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Waco, TX

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
19.84in
year to date · normal 21.78"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 124 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 125 yrs
0% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
6.38in
54th driest of 125 yrs
92% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
19.84in
55th driest of 125 yrs
91% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.98in
on Dec 20, 1997 · in 126 years

Dry Streak

38days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 82 days (to Sep 12, 1924)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 11 days

Year to Date vs Normal

91%
19.84" of a normal 21.78" · wettest 46.13" (1905) · driest 8.65" (1925)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 124-year record (1902–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 33.8" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1190560.2in
2200459.48in
3201553.74in
4191952.07in
5195748.91in

Driest Years on Record

1191713.39in
2195414.92in
3195615.15in
4196319.57in
5195120.12in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in May (~3.85") and driest in Aug (~0.98"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 2024, 15.28".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Waco — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

4.10in
set in 1958

Rain on Aug 24

15%
of 124 years had measurable rain
1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 1.02″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.12″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.95″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.15″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 1.76″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.12″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 4.10″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.69″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.19″1966: 0.22″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.10″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.58″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.03″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 1.73″1996: 0.19″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.03″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.15″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.08″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.71″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Waco's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Waco, TX — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Waco's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Waco, TX — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Waco's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Waco, TX — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:59 AM
Sunset7:03 PM
Solar noon12:31 PM
Daylight13h 03m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

31.62°N, 97.23°W

Nearby Stations

Dallas, TX87 mi NCollege Station, TX87 mi SEDallas-Fort Worth, TX89 mi NAustin, TX94 mi SAustin-Bergstrom Airport, TX102 mi STyler, TX118 mi E

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