If it feels like this fall has been wetter than usual, you’re right.
With 23.35 inches of rainfall recorded at DFW International Airport through 11 a.m. Wednesday, this fall has become the wettest fall on record for Dallas-Fort Worth.
This rainfall has surpassed fall 2015, when D-FW saw 21.82 inches, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorological fall is recognized as September through November.
With 10.67 inches of rain this month, this October is already the second wettest on record, and it’s closing in on October 1981 — the wettest overall — when 14.18 inches of rain fell in D-FW.
Patricia Sanchez, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said the above-average rainfall is the result of a combination of factors, including tropical moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, moisture from remnants of tropical storms like Sergio last weekend, and now cold fronts as D-FW transitions into winter.
D-FW has even recorded more rain this month than a city known for its precipitation.
Through Oct. 16, Seattle has only recorded 1.09 inches of rain, according to the Weather Service. On average, Seattle gets about 4.6 inches of rain in October.
With more than a month left in meteorological fall and more rain in the forecast this weekend, 2018 could further cement itself as having the wettest fall on record.
Here’s what KXAS-TV (NBC5) has in the forecast:
