By Barney Leach
December rainfall fell short of normal with only 1.58 inches total. We had three days with measurable rainfall with a greatest one-day total of 0.89 inch on December 10. Total rainfall for the year 2019 was 46.30 inches. Our normal annual rainfall is 42.41 inches.
We had a year of extremes on rainfall with a 26-year record wet spring (second quarter) with 31.42 inches of rain followed by a record dry summer (third quarter) with only 0.76 inch.
December temperatures were slightly above normal with only two days with freezing or below temperatures. We had a high temperature of 77 degrees on December 15 and a low of 29 degrees on December 18.
Temperatures for the year were about normal with a low temperature of 27 degrees on March 5 and a high of 98 degrees on August 13 and 26.
RAINFALL BY MONTH IN INCHES
Month Rainfall Normal Departure Month Rainfall Normal Departure
Jan 3.79 3.00 +0.79 Jul 0.59 2.13 -1.54
Feb 2.28 2.96 -0.68 Aug 0.00 2.43 -2.43
Mar 1.53 4.43 -2.90 Sep 0.17 2.84 -2.67
Apr 11.03 3.05 +7.98 Oct 3.81 5.27 -1.46
May 15.38 4.67 +10.71 Nov 1.13 3.49 -2.36
Jun 5.01 3.97 +1.04 Dec 1.58 4.17 -2.59
Total 46.30 42.41 +3.89
RAINFALL BY QUARTER IN INCHES
QUARTER RAINFALL NORMAL DEPARTURE
First 7.60 10.39 -2.79
Second 31.42 11.69 +19.73
Third 0.76 7.40 -6.64
Fourth 6.52 12.93 -6.41
Total 46.30 42.41 +3.89
Looking ahead to January: January is normally our coldest month of the year, Normal January rainfall is 3.00 inches
The above rainfall and temperature data was recorded by Barney Leach, former co-op weather volunteer for the National Weather Service and former weather volunteer for Channel 8 in Dallas, Channel 10 in Waco and radio station KNES in Fairfield.
