DFW - Precipitation Extremes

Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

Scattered severe thunderstorms are forecast across central and eastern North Dakota, as well as far northwest Minnesota Saturday (Slight Risk level 2 of 5). Damaging wind gusts are the primary threat. Elevated to critical fire weather conditions will persist through the weekend across the Western U.S. Isolated dry thunderstorms could lead to new fire starts over portions of the northern Rockies. Read More >

Dallas/Fort Worth - All-Time Greatest 24-Hour Precipitation Totals

Rank	Precipitation	Date
Precipitation
1	9.57	Sep 4-5, 1932
2	9.19	Aug 21-22, 2022
3	8.81	Apr 24-25, 1922
4	8.11	Sep 21-22, 2018
5	7.44	Sep 20-21, 1900
6	6.99	May 23-24, 1908
7	6.03	May 16-17, 1949
8	5.91	Sep 30-Oct 1, 1959
9	5.85	Sep 3-4, 1943
10	5.75	Sep 7-8, 2010

Rank	Snowfall	Date
Snowfall
1	12.5	Feb 11-12, 2010
2	12.1	Jan 15-16, 1964
3	8.2	Jan 14-15, 1917
4 (tie)	7.5	Feb 17, 1978
4 (tie)	7.5	Feb 25, 1924
6	6.0	Mar 13, 1924
7	5.5	Dec 9, 1898
8 (tie)	5.0	Nov 22, 1937
8 (tie)	5.0	Jan 5, 1910
10	4.7	Nov 13, 1976

Dallas/Fort Worth - Precipitation Records by Time Increment

Increment	Precipitation	Date
5 minutes	0.76	Jul 4, 2016
10 minutes	1.21	Jul 4-5, 2016
15 minutes	1.40	Aug 22, 1916
20 minutes	1.71	Aug 22, 1916
30 minutes	2.06	May 24, 2015
45 minutes	2.73	Aug 21-22, 2022
1 hour	3.35	Apr 24-25, 1922
2 hours	5.59	Sep 4-5, 1932

Scattered Severe Thunderstorms Across the Northern Plains; Fire Weather Concerns in the Western U.S.

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Dallas/Fort Worth - All-Time Greatest 24-Hour Precipitation Totals

Dallas/Fort Worth - Precipitation Records by Time Increment