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Rainfall totals Albuquerque, NM

For Albuquerque, the official rainfall for the year to date is 3.31 inches through Aug 21, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report. The normal for that date is 5.37 inches.

Data from Albuquerque International Airport, with records back to 1931.

Official rainfall report for Aug 21, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Albuquerque, Aug 21, 2026
MeasuredNormal
Rain on Aug 21, 20260.00 inches0.04 inches
Month to date0.12 inches0.96 inches
Year to date3.31 inches5.37 inches
Record for Aug 210.77 inches1909

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for ALBUQUERQUE INTL, issued the morning after Aug 21, 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 Albuquerque during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Aug 19, 20260.01 inches
Aug 17, 20260.05 inches
Aug 14, 20260.06 inches
Jul 28, 20260.08 inches
Jul 24, 20260.30 inches
Jul 23, 20260.01 inches
Jul 20, 20260.02 inches
Jul 17, 20260.02 inches
Jun 26, 20260.06 inches
Jun 25, 20260.26 inches
Jun 15, 20260.01 inches
Jun 14, 20260.04 inches
May 26, 20260.15 inches
May 25, 20260.54 inches
May 5, 20260.11 inches
May 1, 20260.24 inches
Apr 13, 20260.01 inches
Apr 11, 20260.07 inches
Apr 1, 20260.09 inches
Feb 13, 20260.19 inches
Feb 11, 20260.01 inches
Jan 25, 20260.14 inches
Jan 24, 20260.23 inches
Jan 8, 20260.34 inches
Jan 7, 20260.26 inches
Jan 1, 20260.01 inches

Through Aug 19, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 3.31 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 26-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 Albuquerque since 1931
Wettest day1.92 inchesSep 24, 1955
Wettest year15.88 inches1941
Driest year4.06 inches1956
Average year8.53 inches94 complete years on record
Rain days a year59average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins193134,869 daily readings

Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Albuquerque, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches0.360.430.460.510.440.571.641.311.150.870.570.538.84

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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