EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — September 2026 was one for the record books in El Paso, with the city recording its fifth-wettest September in history, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in El Paso.
A total of 4.44 inches of rain fell during September, nearly three times the city’s average rainfall for the month.
Typically, El Paso receives approximately 1.52 inches of rain in September. This year’s total exceeded that average by 2.92 inches.
For comparison, El Paso recorded 2.97 inches of rain during September 2025, meaning this year’s total was nearly an inch and a half higher.
September is historically the third-wettest month of the year in El Paso, with August typically ranking as the wettest.
Despite the significant rainfall, September 2026 did not break the city’s all-time record for the month.
That record remains 6.68 inches, set in September 1974.
We definitely saw a very active monsoon season, which started June 15 and concluded September 30.
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