 The wettest calendar year has been 1985 with and the driest 2011 with only .In December 2015, the "Seattle Post-Intelligencer" voted Dalhart number eight of the 10 "most conservative" cities in the United States in regard to campaign contributions.Other West Texas communities in the most conservative lineup are Hereford (number one), Monahans (number five), and Childress (number nine).