WETTESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1911–2026

Lubbock, TX

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
8.12in
year to date · normal 9.86"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 115 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
1.09in
43rd driest of 116 yrs
69% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.23in
51st driest of 116 yrs
88% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
8.12in
36th driest of 116 yrs
82% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.46in
on Sep 11, 2008 · in 116 years

Dry Streak

15days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 99 days (to Feb 15, 2018)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 9 days

Year to Date vs Normal

82%
8.12" of a normal 9.86" · wettest 27.38" (1941) · driest 1.13" (2011)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 115-year record (1911–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 18.51" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1194140.55in
2200433.25in
3191531.88in
4191931.61in
5191431.44in

Driest Years on Record

120115.86in
219178.38in
320038.81in
419249.54in
519279.59in

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 Jun (~2.28") and driest in Jan (~0.33"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1936, 13.93".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.05in
set in 2004

Rain on Jul 28

20%
of 115 years had measurable rain
1911: 0.18″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.05″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.20″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.02″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″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: 0.03″1939: 0.02″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: 0.13″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.74″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.20″1963: 0.14″1964: 0.82″1965: 0.71″1966: 0.02″1967: 0.13″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.05″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.66″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 1.96″1982: 0.02″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: 0.06″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.60″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 2.05″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.41″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: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.58″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:57 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Solar noon11:54 AM
Daylight13h 53m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.67°N, 101.82°W

Nearby Stations

Childress, TX102 mi NEAmarillo, TX107 mi NMidland-Odessa, TX120 mi SBorger, TX142 mi NAbilene, TX151 mi SERoswell, NM156 mi W

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