Texas Annual Rainfall Texas Annual Rainfall
Texas city precipitation totals
| City | Avg Precip Annual |
Record Precip 1 Day |
Record Precip 1 Month |
Record Precip 1 Year |
Avg Snow Annual |
Record Snow 1 Day |
Record Snow 1 Month |
Record Snow 1 Year | Avg # Days with precip |
| Abilene | 23.87" | 6.30" - 8/3/1978 | 13.19" - 5/1957 | 37.22" - 2004 | 5.0" | 9.3" - 2/4/1996 | 13.5" - 1/1973 | 18.6" - 1983 | 67 |
| Amarillo | 19.89" | 3.95" - 5/15/1991 | 10.73" - 6/1965 | 36.67" - 1960 | 15.2" | 11.4" - 2/20/1971 | 17.3" - 2/1971 | 46.7" - 1983 | 69 |
| Austin | 33.22" | 8.0" - 6/7/1941 | 14.96" - 6/1981 | 52.27" - 2004 | 0.9" | 10.7" - 11/23/1937 | 10.7" -11/1937 | 10.7" - 1937 | 84 |
| Brownsville | 25.49" | 12.09" - 9/20/1967 | 20.18" - 9/1984 | 47.51" - 1958 | - | - | - |
- | 73 |
| Corpus Christi | 30.27" | 9.85" - 7/2//2007 | 20.33" - 9/1967 | 48.07" - 1991 | - | 4.4" - 12/24/2004 | 4.4" - 12/2004 | 4.4" - 2004 | 77 |
| Dallas/Ft. Worth | 35.65" | 6.90" - 3/16/2006 | 15.40" - 4/1966 | 55.31" - 1981 | 2.3" | 6.0" - 2/17/1978 | 10.1" - 2/1978 | 14.1" - 1978 | 79 |
| Del Rio | 17.79" | 7.60" - 10/4/1969 | 15.74" - 9/1964 | 33.22" - 1969 | 0.7" | 8.4" - 1/12/1985 | 9.8" - 1/1985 | 9.8" - 1985 | 63 |
| El Paso | 8.65" | 2.84" - 8/1/2006 | 6.850" - 8/2006 | 17.51" - 2006 | 5.7" | 14.5" - 12/13/1987 | 25.9" - 12/1987 | 32.7" - 1987 | 49 |
| Galveston | 41.27" | 13.63" - 7/13/1900 | 18.74" - 7/1900 | 65.57" - 1997 | 0.1" | 2.5" - 1/11/1973 | 2.5" - 1/1973 | 4.1" - 1973 | 96 |
| Houston | 51.41" | 9.95" - 10/7/1949 | 23.20" - 6/2001 | 83.02" - 1979 | 0.2" | 4.4" - 2/12/1960 | 4.4" - 2/1960 | 4.4" - 1960 | 106 |
| Lubbock | 18.57" | 5.70" - 6/1/1970 | 12.69" - 5/1941 | 40.55" - 1941 | 8.4" | 12.1" - 2/20/1961 | 25.3" - 1/1983 | 36.3" - 1983 | 63 |
| Midland- Odessa | 14.74" | 7.20" - 5/9/1968 | 13.59" - 9/1980 | 27.86" - 1986 | 3.1" | 9.8" - 12/11/1998 | 9.8" - 12/1998 | 12.1"- 1992 | 52 |
| Pt Arthur Beaumont | 56.28" | 12.09" - 9/17/1963 | 21.96" - 9/1980 | 81.55" - 1991 | 0.4" | 3.0" - 1/12/1973 | 3.5" - 2/1960 | 4.4" - 1960 | 105 |
| San Angelo | 19.48" | 6.24" - 9/9/1980 | 11.24" - 5/1997 | 33.86" - 1959 | 3.1" | 7.4" - 1/21/1978 | 11.5" - 1/1947 | 13.5" - 1973 | 59 |
| San Antonio | 30.24" | 11.26" - 10/17/1998 | 18.07" - 10/1998 | 52.28" - 1973 | 0.6" | 13.2" - 1/12/1985 | 15.9" - 1/1985 | 15.9" - 1985 | 82 |
| Victoria | 39.77" | 9.87" - 4/5/1991 | 20.34" - 6/2007 | 73.50" - 2004 | 0.1" | 2.1" - 1/11/1985 | 2.1" - 1/1985 | 2.2" - 1973 | 90 |
| Waco | 32.71" | 7.98" - 12/20/1997 | 15.00" - 5/1965 | 59.48" - 2004 | 1.4" | 7.0" - 1/30/1949 | 7.0" - 1/1949 | 8.8" - 1940 | 79 |
| Wichita Falls | 27.83" | 6.19" - 12/27/1980 | 13.22" - 5/1982 | 46.58" - 1915 | 4.8" | 9.8" - 1/18/1925 | 20.0" - 2/1905 | 20.0" - 1905 | 71 |
Texas Precipitation Records
- Greatest Annual: 109.38", Clarksville, Red River County, 1873
- Least Annual: 1.64", Presidio, Presidio County, 1956
- Greatest Monthly: 35.70", Alvin, Brazoria County, July 1979*
*Official reporting station- Greatest in 24 hours: 43.00", Alvin, Brazoria County, Jul 25-26, 1979*
*The heaviest 24-hour rainfall in U.S. history and 12th highest in the world - total verified by NOAA at unofficial reporting station- Greatest annual average: 58.31", Orange, Orange County
- Least annual average: 8.81", El Paso, El Paso County
- Wettest year statewide: 1941, 42.62" - state average
- Driest year statewide: 1817, 14.30" - state average
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