AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — It is now official. Every single climate site in the Texas panhandle has had the wettest November in recorded history after last nights rain event.
As of Monday afternoon, Amarillo has accumulated 1.95″ of rain from last nights event which started around 7PM Sunday night. This has brought Amarillo’s monthly rainfall total for November to 6.00″. This sets a new all-time monthly precipitation record in November for Amarillo replacing the previous record of 5.06″ set back in 1905. Precipitation records have been kept in Amarillo since 1892.
Dalhart also set both daily and monthly records. Dalhart has picked up 1.49″ of rain from last nights event bringing the monthly precipitation total to 3.97″. This beats out the old record of 3.19″ set back in 1971 for Dalhart, Texas. Precipitation records have been kept in Dalhart since 1948.
Borger received 2.16″ of rain from this event bringing the monthly total to 5.84″. This is a new all-time monthly precipitation record in November for Borger, Texas. This years total beats out the old record of 4.01″ set back in 2004. Precipitation records have been kept in Borger since 1949…