WETTESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1888–2026

Houston, TX

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
WETTEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 2024
20.02in
21st wettest of 138 years · normal 12.92"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 138 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.14in
70th driest of 139 yrs
100% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
20.02in
21st wettest of 138 yrs
155% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
33.22in
29th wettest of 137 yrs
126% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

16.07in
on Aug 27, 2017 · in 139 years

Dry Streak

4days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 48 days (to Aug 23, 2023)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

126%
33.22" of a normal 26.44" · wettest 46.85" (2024) · driest 10.7" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 135-year record (1889–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 46.79" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201779.69in
2190072.86in
3191972.38in
4200171.19in
5197370.16in

Driest Years on Record

1191717.66in
2198822.93in
3201124.57in
4190127.09in
5195127.23in

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 (~3.94") and driest in Mar (~2.41"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2017, 39.11".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.52in
set in 1904

Rain on Jul 28

23%
of 138 years had measurable rain
1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.28″1897: 0.40″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.33″1900: 0.36″1901: 0.43″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.10″1904: 2.52″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.01″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.19″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.08″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.27″1934: 0.66″1935: 0.06″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 2.27″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 1.06″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.02″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.02″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.02″1964: 0.00″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: 0.01″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 1.51″1979: 0.04″1980: 1.16″1981: 0.01″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: 0.29″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.11″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.03″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.29″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.11″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.12″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.04″2020: 0.55″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.57″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:39 AM
Sunset7:17 PM
Solar noon12:28 PM
Daylight13h 38m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

29.98°N, 95.36°W

Nearby Stations

Galveston, TX57 mi SECollege Station, TX73 mi NWBeaumont-Port Arthur, TX79 mi EVictoria, TX122 mi SWLake Charles, LA127 mi EAustin-Bergstrom Airport, TX139 mi W

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