DRIESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1930–2026

Midland-Odessa, TX

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
6.69in
year to date · normal 7.15"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 96 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.29in
46th wettest of 97 yrs
110% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
4.64in
49th driest of 97 yrs
100% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
6.69in
45th driest of 96 yrs
94% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.32in
on Aug 24, 1934 · in 97 years

Dry Streak

7days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 103 days (to Jan 30, 1951)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

94%
6.69" of a normal 7.15" · wettest 19.09" (1941) · driest 0.16" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 95-year record (1931–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 14.02" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1198632.13in
2194130.39in
3193227.42in
4199123.46in
5197523.24in

Driest Years on Record

119514.6in
219985.14in
320115.47in
419336.76in
519776.84in

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 (~1.54") and driest in Feb (~0.29"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1980, 9.7".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.48in
set in 2006

Rain on Jul 28

15%
of 96 years had measurable rain
1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.07″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.15″1939: 0.63″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: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.11″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.23″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.96″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.26″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.06″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: 1.08″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.18″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: 0.03″2006: 1.48″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: 0.12″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.54″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″1930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Midland-Odessa'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.
Midland-Odessa, TX — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Midland-Odessa'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.
Midland-Odessa, TX — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:01 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon11:55 AM
Daylight13h 47m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

31.95°N, 102.21°W

Nearby Stations

San Angelo, TX108 mi ELubbock, TX120 mi NAbilene, TX151 mi ERoswell, NM163 mi NWDel Rio, TX193 mi SEChildress, TX204 mi NE

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