Rainfall totals Dallas, TX
Through Oct 7, 2026, Dallas has received 26.62 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 28.02 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 DALLAS/FT WORTH in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
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Data from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, with records back to 1953. Across the record from 1953, 100 percent of days have a reading, with 99 percent in 2025.
Most recent rainfall
0.18 inches of rain fell on Oct 3, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
DALLAS/FT WORTH 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 | 0.11 inches | -0.11 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 3.84 inches | ||
| Month to date | 3.84 inches | 0.75 inches | +3.09 inches (+412%) |
| Year to date | 26.62 inches | 28.02 inches | -1.40 inches (-5%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 2.71 inches | 1981 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for DALLAS/FT WORTH, 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 Dallas get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.18 inches |
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.47 inches |
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.16 inches |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jul 15, 2026 | 0.07 inches |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 1.29 inches |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.67 inches |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.19 inches |
| Jun 14, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Jun 7, 2026 | 3.55 inches |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 1.04 inches |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 0.20 inches |
| Jun 2, 2026 | 2.31 inches |
| May 27, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| May 26, 2026 | 0.39 inches |
| May 25, 2026 | 0.03 inches |
| May 24, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| May 23, 2026 | 0.49 inches |
| May 21, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| May 19, 2026 | 0.76 inches |
| May 10, 2026 | 1.04 inches |
| May 6, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
| May 1, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Apr 30, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Apr 29, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Apr 28, 2026 | 0.65 inches |
| Apr 25, 2026 | 0.11 inches |
| Apr 22, 2026 | 0.10 inches |
With 3.55 inches on Jun 7, 2026, this is the 23rd wettest of the 5,750 measurable rain days in the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport record, which begins in 1953. That is the most rain recorded at this station on June 7 since 1953.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 26.45 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 48-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Dallas rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.93 inches | 2.53 inches | -1.60 inches (-63%) |
| February | 1.31 inches | 2.76 inches | -1.45 inches (-53%) |
| March | 2.92 inches | 3.30 inches | -0.38 inches (-12%) |
| April | 5.06 inches | 3.22 inches | +1.84 inches (+57%) |
| May | 2.96 inches | 4.78 inches | -1.82 inches (-38%) |
| June | 8.07 inches | 3.70 inches | +4.37 inches (+118%) |
| July | 1.36 inches | 2.08 inches | -0.72 inches (-35%) |
| August | 0.00 inches | 2.18 inches | -2.18 inches (-100%) |
| September | 0.17 inches | 2.72 inches | -2.55 inches (-94%) |
| October | 3.67 inches | 4.37 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 Dallas
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 2 |
| 2024 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 0 |
| 2023 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
| 2021 | 27 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| 2019 | 22 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2018 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
| 2017 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
| 2016 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 |
| Average | 23.4 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 0.7 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1953 counts toward the average, 72 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Dallas
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 5.85 inches | Sep 21, 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 62.61 inches | 2015 |
| Driest year | 18.55 inches | 1956 |
| Average year | 34.83 inches | 72 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 79 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1953 | 26,806 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 2.53 | 2.76 | 3.30 | 3.22 | 4.78 | 3.70 | 2.08 | 2.18 | 2.72 | 4.37 | 2.53 | 2.84 | 37.01 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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