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Dallas rainfall for 2023

Dallas picked up 29.31 inches of rain in 2023. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 71 days at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport; the wettest day brought 2.54 inches on Oct 25, 2023. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 37.01 inches. The total landed 7.70 inches below the normal, which works out to 21% less. 2023 ranks 53rd out of 72 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1953.

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Dallas rainfall for 2023

Dallas rainfall for 2023
Year total29.31 inches2023
1991-2020 normal37.01 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal-7.70 inches (-21%)79% of normal
Year rank53rd of 72Complete years from 1953, wettest first
Rain days71
Wettest day2.54 inches

Rain by month in 2023

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2023. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2023

Every day with measurable rain in 2023: Dallas
DateRainfall
1.53 inches
0.19 inches
0.07 inches
1.16 inches
0.60 inches
0.06 inches
0.14 inches
0.03 inches
0.24 inches
0.61 inches
0.24 inches
1.87 inches
0.06 inches
1.54 inches
2.54 inches
1.08 inches
0.65 inches
0.10 inches
0.94 inches
0.23 inches
0.29 inches
0.03 inches
0.03 inches
0.02 inches
0.03 inches
0.20 inches
0.32 inches
0.03 inches
0.12 inches
0.01 inches
0.14 inches
0.55 inches
0.08 inches
0.08 inches
0.16 inches
0.10 inches
0.94 inches
0.44 inches
0.01 inches
0.32 inches
0.10 inches
0.01 inches
0.19 inches
0.06 inches
1.41 inches
0.01 inches
0.10 inches
0.94 inches
0.60 inches
0.01 inches
0.03 inches
0.38 inches
0.04 inches
0.95 inches
0.52 inches
0.01 inches
0.19 inches
0.59 inches
0.04 inches
0.06 inches
0.02 inches
0.01 inches
0.40 inches
0.58 inches
1.11 inches
1.10 inches
0.41 inches
0.28 inches
0.35 inches
0.01 inches
1.02 inches

Daily totals come from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1953. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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