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Rainfall totals Austin, TX

For Austin, the official rainfall for the year to date is 23.55 inches through Aug 22, 2026, according to the National Weather Service daily climate report. The normal for that date is 22.23 inches.

Data from Austin Camp Mabry, with records back to 1938.

Official rainfall report for Aug 22, 2026

National Weather Service daily climate report for Austin, Aug 22, 2026
MeasuredNormal
Rain on Aug 22, 20260.00 inches0.10 inches
Month to date0.00 inches1.72 inches
Year to date23.55 inches22.23 inches
Record for Aug 223.73 inches2022

Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for Austin, 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 Austin during 2026, newest first
DateRainfall
Jul 24, 20260.07 inches
Jul 16, 20260.65 inches
Jul 15, 20261.20 inches
Jul 14, 20260.79 inches
Jul 13, 20260.06 inches
Jul 11, 20261.42 inches
Jul 10, 20260.05 inches
Jun 20, 20260.45 inches
Jun 19, 20260.11 inches
Jun 15, 20263.24 inches
Jun 12, 20260.08 inches
Jun 6, 20260.51 inches
Jun 5, 20260.80 inches
Jun 4, 20260.02 inches
Jun 3, 20260.03 inches
Jun 2, 20261.26 inches
May 27, 20260.10 inches
May 26, 20261.07 inches
May 25, 20260.02 inches
May 23, 20260.01 inches
May 21, 20260.50 inches
May 20, 20260.18 inches
May 19, 20260.58 inches
May 10, 20260.44 inches
May 9, 20260.01 inches
May 6, 20260.05 inches
May 1, 20261.58 inches
Apr 30, 20260.76 inches
Apr 29, 20260.05 inches
Apr 22, 20260.02 inches

Through Aug 19, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 23.55 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 53-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 Austin since 1938
Wettest day7.55 inchesNov 15, 2001
Wettest year59.96 inches2015
Driest year11.42 inches1954
Average year33.22 inches87 complete years on record
Rain days a year84average, 0.01 inch or more
Record begins193832,222 daily readings

Monthly rainfall normals

Average monthly rainfall for Austin, 1991 to 2020
MonthJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecYear
Inches2.641.892.882.425.043.681.962.743.453.912.922.7236.25

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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