Average Precipitation in Texas by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the U.S. state of Texas for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest Year in Texas History?

2015 was the wettest year in Texas history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 41.2 inches.

What Was the Driest Year in Texas History?

1917 was the driest year in Texas history with an average annual statewide precipitation of 14.1 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	97	23.9
2022	117	21.2
2021	44	28.8
2020	73	26.2
2019	65	26.9
2018	13	33.7
2017	36	30.3
2016	22	32.1
2015	1	41.2
2014	94	24.0
2013	75	26.0
2012	91	24.1
2011	128	14.7
2010	56	27.8
2009	47	28.5
2008	99	23.8
2007	6	36.2
2006	83	25.1
2005	111	22.2
2004	4	39.4
2003	89	24.2
2002	32	30.7
2001	43	29.1
2000	54	27.8
1999	113	22.1
1998	53	28.0
1997	12	34.2
1996	85	24.6
1995	57	27.7
1994	41	29.3
1993	59	27.4
1992	14	33.6
1991	5	37.2
1990	28	31.4
1989	82	25.2
1988	118	21.0
1987	35	30.4
1986	15	33.5
1985	37	29.9
1984	72	26.2
1983	78	25.8
1982	69	26.7
1981	21	32.2
1980	88	24.4
1979	30	31.0
1978	79	25.7
1977	106	22.6
1976	33	30.7
1975	60	27.3
1974	23	31.9
1973	8	35.3
1972	66	26.8
1971	50	28.0
1970	98	23.8
1969	38	29.7
1968	19	33.0
1967	81	25.3
1966	67	26.8
1965	68	26.7
1964	101	23.3
1963	123	19.7
1962	93	24.1
1961	46	28.7
1960	29	31.4
1959	39	29.7
1958	34	30.6
1957	7	35.8
1956	127	15.0
1955	112	22.1
1954	126	18.0
1953	105	22.9
1952	115	21.6
1951	121	20.4
1950	86	24.5
1949	17	33.0
1948	120	20.4
1947	102	23.3
1946	25	31.7
1945	49	28.0
1944	24	31.7
1943	114	21.9
1942	42	29.2
1941	2	40.2
1940	31	30.9
1939	107	22.5
1938	90	24.2
1937	95	24.0
1936	61	27.3
1935	18	33.0
1934	108	22.4
1933	110	22.2
1932	26	31.5
1931	62	27.2
1930	70	26.4
1929	58	27.4
1928	71	26.4
1927	92	24.1
1926	20	32.5
1925	103	23.1
1924	119	20.4
1923	9	35.1
1922	63	27.1
1921	96	23.9
1920	40	29.6
1919	3	39.5
1918	87	24.5
1917	129	14.1
1916	116	21.6
1915	45	28.7
1914	16	33.4
1913	27	31.5
1912	104	22.9
1911	74	26.1
1910	125	18.1
1909	122	20.3
1908	51	28.0
1907	55	27.8
1906	48	28.5
1905	11	34.5
1904	77	25.8
1903	76	26.0
1902	64	27.0
1901	124	18.7
1900	10	35.0
1899	80	25.4
1898	84	24.6
1897	100	23.3
1896	109	22.3
1895	52	28.0