WETTESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1892–2026

Amarillo, TX

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 2011
4.59in
4th driest of 135 years · normal 11.53"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 134 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.78in
16th driest of 135 yrs
40% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
3.46in
9th driest of 135 yrs
43% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
4.59in
4th driest of 135 yrs
40% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

5.74in
on Jul 7, 2010 · in 135 years

Dry Streak

15days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 126 days (to Feb 16, 2018)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

40%
4.59" of a normal 11.53" · wettest 24.29" (2015) · driest 2.11" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 134-year record (1892–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 20.17" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1192339.75in
2194137.21in
3196036.67in
4201534.63in
5192832.34in

Driest Years on Record

120117.01in
219709.56in
319569.94in
4191011.15in
5195212.15in

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 Aug (~2.69") and driest in Jan (~0.39"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jun 1965, 10.73".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.79in
set in 2008

Rain on Jul 28

30%
of 134 years had measurable rain
1892: 0.05″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.08″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.04″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.03″1912: 0.12″1913: 0.73″1914: 0.23″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 2.26″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.04″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.69″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: 0.06″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.56″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.25″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.06″1955: 0.67″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.10″1963: 0.47″1964: 0.17″1965: 0.56″1966: 0.47″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.04″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 1.40″1974: 0.02″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.40″1977: 0.01″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.01″1982: 0.13″1983: 0.13″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.11″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: 0.01″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.05″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.05″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.44″2007: 0.00″2008: 2.79″2009: 1.62″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.16″2015: 0.65″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.16″2020: 0.01″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

Amarillo'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.
Amarillo, TX — daily rainfall every day on record
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:53 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight13h 59m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

35.22°N, 101.72°W

Nearby Stations

Borger, TX37 mi NEChildress, TX97 mi SELubbock, TX107 mi SClayton, NM116 mi NWLawton, OK192 mi EDodge City, KS201 mi NE

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