Rainfall totals Austin, TX
Through Oct 8, 2026, Austin has received 26.38 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 27.58 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 Austin in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Austin Camp Mabry, with records back to 1938. Across the record from 1938, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 100 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.60 inches of rain fell on Oct 2, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
Austin saw no measurable rain on Oct 8, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report.
Official rainfall report for Oct 8, 2026
| Measured | Normal | vs normal | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rain on Oct 8, 2026 | 0.00 inches | 0.12 inches | -0.12 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.66 inches | ||
| Month to date | 1.96 inches | 0.88 inches | +1.08 inches (+123%) |
| Year to date | 26.38 inches | 27.58 inches | -1.20 inches (-4%) |
| Record for Oct 8 | 0.96 inches | 2018 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for Austin, issued the morning after Oct 8, 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 Austin get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.60 inches |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.30 inches |
| Sep 23, 2026 | 0.14 inches |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.21 inches |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 0.12 inches |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Aug 27, 2026 | 0.34 inches |
| Jul 24, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Jul 16, 2026 | 0.65 inches |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 1.20 inches |
| Jul 14, 2026 | 0.79 inches |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Jul 11, 2026 | 1.42 inches |
| Jul 10, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Jun 20, 2026 | 0.45 inches |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.24 inches |
| Jun 12, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 0.51 inches |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 0.80 inches |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 1.26 inches |
| May 27, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| May 26, 2026 | 1.07 inches |
| May 25, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| May 23, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| May 21, 2026 | 0.50 inches |
| May 20, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| May 19, 2026 | 0.58 inches |
With 3.24 inches on Jun 15, 2026, this is the 64th wettest of the 7,404 measurable rain days in the Austin Camp Mabry record, which begins in 1938. That is the most rain recorded at this station on June 15 since 1938.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 26.32 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 60-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Austin rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 1.44 inches | 2.64 inches | -1.20 inches (-45%) |
| February | 0.44 inches | 1.89 inches | -1.45 inches (-77%) |
| March | 1.42 inches | 2.88 inches | -1.46 inches (-51%) |
| April | 4.97 inches | 2.42 inches | +2.55 inches (+105%) |
| May | 4.54 inches | 5.04 inches | -0.50 inches (-10%) |
| June | 6.50 inches | 3.68 inches | +2.82 inches (+77%) |
| July | 4.24 inches | 1.96 inches | +2.28 inches (+116%) |
| August | 0.40 inches | 2.74 inches | -2.34 inches (-85%) |
| September | 0.47 inches | 3.45 inches | -2.98 inches (-86%) |
| October | 1.90 inches | 3.91 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 Austin
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 |
| 2020 | 26 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2019 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 |
| 2018 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 2 |
| 2017 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 1 |
| 2016 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| Average | 20.4 | 9.9 | 2.6 | 1.0 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Austin Camp Mabry records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1938 counts toward the average, 87 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Austin
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 7.55 inches | Nov 15, 2001 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 59.96 inches | 2015 |
| Driest year | 11.42 inches | 1954 |
| Average year | 33.22 inches | 87 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 84 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1938 | 32,251 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 2.64 | 1.89 | 2.88 | 2.42 | 5.04 | 3.68 | 1.96 | 2.74 | 3.45 | 3.91 | 2.92 | 2.72 | 36.25 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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