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Regional Outbreaks of Severe Weather Through Early Next Week; Early Season Heat Wave across the South

Active spring pattern across the center of our nation with several episodes of severe weather and heavy rainfall expected into next week. The potential for very large hail, long track tornadoes, severe wind gusts, frequent cloud to ground lightning strikes and flash flooding are in the outlook. Furthermore, dangerous early season heat wave continues for the Gulf Coast states into early next week. Read More >

Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Total
2025 2.68 1.01 1.28 4.44                 9.41
2024 4.55 1.60 2.82 4.35 15.28 0.93 1.76 0.20 1.17 0.72 1.89 2.23 37.50
2023 1.43 3.29 1.38 3.90 5.26 0.40 T 0.34 3.34 4.91 1.95 3.14 29.34
2022 0.33 1.71 1.29 1.81 2.85 0.86 0.01 2.54 0.41 2.85 5.55 0.55 20.76
2021 0.92 0.79 1.05 1.59 8.00 2.79 4.46 7.30 0.94 3.83 0.96 0.04 32.67
2020 2.20 6.92 7.03 3.95 5.87 1.53 3.14 0.01 7.45 1.73 1.25 4.48 45.56
2019 3.82 1.76 1.39 6.81 5.53 7.38 0.04 0.76 0.17 4.30 0.34 0.74 33.04
2018 0.31 2.12 2.49 0.51 2.94 0.20 0.47 0.57 4.90 12.56 3.19 4.73 34.99
2017 3.11 3.05 3.32 7.03 2.80 4.74 2.09 2.57 0.51 1.14 1.30 1.78 33.44
2016 0.29 2.16 5.33 6.55 8.31 4.59 0.14 4.61 0.72 0.22 4.36 1.27 38.55
2015 3.48 1.25 2.85 4.49 9.27 5.97 0.00 0.86 0.33 15.19 6.43 3.62 53.74
2014 0.30 0.46 0.87 1.76 7.75 8.31 0.15 0.98 1.28 5.01 2.68 0.54 30.09
2013 5.05 2.10 1.83 1.75 3.36 1.62 5.50 0.22 5.43 7.30 2.39 1.34 37.89
2012 4.24 2.80 8.33 1.66 2.80 1.81 3.52 1.68 4.63 0.06 T 0.81 32.34
2011 3.70 1.82 0.15 1.87 2.14 1.26 0.09 0.08 2.96 6.20 2.39 4.97 27.63
2010 5.29 3.47 4.63 4.03 0.89 5.72 3.35 0.42 9.49 0.99 1.05 0.77 40.10
2009 0.64 1.35 4.91 4.54 1.37 0.73 2.80 0.01 8.24 9.71 1.69 1.54 37.53
2008 0.67 1.22 5.00 5.20 4.66 0.18 0.66 10.33 0.61 3.90 0.43 0.68 33.54
2007 3.98 0.55 9.76 1.16 13.99 8.76 2.24 0.48 3.79 0.76 1.78 0.79 48.04
2006 2.02 1.84 3.27 2.46 2.20 2.52 0.33 0.06 1.24 4.04 1.07 2.82 23.87
2005 3.30 3.34 1.26 2.04 3.64 1.37 1.07 4.83 0.57 0.89 0.51 0.43 23.25
2004 4.06 5.23 2.30 8.46 3.95 7.91 5.09 0.53 0.80 10.34 9.72 1.30 59.69
2003 0.57 2.56 1.35 0.94 2.76 4.58 2.75 2.49 4.22 3.87 1.37 0.49 27.95
2002 0.97 1.68 2.15 1.29 3.68 2.77 2.39 0.99 3.01 9.00 1.35 7.63 36.91
2001 2.90 2.53 4.45 0.66 3.54 1.76 0.24 4.85 2.22 2.86 5.63 4.03 35.67
2000 2.05 4.54 1.60 2.82 4.95 7.61 0.82 0.05 1.11 4.57 7.78 2.65 40.55
1999 2.30 0.07 3.16 2.04 3.14 0.50 3.75 T 0.51 1.91 0.29 2.81 20.48
1998 6.10 4.05 2.39 1.31 0.55 1.16 0.18 0.62 4.93 6.61 3.50 4.08 35.48
1997 2.51 7.91 3.77 5.46 3.52 2.86 0.80 1.74 0.49 2.12 2.53 9.81 43.52
1996 0.86 0.20 0.92 2.74 1.20 2.28 2.64 5.80 1.84 0.89 4.91 2.54 26.82
1995 1.38 0.60 3.67 7.18 7.82 2.35 4.02 6.04 3.86 0.12 1.57 1.01 39.62
1994 1.52 3.32 2.23 2.78 6.66 1.97 0.31 1.17 0.34 5.40 3.98 5.03 34.71
1993 2.45 3.84 4.31 3.63 2.06 2.15 0.00 0.81 4.44 5.50 2.11 1.48 32.78
1992 4.49 6.29 3.57 1.27 6.36 2.66 2.39 0.49 2.22 1.51 4.05 3.31 38.61
1991 3.13 1.43 0.93 2.68 5.89 3.16 3.65 7.21 3.81 3.58 1.68 8.44 45.59
1990 2.72 2.80 5.07 3.11 6.12 0.97 0.69 1.05 6.57 4.88 3.50 1.35 38.43
1989 2.45 2.27 2.42 1.60 9.34 4.16 1.99 2.21 0.27 0.91 0.32 0.54 28.48
1988 0.44 1.68 3.09 1.28 0.65 5.57 1.15 0.56 5.52 0.98 1.76 2.01 24.69
1987 1.29 2.60 1.67 1.63 5.16 5.84 1.42 0.76 5.69 1.19 4.44 3.31 35.00
1986 0.07 4.51 0.43 2.74 6.89 3.95 0.37 0.68 3.94 5.09 3.56 3.48 35.71
1985 0.76 1.91 2.57 3.37 1.59 5.62 0.68 0.68 6.38 3.84 3.53 2.02 32.95
1984 0.82 1.00 3.45 0.54 3.71 1.75 1.82 1.33 1.32 10.51 3.05 5.07 34.37
1983 1.28 2.97 3.46 0.12 3.83 0.95 3.41 2.54 0.71 1.55 2.90 0.46 24.18
1982 1.86 1.41 3.79 2.46 5.54 3.93 2.61 0.18 0.15 1.43 3.57 2.11 29.04
1981 0.85 1.80 2.97 1.21 3.69 7.23 0.16 2.14 3.61 8.41 0.99 0.50 33.56
1980 2.26 1.83 2.13 4.03 4.47 0.34 0.01 0.16 2.03 0.76 2.29 2.70 23.01
1979 1.99 1.97 4.31 1.38 9.68 4.70 5.01 4.58 2.51 1.94 0.33 3.97 42.37
1978 1.03 2.83 2.46 2.37 2.88 1.54 0.26 1.42 0.53 1.87 4.57 2.01 23.77
1977 1.83 3.67 2.90 7.38 1.71 0.78 0.21 1.96 0.26 1.50 2.43 0.15 24.78
1976 1.74 0.33 1.60 6.54 4.99 3.23 7.40 0.24 5.66 5.19 0.66 2.50 40.08
1975 1.40 2.94 1.09 4.58 13.21 2.84 2.77 0.72 2.27 2.40 0.40 1.83 36.45
1974 1.33 1.21 0.61 3.30 2.21 1.07 0.73 8.91 6.80 6.76 2.54 1.92 37.39
1973 3.48 1.52 3.04 5.41 3.16 7.10 4.89 0.36 5.24 9.36 0.66 0.76 44.98
1972 2.54 0.17 0.09 2.04 1.95 3.05 4.14 1.79 2.57 6.62 2.87 0.78 28.61
1971 0.03 1.33 0.64 2.79 0.75 0.99 8.58 2.16 0.74 3.26 1.64 4.30 27.21
1970 0.76 3.82 4.33 1.80 2.24 0.92 0.10 2.47 7.29 3.37 0.13 0.83 28.06
1969 0.45 2.10 3.62 3.98 3.98 0.44 0.05 2.23 4.70 5.53 1.93 2.49 31.50
1968 3.47 1.78 2.15 2.94 7.12 5.11 0.98 0.87 5.61 1.46 4.77 0.45 36.71
1967 0.37 0.77 1.93 8.80 4.17 0.36 1.59 0.43 4.31 3.80 3.53 2.91 32.97
1966 1.15 2.00 0.77 9.37 2.55 2.34 0.46 4.09 4.73 0.01 0.13 0.45 28.05
1965 2.97 4.41 3.13 1.35 15.00 0.82 0.12 0.64 3.80 2.91 4.64 2.31 42.10
1964 3.15 1.29 2.85 2.85 1.48 4.32 0.23 2.30 5.49 0.79 3.67 0.90 29.32
1963 0.49 0.51 0.76 2.76 5.70 1.83 T 1.28 0.83 1.09 3.22 1.10 19.57
1962 0.65 1.41 0.81 2.95 2.19 4.69 0.07 0.72 3.92 2.37 1.48 1.34 22.60
1961 5.83 3.86 1.76 1.05 1.34 12.06 7.68 0.90 2.28 1.28 3.53 1.14 42.71
1960 1.79 1.91 0.69 1.67 2.38 2.73 1.20 3.00 1.12 5.25 0.86 7.03 29.63
1959 0.29 2.72 0.22 2.74 1.96 5.74 1.84 2.14 3.49 7.36 1.25 4.06 33.81
1958 2.49 3.27 0.96 3.60 5.58 2.72 0.68 7.34 4.68 1.24 1.81 0.94 35.31
1957 1.53 2.41 5.58 13.37 7.60 1.03 0.61 0.50 5.69 5.40 4.77 0.42 48.91
1956 2.75 1.25 0.04 0.65 4.25 0.37 0.34 0.14 0.00 1.08 2.34 1.94 15.15
1955 1.58 3.59 3.20 1.30 7.61 2.01 0.39 3.14 2.42 2.38 1.13 0.43 29.18
1954 0.79 0.44 0.86 2.50 3.87 0.79 0.37 0.17 0.56 2.48 2.02 0.07 14.92
1953 0.53 2.37 3.21 2.04 9.72 0.27 1.72 3.15 1.65 3.37 0.82 3.18 32.03
1952 0.59 1.46 2.05 5.49 4.68 1.10 0.77 T 0.73 0.00 6.24 4.14 27.25
1951 1.30 2.07 2.02 2.76 3.35 2.21 0.33 0.59 3.60 0.89 0.56 0.44 20.12
1950 1.35 4.24 0.16 3.72 4.54 2.96 2.59 0.85 4.92 2.00 0.31 0.04 27.68
1949 3.66 2.31 2.39 4.30 0.86 6.97 3.32 0.89 0.61 4.51 0.19 1.48 31.49
1948 1.56 1.21 2.08 3.34 2.92 1.33 5.02 1.02 1.85 1.37 0.97 1.74 24.41
1947 3.36 0.85 4.03 5.23 3.71 4.31 2.89 2.11 0.86 0.69 2.09 3.66 33.79
1946 3.38 3.08 4.41 2.35 7.75 1.82 0.46 0.72 2.84 1.47 3.36 2.86 34.50
1945 3.39 3.38 6.84 5.80 0.72 2.71 0.74 2.77 1.46 2.62 1.73 3.30 35.46
1944 3.29 4.55 2.67 6.93 8.01 1.19 0.43 2.17 1.05 1.15 4.50 4.26 40.20
1943 0.63 0.48 1.50 0.76 4.55 0.27 4.51 0.68 4.69 3.63 1.32 2.42 25.44
1942 0.55 1.84 1.02 10.40 3.84 4.47 0.27 3.47 9.37 3.85 3.63 2.43 45.14
1941 1.97 5.95 4.77 3.77 4.41 4.01 4.23 3.62 1.00 3.06 1.26 1.67 39.72
1940 1.24 2.39 0.37 4.41 1.28 4.63 1.63 2.87 0.58 2.46 9.25 4.53 35.64
1939 4.23 3.77 1.93 1.83 6.20 3.08 0.70 3.27 0.60 2.00 2.25 1.45 31.31
1938 3.92 2.31 3.37 5.78 3.29 10.21 3.61 0.74 0.85 0.18 1.23 1.45 36.94
1937 2.92 0.69 3.39 0.84 0.69 3.76 1.55 0.23 0.93 3.95 2.60 5.60 27.15
1936 0.39 0.86 0.88 3.11 7.24 0.02 2.93 0.03 10.39 3.49 2.30 4.15 35.79
1935 1.51 3.67 1.70 2.23 7.15 5.11 0.94 0.75 9.11 4.15 3.41 4.18 43.91
1934 4.18 2.23 5.50 3.24 0.08 T 1.42 0.89 0.98 0.06 4.95 0.50 24.03
1933 2.61 1.74 2.90 1.30 6.40 T 4.63 0.44 3.73 1.31 1.32 2.72 29.10
1932 6.56 5.58 2.13 1.92 9.70 2.36 2.55 0.60 6.43 0.34 0.07 3.39 41.63
1931 3.19 2.82 4.36 3.25 1.59 1.14 0.70 2.49 0.03 0.88 1.39 2.84 24.68
1930 1.50 2.46 2.08 4.78 9.68 2.49 0.00 2.44 2.50 6.22 3.30 2.69 40.14
1929 2.45 2.18 2.50 3.87 9.70 0.15 1.88 T 3.82 1.58 3.68 1.10 32.91
1928 T 5.08 1.46 2.71 1.04 6.19 1.91 1.35 2.19 1.15 1.47 3.32 27.87
1927 1.10 2.91 4.73 5.27 3.03 10.55 1.75 0.12 1.77 6.98 0.43 1.87 40.51
1926 4.78 T 6.51 4.21 2.18 4.67 3.55 0.28 1.40 3.22 1.33 4.92 37.05
1925 1.46 0.21 T 1.99 1.49 0.30 0.89 3.48 5.72 4.46 3.08 0.45 23.53
1924 1.93 3.39 3.60 1.90 3.80 0.93 T T 4.33 0.14 1.18 0.55 21.75
1923 0.37 5.81 2.53 5.05 0.38 2.46 0.49 0.89 3.26 3.83 2.59 8.63 36.29
1922 2.97 1.77 5.32 10.72 5.56 2.73 0.55 1.77 0.44 0.87 2.33 T 35.03
1921 1.60 1.24 3.16 4.10 2.92 4.81 2.14 0.33 1.40 0.58 0.18 3.91 26.37
1920 4.72 0.88 1.27 0.37 5.75 3.07 2.53 6.29 2.88 2.66 5.02 1.08 36.52
1919 2.29 1.58 5.49 2.44 3.07 9.89 4.58 5.38 3.22 7.13 6.00 1.00 52.07
1918 1.06 0.16 1.91 5.69 0.64 0.72 0.43 0.72 2.35 4.76 4.97 4.88 28.29
1917 0.49 0.36 1.11 2.47 4.04 0.45 1.46 0.11 1.55 0.06 1.29 T 13.39
1916 4.74 T 0.28 4.45 4.99 3.12 2.80 1.44 0.94 2.39 2.61 T 27.76
1915 1.56 1.49 2.06 6.28 3.21 2.12 1.04 6.40 1.22 1.07 2.04 1.88 30.37
1914 0.20 1.66 3.78 5.46 7.88 0.49 0.93 9.98 1.33 0.45 3.53 3.51 39.20
1913 1.78 2.47 0.78 3.40 1.20 1.16 0.15 4.07 11.17 3.52 5.32 11.76 46.78
1912 0.00 4.30 8.02 5.38 3.28 4.40 0.32 1.38 2.70 5.82 1.51 2.74 39.85
1911 0.26 2.88 2.46 6.82 1.62 1.42 6.61 0.94 1.32 4.49 2.30 5.54 36.66
1910 1.12 3.14 3.54 1.36 8.18 2.94 1.67 T 0.12 0.88 0.72 3.70 27.37
1909 T 1.90 1.00 2.02 3.78 4.20 0.46 3.16 0.38 4.38 2.26 4.69 28.23
1908 1.02 4.43 3.14 8.90 10.51 1.54 2.66 3.06 3.72 1.74 2.46 3.04 46.22
1907 1.54 0.83 0.82 3.92 8.44 1.85 0.20 0.25 1.61 6.23 6.54 4.03 36.26
1906 1.38 2.65 2.95 3.46 5.15 5.97 5.88 4.34 5.77 1.66 2.00 5.02 46.23
1905 1.61 3.93 8.38 13.01 8.39 5.40 3.19 2.22 2.74 2.39 3.33 5.61 60.20
1904 1.60 2.99 1.17 4.97 7.11 4.19 3.99 1.06 1.48 6.43 0.06 0.29 35.34
1903 2.55 6.19 2.90 0.20 2.18 5.46 8.63 0.40 1.68 2.68 0.00 0.18 33.05
1902 0.76 0.65 2.35 4.02 5.57 3.15 8.95 0.00 6.23 3.40 10.36 1.95 47.39
1901   1.50 NA

 

 

While the climate record for Waco is considered continuous, these precipitation totals are from the following locations:

1  1901-1934  Downtown Waco (3 separate locations)
2  1934-1940  North Waco
3  1940-1943  Rich Field
4  1943-present

 current airport location (various names below)

  • 1943-1951     Blackland Field
  • 1951-1973     Waco Municipal Airport
  • 1973-1993     Madison Cooper Airport
  • 1993-present     Waco Regional Airport