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Tropical Storm Imelda Forms; Another Round of Heavy Rain and Potential Flooding in the Southwest

Tropical Storm Imelda has formed near the Bahamas Sunday afternoon, and continues to bring heavy rainfall. The risk of significant wind impacts from Imelda along the Southeast coast are decreasing. Another round of showers and storms with a heavy rain and flash flood threat will continue in the Southwest through Monday morning. Read More >

 

Top 10 Warmest and Coldest Years

Rank Warmest
Average (°F)
Year Rank Coldest
Average (°F)
Year
1 (tie) 55.5 2023 1 47.6 1917
1 (tie) 55.5 1931 2 47.9 1979
3 55.4 2012 3 (tie) 48.6 1978
4 55.1 1921 3 (tie) 48.6 1972
5 54.9 2016 5 48.7 1960
6 54.5 2015 6 48.8 1924
7 (tie) 54.4 1998 7 49.0 1912
7 (tie) 54.4 1896 8 49.1 1951
9 54.3 2017 9 (tie) 49.2 1950, 1963
10 (tie) 54.2 1894, 1938 9 (tie) 49.2 1976, 1996
Note: An average of 56.3 degrees in 1900 was not counted due to
missing observations for the entire month of February.

 

Top 10 Wettest and Driest Years

Rank Wettest (in.) Year Rank Driest (in.) Year
1 55.35 1990 1 22.16 1988
2 54.51 2009 2 22.53 1989
3 54.07 1993 3 23.18 1910
4 51.66 1927 4 24.03 1930
5 50.76 2019 5 24.65 1914
6 50.22 1973 6 24.82 1962
7 50.00 1926 7 25.20 1994
8 49.98 2015 8 25.26 1890
9 49.28 1902 9 25.42 2005
10 48.26 1965 10 25.62 1956

 

 

Top 10 Snowiest Years

Rank Calendar
Year Total
Year Rank Seasonal
Total
Season
1 52.3 inches 1977 1 57.6 inches 2013-14
2 49.8 inches 2014 2 52.5 inches 2010-11
3 47.0 inches 2010 3 51.6 inches 1978-79
4 45.7 inches 1926 4 47.1 inches 1977-78
5 41.2 inches 1951 5 46.9 inches 1981-82
6 39.9 inches 1982 6 43.8 inches 1925-26
7 37.7 inches 2009 7 42.4 inches 2009-10
8 37.6 inches 1972 8 42.3 inches 1974-75
9 37.1 inches 1960 9 42.1 inches 1942-43
10 36.5 inches 1975 10 41.6 inches 1959-60

 

Top 10 Least Snowiest Years

Rank Calendar
Year Total
Year Rank Seasonal
Total
Season
1 (tie) 7.3 inches 1928 1 (tie) 7.8 inches 1965-66
1 (tie) 7.3 inches 1966 1 (tie) 7.8 inches 1994-95
3 7.8 inches 1910 3 8.5 inches 1936-37
4 9.1 inches 1922 4 9.1 inches 1920-21
5 9.2 inches 1921 5 9.5 inches 1916-17
6 9.4 inches 2001 6 (tie) 10.1 inches 1921-22
7 11.1 inches 1995 6 (tie) 10.1 inches 1948-49
8 12.0 inches 1949 8 11.1 inches 1927-28
9 12.9 inches 1923 9 11.5 inches 2011-12
10 13.1 inches 1937 10 11.7 inches 2001-02

 


Temperature and precipitation records began in 1884; snowfall records began in 1896.