Cities in North Texas saw anywhere from 3 to 5 inches of rain since the start of October — and there’s a bit more on the way.
This week’s heavy rainfall came as a great reprieve to North Texas, which underwent an extended drought throughout much of the summer. The storms ended Dallas-Fort Worth‘s second-longest dry streak on record: 67 days without measurable precipitation.
Data from the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office shows the city measured 4.05 inches of rain yesterday. It’s the most rain in one day Fort Worth has seen in nearly three years.
Dallas has seen slightly less rain than its neighbor, with the National Weather Service monthly climate data tracker showing the city’s gotten 3.94 inches of rain since the start of the month. Dallas only saw 0.02 inches of rain recorded yesterday.
This week’s rainstorm brought minor flooding to Dallas, with Walnut and White Rock Creeks slowly rising throughout Thursday. But residents were largely unaffected by the severe weather, without extensive power outages or flooded streets in the city.
Rain chances in D-FW stay steady at around 30% until late Sunday morning, with the rest of the week expected to be dry and largely sunny. The rain brought long-awaited cooler temperatures back to D-FW, with highs in the low 80s throughout the upcoming week.