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Heat Builds in the West; Extremely Critical Fire Weather in the Northwest

A heat wave over the Southwest will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions are forecast from the Northwest and the northern Great Basin this weekend. Particularly Dangerous Situation Red Flag Warnings have been issued. Read More >

  Van Horn 6ENE CoCorahs Precipitation 
2013-2020
Elevation 3836 FT

 

Van Horn Normals 1981-2010 

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 58.3 63.1 70.1 78.4 86.6 93.4 92.3 90.9 85.8 78.2 67.5 58.3  76.9
Minimum 28.3 32.5 38.2 46.2 55.6 64.1 66.4 65.1 58.7 48.4 37.0 29.2 47.5
Precipitation 0.45 0.49 0.20 0.32 0.53 1.22 2.37 2.15 1.50 1.31 0.49 0.55 11.58
Snowfall 0.9 0.4 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.9 3.0
Heating Degree Days  673 482 341 130 22 1 0 0 14 112 385 659 2819
Cooling Degree Days 0 0 4 49 211 413 445 403 231 59 3 0 1818

 

    Van Horn 6 ENE CoCorahs Precipitation 
2013-2020

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.03 0.60 1.79 0.00 0.71 0.24 0.50 0.03 1.11 0.00 0.00 0.04   5.25
2019 0.18 0.03 0.06 0.50 1.13 1.46 1.25 0.77 3.53 2.92 0.69 0.45  12.97
2018 T 0.05 T M 0.20 M 2.14 0.64 1.71 3.09  0.60 0.47  8.90i
2017 0.60 0.04 T 0.71 T 2.17 4.36 3.27 2.45 0.21  0.12 0.73 14.66
2016 0.06 T 0.03 0.04 1.15 1.74 0.96 5.38 1.10 1.23  0.25 0.79 12.73
2015 0.41 0.19  1.40   0.34   1.55  1.29  2.56   0.35  2.43  3.43   0.51 0.13 14.59
2014 0.00 0.07 0.62 0.21 T 0.35 2.77 3.56  5.60  1.36  0.45 0.35 15.34
2013  M  M 0.00  0.13 0.43 0.74 2.69 0.58 0.96 0.61  0.15 0.64  14.72i

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

map of Cooperative stations Monthly/Annual rainfall and 1971-2000 Averages