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Scattered Severe Storms to Continue Over the Central and Southern Plains this Weekend; Snow in the Sierra Nevada

Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms will persist over the central to southern High Plains this weekend with a severe weather and flash flooding threat. A late season storm will bring low elevation rain and high elevation snow to portions of California, Nevada and Oregon through the weekend. Winter Weather Advisories are in place for the Sierra for snow totals of 3-6", locally higher. Read More >

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Van Horn Cooperative Precipitation Data & Normals

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  Van Horn Cooperative Precipitation 
1939-2020
Elevation 4065 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 Precipitation
 1939-2020 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2020  0.02  0.77 1.37 0.00 0.43 0.25 1.02 0.56 1.02 0.00 0.00 0.18 5.62
2019 0.20 0.04 0.30 0.55 0.45 1.32 0.89 2.24 1.72 2.00 0.25 0.31 10.27
2018  0.00  0.04 0.04 0.00  0.18 0.06 1.02  1.38i  1.03 0.89 0.32 0.40   5.36i 
2017 0.69 0.13 0.00 0.27  0.00 1.54 1.84 1.52 1.79 0.18 0.00 0.77 8.73
2016  0.05  0.00 0.02 0.05  0.80 1.98  0.91 4.53 1.20 1.31 0.14 0.79 11.78
2015 0.51  0.12   1.65   0.19   1.36  1.17   1.13 0.55 3.15 2.13 0.77 0.40 13.13
2014  0.00  0.06  0.31   0.26   0.00 1.54  1.42   3.44   2.34   0.91   0.44   0.40  11.12
2013 0.65 0.18 0.00  0.45   0.18  0.37 3.50 0.60 2.29  0.65  0.13  1.20  10.20
2012 0.61 0.07  0.24  0.00  0.77  0.10 1.51   1.14   1.42  0.00 0.00 0.00  5.86
2011 0.02 0.03 0.00 0.00  0.00  0.14 0.71 1.12 0.36  0.11  0.04 0.49  3.02 
2010 1.59  1.65  0.10 1.22  0.00  0.17 4.68  2.23 1.45 0.08 0.00 0.00  13.17 
2009 0.05 0.00 0.25  0.00  0.51 1.03 2.32 1.86 0.00 1.04i  0.19  0.85   8.10i
2008 0.04 0.02 0.06 0.00 0.40 0.02 1.93 1.30 2.56 0.16 0.00 0.25 6.74
2007 1.70 0.12 0.71 0.54 0.99 0.65 2.36  2.26   M 0.09 0.54 0.72   10.68i 
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
2006 0.00 0.25 0.50 0.00 0.11 0.20 3.15 3.54 2.77 1.07 0.08 0.35 12.02
2005 0.37 1.82 0.07 0.25 1.05 0.07 0.53 2.14 1.52 2.52 0.00 0.00 10.34
2004 0.56 0.19 0.46 1.35 0.30 0.96 0.85 4.22 3.25 3.21 3.22 0.31 18.88
2003 0.00 1.02 0.01 T 0.27 0.74 0.87 0.79 0.39 2.78 0.44 0.00 7.31
2002 0.17 1.15 0.19 0.12 0.08 1.95 1.84 1.23 0.42 1.56 0.27 0.68 9.66
2001 0.53 0.37 0.24 T 0.19 0.49 1.85 0.68 0.32 0.06 0.83 0.31 5.87
2000 0.00 0.09 0.00 T 0.00 2.63 1.31 1.78 0.00 1.39 0.60 0.28 8.08
1999 0.12 0.00 0.31 0.17 0.29 1.30 1.38 1.16 0.96 0.16 0.00 0.34 6.19
1998 0.06 0.12 0.11 0.00 0.08 0.42 3.57 1.63 0.65 1.71 0.42 0.42 9.19
1997 0.34i 1.29 0.09 0.66 0.77 1.59 2.05 2.57 0.57 0.43 0.63 1.38i 12.37i
1996 M 0.00 0.00 0.53 0.00i 5.62 2.34 4.83 2.41 0.03 0.26 0.00 16.02i 
1995 0.36 0.73 0.19 T 0.60 2.18 1.14 1.79 2.01 0.66 0.23 0.07 9.96
1994 0.07 0.05 0.07 0.16 1.67 0.46 0.40 0.38 1.49 0.81 0.49 0.71 6.76
1993 1.22 0.32 0.10 0.08 0.08 0.46 M 1.40 1.34 0.72 T 0.62  6.34i 
1992 1.42 1.32 0.13 0.30 2.63 1.24 0.21 2.65 0.54 1.46 0.78 0.11 12.79
1991 1.10 0.40 0.18 0.00 1.18 1.11 5.33 1.75 3.46 0.00 0.70 2.47 17.72
1990 0.06 0.42 0.27 0.31 T 0.00 9.02 5.13 3.71 3.51 0.12 0.34 22.89
1989 0.12 1.09 0.29 0.00 0.75 0.77 1.36 1.94 1.72 0.34 0.00 0.12 8.50
1988 0.05 0.02 0.31 0.51 0.38 0.23 3.67 1.77 1.70  0.07 0.02 0.14 8.87
1987  0.21 0.73 0.30 0.40 0.67 2.50 2.07 4.19 1.28 0.39 0.51 0.35i  13.64i
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1986 M M M M M M M 1.44i 1.75 3.89 1.65 1.92 M
1985 0.96 0.50i 0.00 M M M M M M M M M M
1984 0.42 0.00 M 0.00 M M M 2.83i 0.54 2.46 1.17 2.28 M
1983 0.49i 0.00 M M M M M 0.00 0.14 2.56 0.55 0.05 M
1982 0.50 M M 0.42 M M M 1.33i 0.78 0.16 0.40 1.79 M
1981 0.96 0.04 0.85 1.64 0.63 1.53  1.46e 3.88 2.26 3.24 0.00 0.03 16.52e
1980 0.15 0.55e 0.02 0.04 0.11 0.19 0.17 2.71 5.02 0.37 1.55e 0.71 11.59e
1979 0.18 0.14 0.00 0.01 1.91 0.65 1.42  2.84 1.22 0.00 0.07 0.64 9.08
1978 0.22 0.41 0.00 0.26 1.26 1.79 1.25 2.57 9.86 2.01 0.92 0.23 20.78
1977 0.18 0.00 0.39 0.63 0.84 0.94e 1.94 1.07 0.57 0.85 0.64 0.41 8.46e
1976 0.18 0.11 0.09 0.23 0.94 0.82 2.92 0.83 M M M 0.04 M
1975 M M M M M M M 2.07 1.84 0.13 0.00 0.57 M
1974 3.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.45 0.00 0.92 2.06 8.59 2.48e 0.91e 0.48e 19.41e
1973 1.24 1.18 0.28 0.00 0.92 M M M M 0.85 0.00 0.00 M
1972 T 0.00 T 0.00 0.46 1.54 2.72 3.17 5.33 0.62 0.36 0.00 14.20
1971 0.09e 0.01 0.00 0.10 0.32 0.49 2.62 3.79 1.76 4.34 0.00 0.33 13.85e
1970 0.34e 0.81e 0.67 0.00 0.00 3.43 1.82 1.58 4.92 1.03 0.00e 0.09e 14.69e
1969 T 0.13 0.17 0.06 0.92e 0.55e 1.03 2.15 4.83 1.37e 5.80 4.00e 21.01e
1968 0.30 0.53 0.58 0.34 0.08 0.21 3.41 1.66 0.27 0.54 1.94 0.05 9.91
1967 0.00 0.01 0.60 0.24 0.08 3.32 0.65 0.89 1.62 0.12 0.45 0.42 8.40
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1966 0.88 0.05 0.13 1.24 0.21 3.45 T 9.53 1.13 0.56 0.00 T 17.18
1965 0.35 0.47 0.11e T 2.18 1.68 0.40 3.66 0.29 0.05 0.18 0.61 9.98e
1964 T T 0.18 0.15 0.57 T 1.01 1.37 1.67 0.49 T 0.35 5.79
1963 0.11 0.55 T T 0.59 0.27 1.51 3.97 1.07 0.79 0.25 0.13 9.24
1962 0.71 0.08 0.12 0.68 0.06 1.07 3.55 0.32 3.73 0.96 0.63 0.77 12.68
1961 1.42 0.25 0.19 T 0.11 1.22 0.62 0.89 0.83 0.75 0.82 0.00 7.10
1960 0.84 0.61 0.07 0.09 0.13 0.33 3.68 2.15 0.38 2.23 0.78 1.06 12.35
1959 0.07 0.10 0.00 0.07 2.47 0.92 1.07 0.52 0.13 1.41 1.44 0.37 8.57
1958 1.51 0.56 0.50 0.69 0.24 0.44 1.12 0.65 4.39 2.19 0.14 0.00 12.43
1957 0.12 0.98 0.21 T 0.54 0.27 1.91 1.96 0.39 2.28 0.45 0.18 9.29
1956 0.25 0.92 0.00 T 0.12 0.35 1.50 1.41 0.51 0.15 T 0.45 5.66
1955 0.97 T 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.09 3.71 0.60 0.83 1.93 0.02 T 8.20
1954 0.14 0.00 0.54 1.11 0.96 0.45 0.18 2.91 0.04 0.42 0.00 T 6.75
1953 0.00 0.04 0.04 0.08 0.17 0.66 1.93 1.05 0.00 2.17 0.01 0.04 6.19
1952  0.16 0.08 0.35 0.41 0.40 0.46 1.78 0.29 0.73 0.00 0.42 0.27 5.35
1951 0.10 0.14 0.60 0.41 0.66 0.17 1.46 1.00 0.62 0.03 T 0.09 5.28
1950 0.17 M 0.02 0.71 T 1.17 2.21 0.00 M 0.14 0.00 0.00 M
1949 3.39 0.28 0.00 1.15 1.79 0.43 2.08 1.19 3.28 1.63 0.00 0.78 16.00
1948 0.10 0.21 0.00 0.02 0.18 1.36 0.63 0.92 0.07 0.67 0.00 0.82 4.98
1947 0.63 T 0.41 0.04 1.75 0.34 0.82 1.66 0.59 0.00 0.62 0.22 7.08
Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Ann
1946 1.63 0.00 0.03 0.12 0.21 0.93 1.48 1.36 2.92 1.05 0.21 0.41 10.35
1945 0.18 T 0.96 0.16 0.00 T 2.87 1.21 0.58 3.14 0.00 T 9.10
1944 0.53 0.84 0.02 0.00 0.40 0.34 0.96 1.97 3.95 0.09 1.32 0.98 11.40
1943 0.55 0.00 0.07 0.04 0.24 0.94 3.60 0.40 1.08 0.01 0.45 1.29 8.67
1942 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.63 0.40 0.84 1.09 2.21 0.92 0.76 0.19 1.81 8.85
1941 0.85 0.87 0.53 1.90 2.15 1.91 4.52 5.05 7.05 2.25 0.00 0.19 27.27
1940 0.07 0.00 0.00 0.13 0.70 0.67 0.56 1.61 0.00 1.08 0.82 0.19 5.83
1939 0.99 0.00 0.20 0.58 1.13 0.40 3.45 3.26 0.49 0.90 0.99 0.09 12.48

 

 

i = incomplete data

M = missing data

e = estimated data

 

 

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

 

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