DRIESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1885–2026

Abilene, TX

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
16.31in
year to date · normal 13.55"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 140 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.0in
44th wettest of 141 yrs
143% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.59in
65th driest of 141 yrs
96% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.31in
40th wettest of 141 yrs
120% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.26in
on Jul 7, 2015 · in 142 years

Dry Streak

9days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 73 days (to Aug 13, 1970)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

120%
16.31" of a normal 13.55" · wettest 29.17" (1938) · driest 4.71" (2022)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 140-year record (1886–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 24.36" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194148.77in
2193246.43in
3191441.6in
4201540.4in
5200437.37in

Driest Years on Record

119569.78in
2191710.85in
3193413.41in
4199813.87in
5195213.88in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in May (~3.23") and driest in Jan (~0.77"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1914, 15.7".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Abilene — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.65in
set in 2020

Rain on Jul 28

12%
of 140 years had measurable rain
1886: 0.00″1887: 0.02″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.29″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.02″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.03″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.02″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.27″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.07″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.30″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.02″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.04″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.17″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.11″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.16″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.64″2005: 0.09″2006: 0.07″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 1.65″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Abilene's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Abilene, TX — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Abilene's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Abilene, TX — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Abilene's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Abilene, TX — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:50 AM
Sunset6:40 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight13h 49m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.41°N, 99.68°W

Nearby Stations

San Angelo, TX87 mi SWWichita Falls, TX128 mi NEChildress, TX143 mi NMidland-Odessa, TX151 mi WLubbock, TX151 mi NWWaco, TX153 mi E

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