San Angelo Sees Third-Wettest May Day on Record With Over 3 Inches of Rainfall

SAN ANGELO, TX — A powerful overnight storm dumped more than three inches of rain across San Angelo, making Tuesday the third-wettest May day on record for the city, according to the National Weather Service.

Official rainfall at the San Angelo Regional Airport measured 3.19 inches — surpassing the city’s average total for the entire month of May, which typically sees 3.05 inches. The office of the National Weather Service, located about a mile north of the airport, recorded an even higher total of 3.32 inches.

“Getting heavy rain this time of the year is normal for us, but we definitely had more than normal … just in the overnight period, we had more than our average normal monthly rainfall for May,” a meteorologist with the National Weather Service said.

Rainfall totals varied across the region, with most parts of San Angelo receiving between 2 and 3 inches. Heavier amounts were reported on the southern side of the city, especially near Twin Buttes and Knickerbocker Road.

Additional totals from the West Texas Mesonet sites included:

• Wall: 1.82 inches

• Seven miles northwest of San Angelo: 1.42 inches

• Mertzon: 1.8 inches

The deluge also broke the daily rainfall record for May 6, previously set at 1.49 inches in 1926. The 3.19 inches recorded Tuesday narrowly missed tying the second-wettest May day on record—3.2 inches set on May 10, 1913. The all-time wettest May day remains May 18, 2015, with 4.01 inches.

While the rainfall is significant, the forecast for the next seven days shows mostly dry conditions, with only a slight 20% chance of rain on Thursday. Meteorologists say there’s potential for more precipitation in the second half of May, though those projections remain uncertain.

“Given the totals we’ve already seen and that we’re just getting started this month, it’s likely we’ll see more rain before May is over,” the meteorologist said.