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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 >

              Sheffield Cooperative Precipitation 
1938-2012
Elevation 2026 FT

 

Sheffield Normals 1981-2010 

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 62.3 67.2 74.8 83.6 90.6 94.7 96.1 96.1 90.3 81.0 70.5 62.5 80.8
Minimum 31.7 35.8 43.6 51.8 62.2 69.7 71.8 71.0 64.0 53.3 40.5 32.1 52.3
Precipitation 0.77 0.78 0.79 1.05 1.98 1.63 1.29 1.66 1.66 2.49 0.89 0.55 15.54
Snowfall 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Heating Degree Days  558 381 216 59 4 0 0 0 5 63 299 549 2134
Cooling Degree Days 0 3 36 140 357 516 587 575 369 130 14 0 2728

 

Sheffield Precipitation (1938-2011) 

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2011 0.32 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.25  0.00i 0.25   T 0.24  1.60 0.00 0.58  3.24i
2010 2.86 1.42 0.33 1.62 T 0.56 5.63 0.55 1.08 1.82 0.00  0.00i  15.87i
2009 0.00 0.74 1.20 4.87 1.23 3.46 0.10 1.10 1.52 1.78 0.17 1.20 17.37
2008 0.53 0.00 0.36  0.24 0.03 2.58 2.88 1.29 6.48 3.16 0.27 0.12 17.94
2007 1.49 0.26 2.86 0.78 6.30 1.80 0.93 2.29 0.93 0.56 0.83 0.17  19.20
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.00 0.26 0.93 0.15 0.15 0.46 0.10 1.75 2.04 1.66 0.00 1.00 8.50
2005 0.39 1.52 0.96 0.00 4.00 1.19 2.19 1.03 0.00 6.82 0.00 0.16 18.26
2004  1.54 1.25 3.33 2.34 0.50 4.24 3.91 2.55 1.71 5.21 3.57 0.48 30.63
2003 0.02 2.19 0.91 0.19 1.13 2.39 1.34 1.14 2.38 6.43 1.25 0.00 19.37
2002 0.00 0.13 1.85 0.69 0.10 0.47i 0.43 0.00 0.35 7.16 0.51 0.63 12.32i
2001 1.09 0.60 0.77 0.42 0.23 0.03 0.65 2.84 0.00 0.93 2.98 0.07 10.61
2000 0.52 0.29 0.61i 0.00 0.00 2.71 0.57 0.00 0.00 2.27 1.08 0.00 8.05i
1999 0.34 0.00 1.89 0.21 4.47 0.51 0.00i 0.07 0.00 0.10 0.00 0.00 7.59i
1998 0.53 0.68 0.84 0.00 0.00 0.50 0.59 7.70 0.12 1.14 3.41 0.53 16.04
1997  0.40 2.60 0.45 1.12 2.80 2.38 0.00 2.25 1.78 0.82 1.44 0.89 16.93
1996 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.30 1.96 0.20 0.88 6.44 7.63 0.08 1.90i 0.00 20.39i
1995 0.53 0.29  1.01 1.57 4.67 1.80 0.00 0.60 2.45 0.12 0.82 0.51 14.37
1994 2.09 0.00 0.27 1.60 1.73 0.00 0.00 0.04 1.30 0.52 0.46 0.00 8.01
1993 0.84 0.26i 0.85 0.28 1.16 3.30 0.15 2.69 1.54 0.30 0.00 0.67 12.04i
1992  1.64i 2.71 0.64i 1.93 8.82 1.69 1.83 0.56 0.00 0.00 0.40 1.29 21.51i
1991 2.09 0.04 0.00 1.22 0.00 1.73 4.91 1.85 3.61 0.31 0.75 2.43 18.94
1990 0.00 0.99 1.35 1.23 3.58 0.88 3.68 0.95 5.38 2.09 0.59 0.08 20.80
1989 0.56 1.92 0.45 0.00 0.63 1.63 0.00 0.54 0.33 0.29 0.62 0.18 7.15
1988 0.00 0.33 0.00 0.04 2.83 1.71 2.63 M 4.82  0.04 0.00 0.00 12.40i 
1987  0.00  1.26 1.06 1.46 2.04 2.34 0.36 1.84 0.95 1.09 0.11 0.87 13.38
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986 0.26 0.00 0.15 1.68 1.79 1.76 0.35 3.70 0.84 4.19 1.23 2.19 18.14
1985 0.00 1.40 0.85 0.70 1.23 3.01 1.00 1.30 0.35i 0.96 0.77 0.00 11.57i
1984 1.00 0.00 0.08 0.07 0.76 1.61 1.36 0.01 1.41 5.04 1.23 1.69 14.26
1983 1.03 0.79 0.36 0.00 2.08 2.32 0.63 0.64 0.81 4.97 1.74 0.08 15.45
1982 1.65 0.56 0.04 0.87 2.46 2.49 0.15 1.72 0.00 0.00 0.67 1.96 12.57
1981  0.81e 1.27 1.38 7.03 2.69 0.78 1.14e 0.68 0.28 7.33 0.00 0.00 23.39e
1980 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.21 3.50 0.25 0.86 3.53 4.19 0.20 1.76 1.62 16.17
1979 0.08 1.28 0.59 0.37 2.14 2.20 4.08 1.64 1.00 0.20 0.00 1.09 14.67
1978 0.18 0.05 0.00 0.08 2.52e 2.39e 0.54 1.17 6.24 2.29 2.44 0.28 18.18e
1977 1.00 0.00 1.36 0.50 2.62 1.20 0.00 0.03 0.00 4.55 0.00 0.02e 11.28e
1976  0.00 0.00 0.35 1.04 1.60 0.88e 4.30 1.46 2.05 4.29 0.68 0.29e 16.94e
1975 0.24e 1.40 0.00 0.18 2.69 0.00 1.78 3.16 2.42 1.29 1.60 0.29e 15.05e
1974 0.20 0.00 0.01 1.00 0.54 0.21 0.00 1.59 10.16 2.65 0.80 0.94 18.10
1973 0.43 1.09 1.19 0.15 0.00 0.23 2.79 0.00 4.84 1.70 0.00 0.00 12.42
1972 0.21 0.19 T 0.14 2.79 1.58 0.91 2.00 5.25 2.17 0.08 T 15.32
1971 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.83 1.53 2.28 0.48 3.07 3.57 1.66 T 0.29 14.69
1970 0.07 1.16 0.28 0.79 0.89 1.31 T 1.63 4.09 0.21 0.00 0.00 10.43
1969 0.00 0.19 1.21 3.78 0.81 1.51 0.62 0.60 0.76 1.94 2.86 1.41 15.69
1968 0.80 0.58 1.38 2.05 1.29 1.07 4.01 0.33 1.65 0.35 3.03 0.00 16.54
1967 0.00 0.60 1.14 2.34 0.00 0.33 0.35 1.61 1.78 0.08 0.92 0.55 9.70
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.35 0.42 0.35 3.74 3.67 1.24 T 2.80 2.73 3.98 0.00 T 19.28
1965 0.08 1.59 0.26 0.00 2.58 2.31 0.00 1.87 0.72 1.74 0.09 0.12 11.36
1964 0.46 0.40 0.39 0.51 1.49 2.09 0.18 0.34 6.34 0.43 T 0.29 12.92
1963  0.03i 0.67 0.00 2.47 2.85 1.20 0.36 0.81 0.69 0.14 2.10 0.26 11.58i
1962 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1961 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1960 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1959 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1958 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1957 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1956 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1955 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1954 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1953 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1952 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1951 0.00 0.34 1.42 0.60 1.31 1.19 M M M M M M M
1950 0.33 0.39 0.00 2.63 1.72 0.04 2.67 2.84 3.24 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.86
1949 1.80 0.55 0.05 3.61 1.28 1.70 2.27 2.19 1.69 1.40 0.00 0.81 17.35
1948 0.06 2.34 0.00 0.59 0.69 0.00 1.38 0.54 0.35 1.37 1.02 0.31 8.65
1947 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1946 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1945 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1944 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1943 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1942 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1941 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1940 M M M M M M M M M M M M M
1939 2.30 0.00 0.06 0.16 M M M M M M M M M
1938 STATION NOT OPEN 0.00i T 0.60 M

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

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