DRIESTSINCE.COMBrowse statesThe AlmanacYear in ReviewThe Wire
DRY15
Driest Since
National Drought Records
DRIESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1902–2026

Longview, TX

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2024
0.05in
10th driest of 124 years · normal 1.54"
📖 Longview's full Precipitation Almanac →

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 123 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.05in
10th driest of 124 yrs
3% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
4.0in
11th driest of 124 yrs
43% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
19.39in
14th driest of 124 yrs
67% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.68in
on Oct 8, 1994 · in 125 years

Dry Streak

13days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 76 days (to Aug 17, 1924)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 15 days

Year to Date vs Normal

67%
19.39" of a normal 28.81" · wettest 53.05" (1991) · driest 14.11" (1943)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 118-year record (1902–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 45.34" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1195772.87in
2199172.07in
3197371.15in
4194470.42in
5201568.01in

Driest Years on Record

1201026.82in
2191729.28in
3193629.53in
4200529.96in
5201130.54in

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.
J
F
M
A
M
J
J
A
S
O
N
D
Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in May (~4.29") and driest in Sep (~2.11"). Wettest calendar month ever: May 1944, 16.43".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.25in
set in 1942

Rain on Aug 24

20%
of 123 years had measurable rain
1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.79″1909: 0.92″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.08″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.49″1919: 0.10″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.34″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: 0.28″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 2.25″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.04″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.30″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 1.69″1965: 0.05″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.31″1971: 0.21″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.10″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.38″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.38″1986: 0.25″1987: 0.00″1988: 1.24″1989: 0.01″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.02″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: 0.00″2009: 0.02″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.38″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.01″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Longview'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.
Longview, TX — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
Download year chart

Rainfall Calendar

Longview'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.
Longview, TX — daily rainfall every day on record
Download calendar

Drought History

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

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset6:53 PM
Solar noon12:21 PM
Daylight13h 05m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.39°N, 94.71°W

Nearby Stations

Tyler, TX40 mi WShreveport, LA52 mi EDequeen, AR115 mi NDallas, TX127 mi WDallas-Fort Worth, TX138 mi WWaco, TX156 mi W

Share Card

Longview, TX precipitation share card