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Texas · precipitation record 1878–2026

Brownsville, TX

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
8.89in
year to date · normal 14.08"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.16in
20th wettest of 145 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.0in
tied for driest of 146 yrs
0% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.47in
63rd driest of 145 yrs
87% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
8.89in
23rd driest of 145 yrs
63% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

12.09in
on Sep 20, 1967 · in 149 years

Dry Streak

31days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 142 days (to May 24, 1901)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 14 days

Year to Date vs Normal

63%
8.89" of a normal 14.08" · wettest 27.38" (1886) · driest 4.02" (1998)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 143-year record (1878–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 27.48" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1188660.06in
2188759.82in
3195847.51in
4201546.88in
5202441.76in

Driest Years on Record

1195311.59in
2191712.15in
3189314.36in
4200514.41in
5196415.72in

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 Sep (~4.58") and driest in Mar (~0.58"). Wettest calendar month ever: Sep 1886, 30.57".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.41in
set in 1969

Rain on Aug 24

23%
of 145 years had measurable rain
1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.81″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.31″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.22″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 1.02″1916: 0.47″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.03″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.13″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 1.00″1932: 0.10″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.12″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.01″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.20″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.06″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 1.09″1954: 0.08″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.57″1967: 0.55″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.41″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.02″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.01″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.32″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.18″1988: 0.23″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.26″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.03″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.80″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.27″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.02″2008: 0.68″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″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: 0.01″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.60″2025: 0.16″0″1″2″188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Brownsville'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.
Brownsville, TX — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Brownsville'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.
Brownsville, TX — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:06 AM
Sunset6:57 PM
Solar noon12:32 PM
Daylight12h 51m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

25.91°N, 97.42°W

Nearby Stations

McAllen, TX54 mi WCorpus Christi, TX128 mi NLaredo, TX168 mi NWVictoria, TX205 mi NSan Antonio, TX258 mi NGalveston, TX279 mi NE

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