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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 >

  Big Lake 2 Cooperative Precipitation
 1955-2020
Elevation 2703 FT

 

Big Lake 2 Normals 1981-2010 

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 57.7 62.7 69.9 78.8 86.6 91.6 93.5 93.3 87.2 77.7 67.5 58.2  77.1
Minimum 30.8 34.2 42.1 50.2 59.8 66.5 68.9 67.9 61.4 51.9 40.5 32.0 50.5
Precipitation 0.95 1.11 1.29 1.48 2.19 2.14 2.77 1.96 2.00 1.69 0.91 0.80 19.29
Snowfall 0.7 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.2 1.5
Heating Degree Days  643 465 300 106 14 1 0 0 13 100 338 617 2597
Cooling Degree Days 0 1 21 91 268 422 502 484 292 92 8 0 2181

 

Big Lake 2 Precipitation (1963-2020)

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 1.38 1.63 2.47 0.35 3.77 0.42 0.46 0.00 3.74 0.00 0.30 0.53 15.05
2019 0.47 0.00 0.95 6.04 5.13 1.64 0.58 0.85 0.00 0.26 1.29 0.03 17.23
2018 0.00 0.22 0.81 0.00 1.02 0.87 2.18 0.98 7.32 7.53 0.55 1.62 23.10
2017 1.94 1.77 0.41 1.48  2.08 1.12 2.52 4.05 0.18 1.66 1.30 0.87 19.38
2016 0.55 0.30 1.75 3.70  5.93 1.35i  M  0.13i 4.62 0.26 2.52 0.39  21.50i
2015 1.78 0.46  0.40 M   8.03 3.65  0.38  0.50  3.48 2.31 3.23 2.25  25.97i
2014 0.00 0.00 0.03  0.61   5.20   5.50  1.71  1.76  5.08 0.06  1.97 1.01   22.93
2013 1.45 0.10 0.00 0.10  3.75 2.04 4.46 0.14  3.75 1.59  1.55  0.92  19.85
2012 1.90 1.11 0.58  2.63  3.93  0.19 1.91 2.72 3.39 0.18  0.00 0.14 18.68
2011 0.15 0.03 0.00 0.11 0.45 1.30 0.00  0.05 0.58  2.86 0.39  1.46  7.38 
2010 2.72 1.73 1.30 2.84  0.47 2.17 4.04 0.81 0.93 0.40 0.00  0.52  17.93 
2009 0.04 0.68 1.43i 1.05i  0.86  4.00 2.38   1.90  1.47  3.69 0.09  1.38 18.97i
2008 0.48 M 0.80  0.17 1.84 4.41  0.72i 4.59i 5.98  0.83 0.25 0.00 20.07i
2007 4.50 0.40 3.84 1.02  M 1.34 3.79 3.05 1.42 0.09  0.68  M  M
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.04 0.56 1.95 1.20 0.02 2.06 0.10 3.31 1.10 2.61 0.02 1.58 14.55
2005 0.00i 2.44i 0.90 0.01 5.12 2.31 3.74 8.34 0.21 6.33 0.00 0.06 29.46i
2004                                            NOT AVAILABLE
2003 0.10  1.48 1.02  NOT AVAILABLE
2002 0.00 M M 0.35 0.21i 0.21 M 0.02 0.55 M 0.49 M M
2001 M 0.06 0.83 0.76 1.26 0.00 0.00 5.70i 1.23 0.41 3.64 0.00 13.89i
2000 0.49 0.45 1.12i 0.21 0.00 6.71 0.00 0.00 0.00i 2.56 2.22 M 14.09i
1999 0.46 0.04 2.47 1.20 1.32 3.84 0.22 1.42 0.61 0.50 0.00 0.07 12.15
1998 0.12 0.36 0.80 0.00 0.48 0.67 0.68 4.41 0.00 1.01 2.07 0.44 11.04
1997  0.13i 3.75 0.80 4.13 1.12 2.39 0.22 2.10 2.45 0.42 0.69 1.26 19.46i
1996 0.10 0.13 0.18 2.94 1.26 0.82 1.04 4.91 3.83 0.74 2.84 0.00 18.79
1995 0.57 1.05 0.33 1.80 3.01 1.03 0.18 1.23 3.43 0.12 0.50 0.40 13.65
1994 2.42 0.05 0.09 1.19 2.82 0.15 0.72 0.00 1.08 1.55 0.52 0.97 11.56
1993 1.13 0.74 0.42 0.13 1.77 0.63 1.09 2.51 1.62 0.68 0.24 0.75 11.71
1992 1.82 4.01 1.16 1.13 3.36 3.46 3.12 1.52 0.47 0.42 0.22 0.33 21.02
1991 2.31 0.01 0.14 2.20 1.98 4.40 2.26 4.89 7.10 0.33 0.71 3.97 30.30
1990 0.77 1.28 1.65 2.39 3.22 0.00 9.18 1.67 4.09 2.32 1.54 0.51 28.62
1989 0.71 2.17 0.62i 0.69 1.77 1.53 0.28 1.46 0.97 0.24 0.40 0.24 11.08i
1988 0.02 0.29 0.02 0.42 5.19 0.39 5.14 0.99 5.24  0.00 0.00 0.34 18.04
1987 0.17  1.98 1.44 0.99 6.52 3.20 0.07 2.80 3.50 0.99 T 1.70 23.36
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986 0.24 1.33i 0.17 2.47 4.48 2.95 0.75 2.99 2.39 6.66 1.03 2.81i 27.77i
1985 M 0.78i 0.94 0.55 2.63 1.77 1.98 0.44 3.14 2.47 0.19 0.00 14.89i
1984 1.00 0.25i 0.61 0.00 0.71 1.73 1.98 0.02 3.65 2.95 1.60 M 14.50i
1983 1.13 0.50 1.03 0.50 0.15 1.19 0.09 0.26 0.16 3.19 0.83 0.12i 9.15i
1982 0.93 0.66 0.42 0.52 4.25 2.54 0.37 0.72 1.33 0.51 0.82 1.87 14.94
1981 1.14e 0.60e 0.71i 4.24 3.98 2.30 1.15 0.96 0.07 5.06 0.06 0.00 20.27i
1980 0.51 0.27 0.15 0.37 3.06 2.13 0.09 2.49 3.74 0.14 1.31 2.59 16.85
1979 0.16e 2.15 5.15 0.65 1.66 5.72 0.93 1.51 0.17 0.80 0.00 2.50 21.40e
1978 0.90e 0.71 0.29 0.27 2.86 2.80 1.48 1.76 4.09 1.10 2.71 0.06 19.03e
1977 0.65 0.65 1.77 3.60 2.09 0.61 0.22 1.86 0.36 1.91 0.70 0.06 14.48
1976 T 0.03 0.28 1.78 2.18 1.09 7.02 0.37 6.26 3.51 0.72e 0.40 23.64e
1975 0.43 1.27 .0.00 0.99 3.21 0.28 3.08 3.90 2.44 2.99 1.98 0.29 20.86
1974 0.08 0.06 0.01 1.13 2.09 1.22 1.15 8.68 12.60 7.86 2.58 1.18 38.64
1973 1.08e 1.67e 1.50 2.69 0.38 1.11 6.59 T 5.36 1.33 0.02 0.00 21.73e
1972 0.04 0.30 T 1.25 3.20 2.23 1.36 5.14 3.88 2.83 0.21 T 20.44
1971 T 0.13 0.00 2.17 0.97 0.88 1.12 4.31 5.17 2.28 0.05 0.44 17.52
1970 0.23 2.02 2.01 0.97 1.75 1.04 0.61 1.89 4.55 1.47 0.00 0.14 16.68
1969 0.11 0.29 1.42 4.57 2.78 0.47 0.10 2.76 1.23 4.42 1.90 2.19 22.24
1968 1.56 1.16 2.93 2.15 1.29 0.73 4.42 1.23 1.65 0.11 3.08 0.36 20.67
1967 0.00 0.10 0.43 0.45 2.99 2.43 1.43 0.28 3.35 0.18 1.23 0.90 13.77
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.92 0.41 0.25 2.03 2.05 2.12 0.38 1.94 3.92 5.11 0.00 T 19.13
1965 0.18 2.77 0.29e 0.42 1.62 1.81 0.39 1.91 2.75 1.73 0.60 0.67 15.14e
1964 1.11 0.91 0.58 2.07 0.25 2.20 4.51 1.47 5.47 1.06 1.02 0.32 20.97
1963 M M M M M M M M 0.19 0.26 3.13 0.21 M

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

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