Sunday storms missed DFW Airport, extending North Texas’ dry streak to 67 days – Dallas News

Sunday storms missed DFW Airport, extending North Texas’ dry streak to 67 days  Dallas News

Some lucky Dallasites saw rain Sunday, but that rain didn’t reach everyone — including Dallas-Fort Worth’s official climate site at the DFW International Airport. Thunderstorms moved through parts of North Texas Sunday afternoon and evening, but the DFW International Airport registered only a trace of rain, which does not break the dry streak. Here’s what to know. Related: Dallas’ daily water demand is up by 50%. Here’s what’s causing it How long has it been since it last rained at DFW Airport? DFW Airport, the region’s official climate site, has not recorded measurable precipitation since July 15, according to the National Weather Service’s records. The weather service defines measurable precipitation as more than 0.01 inches of rain.

Anything below that threshold is recorded as a “trace” and does not break a dry streak. Since Sunday was recorded as a trace amount of rainfall, Dallas-Fort Worth has tied the 2022 record of 67 days without measurable precipitation, which ranks as the second-longest on record. D-FW’s longest dry streak on record occurred in 2000, when the region went 84 consecutive days without measurable rain. Related: After months of drought, 2026 El Nino could bring a rainy winter to North Texas When is it next forecast to rain in Dallas-Fort Worth? North Texas had a chance to break its record-setting streak today. Widely