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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 >

                                      Terlingua Cooperative Precipitation 
          2007-2020    
         Elevation 2633 FT

 

Normals 1981-2010 

Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun  Jul  Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
Maximum 66.9 72.9 81.1 89.8 97.8 101.7 99.8 98.0 94.5 87.2 74.8 67.9 86.0
Minimum 32.3 36.6 43.9 53.7 63.5  70.7 72.0 71.2 66.8 55.3 43.6 34.9 53.7
Precipitation 0.43 0.40 0.33 0.54 0.83 1.74 2.11 1.80 1.70 1.36 0.42 0.47 12.13
    Heating Degree Days 477 294 148 12 2 0 0 0 0 22 188 423 1566
    Cooling  Degree Days 0 7 71 215 487 635 648 607 469 215 14 0 3370

 

 

Terlingua Cooperative Precipitation 
2007-2020
 

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020 0.27 0.43i 0.12 0.19 1.03 0.48 0.77 0.10 2.53 0.00 T 0.49  6.41i
2019 0.43 0.02 0.03 0.22 0.75 3.38 1.30 2.90 2.49 0.04 0.96 0.45 12.97
2018 0.01 0.10 T 0.04 0.88 0.83 0.57 0.80 3.93 2.19 0.39 1.19 10.93
2017 0.01 0.23 0.02 0.24 2.14 0.46 3.19 3.20 1.09  0.70i 0.00i 0.97 12.25i
2016 0.03 0.27 0.31 0.01 0.54 2.64 0.85 3.81 1.22 0.32 0.61 1.06 11.67
2015 0.76  0.50  1.49   0.48   2.14   0.69   1.31   0.71  1.26 0.61 0.56 0.34 10.85
2014 T  T  T  T 0.41 2.68  1.13   2.61  2.49  0.23   3.36  T 12.91
2013 1.96  0.02  0.00   0.10   0.25   0.69   1.49   1.43   1.09   0.10   1.75   0.55  9.43
2012 T  0.65  0.45   0.50  3.10  M  M  M  4.31   0.48   0.26   0.40   10.15i
2011 0.00  0.00  0.00  T 0.01 0.10 0.17 0.34  0.59   0.05  0.04  T  1.30
2010 0.30  0.62  0.03 1.06 0.16 0.47 3.11 0.64 0.55 0.00 0.00 0.00 7.04
2009 T  0.00 0.78 T 0.69 2.08 1.04 1.67 0.42 0.30 0.16 0.18 7.32
2008 0.37  T   T 0.02  0.97   1.09  2.68 1.57 3.32 0.24 0.02 0.03 10.31
2007 M T 0.03 1.03 1.64 2.81 1.16  1.29 2.00 0.50 0.75 0.52  11.73i

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

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