	7.00	4.70	1.00	6.95	12.15	7.02	0.90	4.70	3.00	0.50	0.30	54.62
1988			1.25	0.60	2.50	3.10	1.90	3.50	2.60	0.50	4.30	1.00	3.40	3.30	27.95
1987			2.90	5.90	2.00	0.10	9.95	5.60	4.70	3.20	3.15	1.40	6.10	5.00	50.00
1986			0.00	7.60	1.95	3.50	9.90	5.75	1.00	3.70	5.30	4.20	4.60	1.90	49.40
1985			2.70	2.80	4.70	5.00	4.70	6.20	2.05	0.30	5.45	7.70	1.30	0.70	43.60
1984			1.20	2.25	6.00	1.65	3.00	1.95	1.05	2.20	0.90	7.68	3.39	6.50	37.77
1983			3.50	0.80	3.85	0.50	5.35	3.05	2.40	3.75	0.00	4.90	3.30	0.60	32.00
1982			3.65	3.15	1.30	3.60	17.30	8.00	2.70	2.00	0.24	1.90	4.75	5.10	53.69
1981			0.70	0.95	4.63	4.10	7.25	5.05	2.30	1.55	4.50	18.05	6.20	0.20	55.48
1980			1.90	2.20	1.67	1.70	7.10	M	0.20	0.40	11.20	4.75	1.50	1.70	NA
1979			2.85	3.55	6.55	3.30	7.90	0.85	2.65	4.50	0.90	2.60	0.50	2.90	39.05
1978			2.90	4.60	3.40	2.10	5.90	2.40	1.70	1.90	1.70	0.00	5.55	0.50	32.65
1977			4.65	2.85	10.25	2.70	1.02	4.40	2.80	6.90	2.45	2.80	1.20	0.40	42.42
1976			0.60	0.90	2.25	5.55	7.75	3.10	5.10	1.70	2.85	5.90	1.10	2.10	38.90
Year			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann
1975			3.10	4.65	4.45	3.55	6.96	4.65	2.95	2.15	2.65	0.25	1.70	1.80	38.86
1974			1.00	2.15	1.45	4.41	1.70	8.10	1.41	6.00	4.50	8.90	3.25	1.40	44.27
1973			3.30	2.05	6.00	5.30	5.57	13.30	10.10	0.00	8.95	7.10	2.00	0.50	64.17
1972			0.49	0.34	1.00	3.75	2.37	2.39	0.40	6.71	4.67	7.10	2.78	0.92	32.92
1971			1.27	1.50	0.60	1.58	4.38	0.80	3.37	1.11	5.00	7.16	2.12	7.52	36.41
1970			0.54	5.95	3.34	7.89	5.57	4.89	0.87	3.48	11.01	2.00	0.43	0.95	46.92
1969			1.85	3.13	5.47	3.28	7.52	4.79	0.64	2.55	2.24	4.14	0.60	4.28	40.49
1968			4.34	2.10	6.70	3.53	5.06	4.44	4.73	0.45	5.38	1.59	3.69	1.55	43.56
1967			0.04	1.01	1.97	6.10	8.72	1.67	0.65	0.00	5.99	2.58	1.26	2.02	32.01
1966			1.68	2.38	1.85	14.89	1.71	3.48	1.88	4.51	3.95	1.09	0.76	1.85	40.03
1965			2.76	3.61	0.94	1.31	7.06	4.52	0.62	2.12	5.83	1.48	2.17	1.47	33.89
1964			1.96	1.36	5.20	5.37	5.34	1.69	0.16	4.63	11.35	0.18	8.65	1.33	47.22
1963			0.35	0.39	0.61	4.29	6.75	1.64	2.05	0.06	1.69	0.12	1.80	1.20	20.95
1962			0.80	1.44	2.70	6.04	0.88	10.73	2.16	1.16	11.41	3.14	3.79	0.97	45.22
1961			2.48	3.11	3.47	0.27	2.41	3.50	2.31	1.96	3.39	3.25	2.47	1.85	30.47
1960			3.05	1.94	1.43	1.77	3.01	4.22	9.15	1.46	1.76	1.83	0.41	4.30	34.33
1959			0.19	1.22	1.52	1.62	3.90	9.13	3.67	2.68	1.76	6.83	0.90	3.76	37.18
1958			2.99	0.58	4.14	4.12	4.65	6.33	3.07	4.39	2.09	0.99	2.07	0.61	36.03
1957			2.36	3.02	4.46	15.85	14.33	2.26	0.80	0.22	4.75	2.74	9.58	1.56	61.93
1956			1.42	2.79	0.32	3.10	2.49	1.61	0.48	1.24	0.12	1.92	2.08	3.22	20.79
1955			1.36	2.26	1.85	3.75	4.31	4.32	1.12	0.25	2.34	2.48	0.00	0.90	24.94
1954			2.59	0.32	0.42	3.28	5.35	3.11	1.23	1.88	1.41	6.41	0.71	2.33	29.04
1953			0.60	1.83	3.12	7.71	4.72	0.97	3.49	2.12	1.84	4.81	4.02	1.40	36.63
1952			0.40	1.23	3.03	6.16	4.96	0.17	1.17	1.24	0.67	0.04	4.83	1.99	25.89
1951			3.02	3.20	0.68	1.39	3.58	8.62	2.78	0.48	2.91	2.37	2.47	0.41	31.91
1950			M	M	M	M	M	M	M	1.83	5.29	0.20	0.00	0.00	NA
1949			M	3.48	2.86	1.21	6.93	2.11	0.00	M	M	8.17	M	M	NA
1948			0.50	4.80	1.00	1.40	6.15	2.10	M	M	M	1.50	M	0.00	NA
1947											2.60	2.10	2.85	4.50	NA
Year			Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Ann

Location below

Map of the Pilot Point region

Map from tiger.census.gov