DRIESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1878–2026

Brownsville, TX

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
8.89in
year to date · normal 11.75"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 144 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.3in
36th driest of 145 yrs
28% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
7.05in
72nd wettest of 145 yrs
101% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
8.89in
39th driest of 145 yrs
76% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

12.09in
on Sep 20, 1967 · in 149 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 142 days (to May 24, 1901)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

76%
8.89" of a normal 11.75" · wettest 24.69" (1886) · driest 1.46" (1996)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 143-year record (1878–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 27.48" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188660.06in
2188759.82in
3195847.51in
4201546.88in
5202441.76in

Driest Years on Record

1195311.59in
2191712.15in
3189314.36in
4200514.41in
5196415.72in

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 Sep (~4.58") and driest in Mar (~0.58"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1886, 30.57".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

0.70in
set in 1901

Rain on Jul 28

11%
of 144 years had measurable rain
1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.48″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1901: 0.70″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 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: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.08″1934: 0.07″1935: 0.15″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.01″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.01″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.02″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″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: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.02″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.01″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.12″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.01″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: 0.00″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: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.02″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.58″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: 0.01″2021: 0.01″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″18801890191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Brownsville'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.
Brownsville, TX — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Brownsville'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.
Brownsville, TX — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:54 AM
Sunset7:18 PM
Solar noon12:36 PM
Daylight13h 25m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

25.91°N, 97.42°W

Nearby Stations

McAllen, TX54 mi WCorpus Christi, TX128 mi NLaredo, TX168 mi NWVictoria, TX205 mi NSan Antonio, TX258 mi NGalveston, TX279 mi NE

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