DRIESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1871–2026

Galveston, TX

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2024
6.81in
23rd wettest of 156 years · normal 2.69"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 155 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.81in
23rd wettest of 156 yrs
254% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.28in
45th wettest of 156 yrs
136% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
23.88in
66th wettest of 155 yrs
109% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

13.93in
on Oct 8, 1901 · in 156 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 52 days (to Aug 12, 1924)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

109%
23.88" of a normal 21.91" · wettest 46.21" (1900) · driest 7.99" (1960)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 153-year record (1872–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.3" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1190078.39in
2194170.59in
3194667.21in
4187766.88in
5188865.88in

Driest Years on Record

1194821.4in
2191721.43in
3195621.84in
4195422.29in
5201122.95in

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 (~4.71") and driest in Mar (~1.97"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2017, 26.67".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

4.34in
set in 1943

Rain on Jul 28

24%
of 155 years had measurable rain
1871: 1.80″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.04″1876: 0.00″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.31″1883: 0.00″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.09″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.02″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.28″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.27″1897: 0.69″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.26″1903: 0.50″1904: 0.01″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 1.27″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: 0.03″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.22″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.57″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.04″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 1.90″1934: 0.02″1935: 0.21″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 4.34″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: 0.02″1954: 0.44″1955: 0.44″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: 1.78″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.16″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 2.67″1981: 0.02″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.08″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.41″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.09″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.28″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.03″2011: 0.02″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.19″2020: 1.61″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.06″2023: 0.09″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:37 AM
Sunset7:14 PM
Solar noon12:26 PM
Daylight13h 37m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

29.27°N, 94.86°W

Nearby Stations

Houston, TX57 mi NWBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX68 mi NELake Charles, LA114 mi NEVictoria, TX127 mi WCollege Station, TX128 mi NWAustin-Bergstrom Airport, TX180 mi W

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