DRIESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1898–2026

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
22.61in
year to date · normal 19.34"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 127 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.36in
58th driest of 128 yrs
88% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
12.44in
35th wettest of 128 yrs
128% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
22.61in
44th wettest of 128 yrs
117% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.56in
on Apr 25, 1922 · in 129 years

Dry Streak

11days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 84 days (to Sep 22, 2000)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

117%
22.61" of a normal 19.34" · wettest 37.11" (1957) · driest 6.35" (1909)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 127-year record (1899–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 33.51" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201562.61in
2201855.97in
3199153.54in
4193251.03in
5197350.62in

Driest Years on Record

1192117.91in
2191017.97in
3189918.11in
4195618.55in
5200518.97in

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 (~4.0") and driest in Jan (~1.58"). Wettest calendar month ever: Apr 1922, 17.64".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.43in
set in 2004

Rain on Jul 28

13%
of 127 years had measurable rain
1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.05″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 1.65″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: 0.14″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.21″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.42″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.10″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.25″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.07″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: 0.15″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 1.37″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.98″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.07″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.06″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 2.02″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: 2.43″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″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: 1.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Dallas-Fort Worth'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.
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Dallas-Fort Worth'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.
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:39 AM
Sunset7:30 PM
Solar noon12:34 PM
Daylight13h 51m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.90°N, 97.02°W

Nearby Stations

Dallas, TX11 mi EWaco, TX89 mi STyler, TX101 mi EWichita Falls, TX113 mi NWLongview, TX138 mi ELawton, OK139 mi NW

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