Rainfall totals Amarillo, TX
Through Oct 7, 2026, Amarillo has received 14.65 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 16.92 inches. The normal figure is what the city would typically have seen by this point in the calendar. This reading comes from the station gauge at AMARILLO ARPT(AWOS) in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Amarillo Airport, with records back to 1947. Across the record from 1947, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.09 inches of rain fell on Oct 2, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
AMARILLO ARPT(AWOS) saw no measurable rain on Oct 7, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 7, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 7, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.06 inches | -0.06 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.10 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.10 inches | 0.47 inches | -0.37 inches |
| Year to date | 14.65 inches | 16.92 inches | -2.27 inches (-13%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 1.24 inches | 1946 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for AMARILLO ARPT(AWOS), issued the morning after Oct 7, 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.
How much rain did Amarillo get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.09 inches |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 1.30 inches |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 1.93 inches |
| Sep 26, 2026 | 0.24 inches |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 2.30 inches |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 1.65 inches |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Sep 14, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Sep 3, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| Sep 2, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 0.19 inches |
| Aug 25, 2026 | 1.78 inches |
| Aug 7, 2026 | 0.16 inches |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jul 30, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 0.27 inches |
| Jul 5, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 0.46 inches |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 0.25 inches |
| Jun 24, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Jun 13, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 0.45 inches |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 0.30 inches |
With 2.30 inches on Sep 25, 2026, this is the 33rd wettest of the 5,519 measurable rain days in the Amarillo Airport record, which begins in 1947. That is the most rain recorded at this station on September 25 since 1947.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 14.65 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 45-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Amarillo rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.41 inches | 0.71 inches | -0.30 inches (-42%) |
| February | 0.00 inches | 0.53 inches | -0.53 inches (-100%) |
| March | 0.66 inches | 1.27 inches | -0.61 inches (-48%) |
| April | 0.06 inches | 1.45 inches | -1.39 inches (-96%) |
| May | 1.21 inches | 2.27 inches | -1.06 inches (-47%) |
| June | 1.47 inches | 2.85 inches | -1.38 inches (-48%) |
| July | 0.82 inches | 2.82 inches | -2.00 inches (-71%) |
| August | 2.13 inches | 2.86 inches | -0.73 inches (-26%) |
| September | 7.79 inches | 1.69 inches | +6.10 inches (+361%) |
| October | 0.10 inches | 1.75 inches |
October is still in progress; figures run through Oct 3, 2026. Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Rainfall days at each threshold in Amarillo
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| 2023 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 12.6 | 4.5 | 0.7 | 0.2 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Amarillo Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1947 counts toward the average, 79 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Amarillo
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 5.74 inches | Jul 7, 2010 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 36.67 inches | 1960 |
| Driest year | 7.01 inches | 2011 |
| Average year | 19.62 inches | 79 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 69 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1947 | 29,114 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 0.71 | 0.53 | 1.27 | 1.45 | 2.27 | 2.85 | 2.82 | 2.86 | 1.69 | 1.75 | 0.75 | 0.71 | 19.66 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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