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Rainfall totals Tucson, AZ

For Tucson, the official rainfall for the year to date is 6.19 inches through Aug 22, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report. The normal for that date is 6.57 inches.

Data from Tucson International Airport, with records back to 1946.

Official rainfall report for Aug 22, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Tucson, Aug 22, 2026
MeasuredNormal
Rain on Aug 22, 20260.00 inches0.06 inches
Month to date1.93 inches1.45 inches
Year to date6.19 inches6.57 inches
Record for Aug 222.48 inches1961

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for TUCSON INTL AIRPORT, issued the morning after Aug 22, 2026. The local National Weather Service office issues the daily climate report for the airport station the next morning, and that report is the official figure.

Days with measurable rain, 2026

Days with measurable rain in Tucson during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Aug 19, 20260.29 inches
Aug 14, 20260.19 inches
Aug 13, 20260.19 inches
Aug 12, 20260.59 inches
Aug 9, 20260.01 inches
Aug 6, 20260.01 inches
Aug 5, 20260.36 inches
Aug 3, 20260.29 inches
Jul 25, 20260.01 inches
Jul 20, 20260.14 inches
Jul 19, 20260.07 inches
Jul 18, 20260.06 inches
Jul 17, 20260.02 inches
Jul 16, 20260.09 inches
Jul 13, 20260.22 inches
Jul 12, 20260.09 inches
Jun 17, 20260.65 inches
Jun 15, 20260.40 inches
May 5, 20260.14 inches
May 4, 20260.26 inches
Mar 9, 20260.27 inches
Feb 17, 20260.10 inches
Feb 13, 20260.04 inches
Jan 24, 20260.32 inches
Jan 23, 20260.20 inches
Jan 8, 20260.22 inches
Jan 7, 20260.71 inches
Jan 1, 20260.25 inches

Through Aug 19, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 6.19 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 28-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

All-time rainfall records

All-time rainfall records for Tucson since 1946
Wettest day3.93 inchesJul 29, 1958
Wettest year21.86 inches1983
Driest year4.17 inches2020
Average year11.08 inches78 complete years on record
Rain days a year50average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins194628,878 daily readings

Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Tucson, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches0.840.840.560.240.200.232.211.981.320.670.560.9610.61

Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.

The daily climate report is issued by the local National Weather Service forecast office and delivered to this page by the Iowa Environmental Mesonet of Iowa State University. Under 17 U.S.C. 105, no copyright attaches to the government-produced figures on this page, including reports, alerts, station observations, and normals, which were created by the National Weather Service and other NOAA offices. The notice that 17 U.S.C. 403 requires appears in this sentence. It does not imply endorsement by or affiliation with those agencies. See: Data sources and attribution.

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