As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Starr County, Texas, had in 2026?
17.49 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Rio Grande City, Starr County, through Oct 13. That is 0.29 inches less than a usual year to date (98% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 17.49 in
- Usual by Oct 13
- 17.78 in
- Percent of usual
- 98%
- 2025 by Oct 13
- 11.85 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 day not reported | 0.10 | 0.75 | −0.65 |
| Feb | 0.00 | 0.95 | −0.95 |
| Mar 1 day not reported | 2.55 | 1.21 | +1.34 |
| Apr | 2.68 | 1.02 | +1.66 |
| May | 5.86 | 2.85 | +3.01 |
| Jun 3 days not reported | 2.21 | 2.50 | −0.29 |
| Jul 7 days not reported | 0.34 | 1.56 | −1.22 |
| Aug | 0.12 | 1.34 | −1.22 |
| Sep 4 days not reported | 0.20 | 4.37 | −4.17 |
| Oct to the 13th 1 day not reported | 3.43 | 1.23 | +2.20 |
| So far | 17.49 | 17.78 | −0.29 |
2026 so far in Starr County
- Wettest month: May, 5.86 inches.
- Biggest single day: 3.05 inches on Oct 2.
- Longest dry stretch: 42 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Jan 25 to Mar 7.
- 2025 by the same date: 11.85 inches at the same station (it missed 21 days). On the 252 days both years reported, 2026 had 5.17 inches more than 2025.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station in Rio Grande City (station ID 417622), 14 miles from the middle of Starr County. It reported 269 of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13; the 17 days with no report count as unknown, not as dry. Rain here means everything the gauge caught: rain, and snow melted down to water. A trace counts as zero. It is read once a day, usually in the morning, and each reading is filed under the day it was read, so an evening storm can show up on the next day.
Usual means NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 daily normals for this station, added up over the same 269 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: it is the only one inside Starr County that reported at least 90% of the days in 2026. Your own rain gauge can read differently a few miles away.
Questions
How much rain has Starr County, Texas, had in 2026?
17.49 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Rio Grande City, Starr County, through Oct 13. That is 0.29 inches less than a usual year to date (98% of usual).
Is Starr County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
About usual so far. The weather station in Rio Grande City had 17.49 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 98% of the usual 17.78 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Starr County in 2026?
May, with 5.86 inches at the weather station in Rio Grande City, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.
What was the biggest rain in Starr County in 2026?
3.05 inches on Oct 2, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 13.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Starr County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the weather station in Rio Grande City had 11.85 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 21 days) and 17.49 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 17 days). On the 252 days both years reported, 2026 had 5.17 inches more than 2025.
Next door
- Brooks County 21.55 in, 92%
- Hidalgo County 16.00 in, 86%
- Jim Hogg County 16.17 in
- Zapata County 18.36 in to Oct 5
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