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Heat and Fire Weather Concerns in the West; Excessive Rainfall Possible in the South-Central U.S.

Heat will build over the Intermountain West and the Southwest the next couple of days. Lightning from dry thunderstorms can create new fire starts and combined with gusty winds may cause a fire to rapidly grow in Oregon and northern California. Flash flooding will be possible in New Mexico and west Texas today, as well as parts of the southern and central Plains due to slow moving thunderstorms. 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