Texas May Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of May in 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 May in Texas History?

2015 was the wettest May in Texas history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 9.05 inches.

What Was the Driest May in Texas History?

1998 was the driest May in Texas history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.70 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	32	4.28
2022	97	2.31
2021	5	6.23
2020	51	3.54
2019	14	5.23
2018	111	2.08
2017	88	2.54
2016	19	4.86
2015	1	9.05
2014	35	4.10
2013	90	2.42
2012	78	2.88
2011	121	1.56
2010	104	2.27
2009	99	2.30
2008	100	2.29
2007	8	5.54
2006	107	2.20
2005	76	2.89
2004	92	2.39
2003	123	1.50
2002	116	1.90
2001	71	3.02
2000	66	3.13
1999	45	3.66
1998	129	0.70
1997	53	3.52
1996	126	1.34
1995	21	4.67
1994	24	4.52
1993	55	3.46
1992	16	5.09
1991	47	3.62
1990	63	3.20
1989	37	3.95
1988	112	1.98
1987	9	5.47
1986	25	4.49
1985	84	2.68
1984	108	2.20
1983	48	3.62
1982	11	5.38
1981	29	4.33
1980	23	4.54
1979	40	3.87
1978	70	3.03
1977	103	2.28
1976	56	3.39
1975	15	5.10
1974	74	2.94
1973	118	1.68
1972	36	4.01
1971	106	2.21
1970	57	3.38
1969	34	4.18
1968	26	4.47
1967	73	2.96
1966	69	3.05
1965	13	5.24
1964	94	2.35
1963	75	2.93
1962	127	1.13
1961	119	1.68
1960	122	1.51
1959	52	3.54
1958	79	2.88
1957	6	5.69
1956	89	2.51
1955	44	3.69
1954	42	3.75
1953	64	3.16
1952	54	3.48
1951	58	3.36
1950	41	3.81
1949	67	3.13
1948	68	3.06
1947	22	4.64
1946	31	4.30
1945	125	1.35
1944	12	5.25
1943	43	3.72
1942	95	2.34
1941	10	5.45
1940	61	3.27
1939	82	2.78
1938	87	2.60
1937	93	2.39
1936	7	5.64
1935	4	6.38
1934	117	1.87
1933	59	3.32
1932	77	2.89
1931	91	2.41
1930	30	4.33
1929	3	6.45
1928	60	3.31
1927	124	1.43
1926	72	3.01
1925	86	2.64
1924	49	3.59
1923	120	1.65
1922	46	3.64
1921	113	1.97
1920	27	4.42
1919	28	4.36
1918	105	2.26
1917	98	2.31
1916	80	2.86
1915	110	2.12
1914	2	6.62
1913	109	2.14
1912	114	1.96
1911	115	1.91
1910	65	3.14
1909	83	2.70
1908	20	4.72
1907	18	4.93
1906	85	2.67
1905	39	3.88
1904	38	3.91
1903	101	2.29
1902	50	3.58
1901	81	2.81
1900	33	4.24
1899	102	2.29
1898	96	2.32
1897	62	3.23
1896	128	0.74
1895	17	4.96