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PERIODS
OF 40 OR MORE DAYS WITHOUT MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION RECORDED AT LUBBOCK
SINCE 1911*
| Rank
|
Total
#
of Days |
Year
|
Precip.
on Day Prior to Start**
|
Precip.
On Day after End**
|
#
of Days with Trace |
Avg
ENSO
MEI***
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2 |
88 |
1921-1922
|
7
Oct (0.02”) |
4
Jan (0.11”) |
7
|
? |
| 3 |
79 |
1972 |
11
Feb (0.13”) |
28
Apr (0.35”) |
6 |
-0.17 |
| 4 |
76 |
1955-1956 |
7
Nov (0.10”) |
23
Jan (0.01”) |
6 |
-1.70 |
| 5 |
75 |
1995 |
2
Oct (0.52”) |
17
Dec (0.45”) |
5 |
-0.47 |
| 6 |
73 |
1973-1974 |
27
Oct (0.27”) |
9
Jan (0.08”) |
17 |
-1.80 |
| 7 |
69 |
1989 |
22
Sep (0.11”) |
1
Dec (0.09”) |
2 |
-.180 |
| 8 |
64 |
1954 |
7
Oct (0.03”) |
11
Dec (0.49”) |
5 |
-1.18
|
| 9 |
60 |
2003-2004 |
15
Nov (0.01”) |
15
Jan (0.24) |
5 |
+0.4 |
| 10 |
59 |
1925 |
21
Feb (0.02”) |
22
Apr (0.05) |
2 |
? |
| 11t |
58 |
1950 |
12
Feb (0.02”) |
12
Apr (0.37”) |
6 |
-1.20 |
11t |
58 |
2000 |
8
Aug (0.01”) |
6
Oct (0.03”) |
3 |
-0.23 |
| 13t |
56 |
2003 |
26
Jun (1.23”) |
22
Aug (0.12”) |
5 |
? |
| 13t |
56 |
1917-1918 |
16
Nov (0.01”) |
11
Jan (0.35”) |
2 |
? |
| 15 |
53 |
1985-1986 |
13
Dec (0.02”) |
5
Feb (0.31”) |
2 |
-0.51 |
| 16t |
52 |
1933 |
1
Mar (0.02”) |
23
Apr (0.06”) |
2 |
? |
| 16t |
52 |
1954 |
10
Jan (0.06”) |
4
Mar (0.04”) |
8 |
+0.02 |
| 18 |
51 |
1916 |
30
Jan (0.02”) |
23
Mar (0.11”) |
3 |
? |
| 19t |
50 |
1956 |
29
Oct (0.33”) |
19
Dec (0.30”) |
5 |
-1.20 |
| 19t |
50 |
1948 |
4
Nov (0.03”) |
25
Dec (0.37”) |
6 |
? |
| 21t |
49 |
1923-1924 |
22
Dec (0.01”) |
10
Feb (0.09”) |
3 |
? |
| 21t |
49 |
1939 |
9
Oct (0.02”) |
28
Nov (0.11”) |
5 |
? |
| 21t |
49 |
1998-1999 |
3
Dec (0.26”) |
22
Jan (0.14”) |
7 |
-1.23 |
| 24 |
47 |
1922 |
2
Jul (0.41”) |
19
Aug (0.08”) |
3 |
? |
| 25t |
46 |
1928 |
17
Feb (0.11”) |
8
Apr (0.10”) |
4 |
? |
| 25t |
46 |
1940 |
17
Feb (1.17”) |
5
Apr (1.35”) |
4 |
? |
| 25t |
46 |
1945 |
15
May (0.29”) |
1
Jul (0.03”) |
1 |
? |
| 25t |
46 |
1968-1969
|
27
Dec (0.03”) |
13
Feb (0.30”) |
7 |
+0.59 |
| 25t |
46 |
1969-1970
|
30
Dec (0.02”) |
15
Feb (0.04”) |
7 |
+0.35 |
| 30t |
45 |
1959
|
21
Feb (0.02”) |
7
Apr (1.06”) |
7 |
+0.25 |
| 30t |
45 |
1960
|
18
Oct (0.50”) |
3
Dec (0.01”) |
2 |
-0.39 |
| 30t |
45 |
1980
|
11
Jun (0.24”) |
27
Jul (0.20”) |
5 |
+0.86 |
| 33 |
43 |
1912
|
5
Jan (0.02”) |
19
Feb (0.03”) |
7 |
? |
| 34 |
42 |
1997-1998
|
25
Dec (0.27”) |
5
Feb (0.06”) |
6 |
+2.30 |
| 35 |
40 |
1961
|
7
Apr (0.10”) |
18
May (0.39”) |
3 |
-0.18 |
NOTES:
* - The location of Lubbock's rainfall observations has changed several
times since 1911.
**
- In some cases, precipitation amounts less than a few hundredths of an
inch broke the string of dry days. A criterion of a more significant
precipitation total (such as 0.25" for example) might be useful.
***
- The ENSO MEI, or El Nino/Southern Oscillation
Multivariate ENSO Index is a convenient way to characterize
the ENSO phase. The index takes into account six atmospheric variables
observed over the tropical Pacific Ocean. Values typically range
from +2.0 to -2.0. A positive value signifies the El Nino, or warm
phase and a negative value signifies La Nina or cool phase. ENSO
phases are know to have long-term climate effects in the Southern United
States. For example, studies have shown that El Nino winters are
statistically warmer and wetter than average while La Nina winters are
cooler. For more information on ENSO, please visit the website http://www.cdc.noaa.gov/ENSO/
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