Rain! The sequel!

Dalhart Weather Review
(Apr 28 - May 4)

by Aaron Graves

Once again, our work week started with rain! Wide areas of light to moderate rain showers soaked portions of eastern New Mexico and the Texas panhandle Monday and Tuesday. By yesterday evening, Dalhart recorded 0.31" at the airport, according to the Amarillo National Weather Service office. 

This brings our precipitation total to 3.45" for the year, which is 1.55" above normal. 

Texaspivot.com posted 72 hour rain totals on their website yesterday evening. These totals come from automatic rain gauges on pivots throughout Dallam and Hartley counties. Northern Dallam County saw between 1" and 1.5", with the Texline area generally seeing an inch. Southern Dallam county averaged 0.75" of rain, though some areas along Hwy 102 saw over an inch. The Hartley area saw rain totals between an 1" and 1.25". Western Hartley county had lower rain totals along U.S. Hwy. 54, anywhere from 0.35" to a half an inch in general. 

The overcast skies helped cool daytime high temperatures that had been in the mid 80's for several days to the mid 70's on Monday.  

More rain is in the forecast Thursday through Saturday. Daytime highs will continue in the mid to upper 70's through the weekend.  

April 2015 ended with 1.30" of precipitation, an average high of 72.7 degrees, and an average low of 39.8 degrees. 

High and low temps the past week

Apr 28: 63, 38
Apr 29: 73, 39
Apr 30: 82, 40
May 1: 83, 47
May 2: 85, 55
May 3: 86, 51
May 4: 77, 55