Dumas, TX Weather Forecast and Current Conditions (79029)
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This Date in Weather History
1960 - Hurricane Donna struck the Florida Keys, with winds gusting to 180 mph and a thirteen foot storm surge. The hurricane then moved north along the eastern coast of Florida and inundated Naples before moving out to sea. Hurricane Donna claimed fifty lives, injured 1800 others, and caused more than 300 million dollars damage. The Marathon/Tavernier area was almost completely destroyed, and in the Citrus Belt, most of the avacado crop was blown from the trees. Hurricane Donna wreaked havoc from Florida to Maine, with wind gusts to 100 mph along much of the coast. Hurricane Donna produced wind gusts to 121 mph at Charleston SC on the 11th, and wind gusts to 138 mph at Blue Hill Observatory MA on the 12th. The hurricane finally died over Maine two days later, producing more than five inches of rain over the state.
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Dumas 7 Day Weather Forecast Details
Wednesday Sep 10
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 10pm and 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Sep 11
Day: Sunny, with a high near 93. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday Sep 12
Day: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Sep 13
Day: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. South southwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Sunday Sep 14
Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 87. South southwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday Sep 15
Day: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday Sep 16
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59.
Wednesday Sep 17
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Sun & Moon Monthly
Sunrise 7:28 AM
Sunset 8:04 PM
Last Light 8:30 PM
Moonset 10:36 AM
Contiguous United States Extremes
Wed's High Temperature
108 at 4 Miles South Of Tolleson, AZ and Phoenix, AZ and Gila Bend, AZ
Wed's Low Temperature
30 at 5 Miles East Of Davis, WV and 16 Miles West Of Redfeather Lakes, CO
Weather Folklore
Ropes shorten before a rain.
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About Dumas, Texas
Dumas ( DEW-məs) is a city in and the county seat of Moore County, Texas, United States. The population was 14,501 at the 2020 census. Located approximately 40 miles north of Amarillo, the city is named for its founder, Louis Dumas (1856–1923). Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare, is also United States Highways 87 and 287.
Window on the Plains Museum, which offers exhibits on Moore County and the Texas Panhandle, is located on South Dumas Avenue, the main thoroughfare. Dumas is home to Moore County Airport, a general-aviation airport two miles west of the central business district.
The Dumas government claims, with some documentation, that the song "I'm a Ding Dong Daddy From Dumas" was written about the city. Composed in the late 1920s by Phil Baxter (a native Texan who lived for a time in Dumas) and Carl Moore, the song has also sometimes been claimed by Dumas in Desha County in southeastern Arkansas.
There is multiple parks, the largest is McDade Park
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