DRIESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1897–2026

Wichita Falls, TX

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
14.85in
year to date · normal 16.0"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 122 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.83in
53rd wettest of 122 yrs
113% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.0in
46th driest of 123 yrs
89% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
14.85in
50th driest of 123 yrs
93% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.19in
on Sep 27, 1980 · in 130 years

Dry Streak

9days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 75 days (to Mar 3, 1914)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 10 days

Year to Date vs Normal

93%
14.85" of a normal 16.0" · wettest 32.05" (2015) · driest 3.36" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 119-year record (1898–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 27.88" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201547.38in
2191546.58in
3194143.7in
4190042.41in
5190542.2in

Driest Years on Record

1201112.97in
2197016.07in
3195216.36in
4194316.52in
5192416.62in

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 (~3.77") and driest in Dec (~1.04"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 2015, 17.0".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

1.87in
set in 2004

Rain on Jul 28

16%
of 122 years had measurable rain
1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 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″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.80″1929: 0.34″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.06″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: 0.05″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: 0.36″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.14″1963: 0.02″1964: 0.01″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.07″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.06″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.11″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 1.13″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.23″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: 1.87″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.09″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.12″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.59″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.14″2019: 0.00″2020: 1.52″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″19001930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:42 AM
Sunset6:38 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight13h 56m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.98°N, 98.49°W

Nearby Stations

Lawton, OK40 mi NChildress, TX106 mi WOklahoma City, OK109 mi NEDallas-Fort Worth, TX113 mi SEDallas, TX123 mi SEAbilene, TX128 mi SW

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