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Lubbock rainfall for 2021

Lubbock picked up 20.55 inches of rain in 2021. Measurable rain, 0.01 inch or more in a day, fell on 51 days at Lubbock International Airport; the wettest day brought 2.00 inches on May 24, 2021. The 1991-2020 normal for a full year is 18.33 inches. The total landed 2.22 inches above the normal, which works out to 12% more. 2021 ranks 26th out of 79 complete years, wettest first, in a record that starts in 1947.

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Lubbock rainfall for 2021

Lubbock rainfall for 2021
Year total20.55 inches2021
1991-2020 normal18.33 inchesAverages are 1991-2020 normals from NCEI.
Departure vs normal+2.22 inches (+12%)112% of normal
Year rank26th of 79Complete years from 1947, wettest first
Rain days51
Wettest day2.00 inches

Rain by month in 2021

Measured total1991-2020 normal
Monthly rain totals for 2021. Dark bars show measured amounts, light bars show the 1991-2020 normal for comparison.

Every day with measurable rain in 2021

Every day with measurable rain in 2021: Lubbock
DateRainfall
0.23 inches
0.38 inches
0.04 inches
0.59 inches
0.03 inches
0.54 inches
0.03 inches
1.50 inches
1.15 inches
0.79 inches
0.07 inches
0.12 inches
0.05 inches
1.29 inches
0.46 inches
0.29 inches
0.82 inches
0.02 inches
0.06 inches
0.60 inches
0.03 inches
0.03 inches
0.75 inches
0.07 inches
0.20 inches
0.80 inches
0.51 inches
0.64 inches
0.72 inches
0.04 inches
2.00 inches
0.02 inches
0.72 inches
0.10 inches
1.05 inches
0.03 inches
0.03 inches
0.01 inches
0.04 inches
0.03 inches
0.10 inches
0.01 inches
1.11 inches
1.20 inches
0.01 inches
0.14 inches
0.09 inches
0.01 inches
0.32 inches
0.62 inches
0.06 inches

Daily totals come from Lubbock International Airport, which appears in GHCN-Daily with records going back to 1947. Station observations are from GHCN-Daily, with a 1-3 day lag and quality checks by NOAA.

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