Rainfall totals Lubbock, TX
Through Oct 7, 2026, Lubbock has received 11.99 inches of rain for the year, according to the official daily climate report. The normal year-to-date total is 15.65 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 LUBBOCK INTL ARPT in the National Weather Service's daily climate report.
as of
Data from Lubbock International 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
0.17 inches of rain fell on Sep 30, 2026, the latest measurable rainfall this year.
LUBBOCK INTL ARPT 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 | 0.05 inches | -0.05 inches |
| Last 48 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 inches | ||
| Last 7 days | 0.00 inches | ||
| Month to date | 0.00 inches | 0.40 inches | -0.40 inches |
| Year to date | 11.99 inches | 15.65 inches | -3.66 inches (-23%) |
| Record for Oct 7 | 2.62 inches | 1919 |
Source: National Weather Service daily climate report for LUBBOCK INTL ARPT, 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 Lubbock get?
Days with measurable rain, 2026
| Date | Rainfall |
|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | 0.17 inches |
| Sep 29, 2026 | 0.67 inches |
| Sep 25, 2026 | 1.06 inches |
| Sep 24, 2026 | 0.41 inches |
| Sep 19, 2026 | 0.08 inches |
| Sep 15, 2026 | 0.78 inches |
| Sep 10, 2026 | 0.16 inches |
| Aug 26, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 13, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Aug 1, 2026 | 0.22 inches |
| Jul 31, 2026 | 0.30 inches |
| Jul 12, 2026 | 1.07 inches |
| Jul 1, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.43 inches |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Jun 27, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
| Jun 25, 2026 | 0.23 inches |
| Jun 23, 2026 | 0.15 inches |
| Jun 19, 2026 | 0.06 inches |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37 inches |
| Jun 11, 2026 | 0.05 inches |
| Jun 8, 2026 | 0.04 inches |
| Jun 6, 2026 | 0.79 inches |
| Jun 5, 2026 | 0.02 inches |
| Jun 4, 2026 | 0.68 inches |
| Jun 3, 2026 | 0.23 inches |
| May 31, 2026 | 0.22 inches |
| May 26, 2026 | 0.41 inches |
| May 23, 2026 | 1.32 inches |
| May 21, 2026 | 0.01 inches |
With 1.32 inches on May 23, 2026, this is the 180th wettest of the 4,952 measurable rain days in the Lubbock International Airport record, which begins in 1947.
Through Oct 3, 2026, the GHCN-Daily station record shows 11.99 inches of measurable rain so far this year, falling over a 41-day span. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.
Lubbock rainfall by month, 2026
| Month | Rainfall | Normal | vs normal |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 0.66 inches | 0.65 inches | +0.01 inches (+2%) |
| February | 0.93 inches | 0.65 inches | +0.28 inches (+43%) |
| March | 0.14 inches | 1.10 inches | -0.96 inches (-87%) |
| April | 0.16 inches | 1.33 inches | -1.17 inches (-88%) |
| May | 2.03 inches | 2.69 inches | -0.66 inches (-25%) |
| June | 3.11 inches | 2.58 inches | +0.53 inches (+21%) |
| July | 1.39 inches | 1.96 inches | -0.57 inches (-29%) |
| August | 0.24 inches | 1.74 inches | -1.50 inches (-86%) |
| September | 3.33 inches | 2.55 inches | +0.78 inches (+31%) |
| October | 0.00 inches | 1.53 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 Lubbock
| Year | 0.5+ in. | 1+ in. | 2+ in. | 3+ in. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
| 2018 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 11.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
A day counts when its rainfall total meets or passes the column amount, from Lubbock International Airport records in GHCN-Daily. Every complete year starting with 1947 counts toward the average, 79 years in total.
Past rainfall years in Lubbock
All-time rainfall records
| Wettest day | 7.46 inches | Sep 11, 2008 |
|---|---|---|
| Wettest year | 33.25 inches | 2004 |
| Driest year | 5.86 inches | 2011 |
| Average year | 18.19 inches | 79 complete years on record |
| Rain days a year | 62 | average, 0.01 inch or more |
| Record begins | 1947 | 29,115 daily readings |
Monthly rainfall normals
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inches | 0.65 | 0.65 | 1.10 | 1.33 | 2.69 | 2.58 | 1.96 | 1.74 | 2.55 | 1.53 | 0.80 | 0.75 | 18.33 |
Averages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
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