DFW AIRPORT SETS RECORD FOR WETTEST MAY EVER

May 2015 is the wettest May ever on record for DFW with 16.96 inches of recorded rainfall, and it is also the third wettest month ever on record. Only April 1922 and April 1942 beats this month with 17.64 inches and 16.97 inches of rain respectively. It is also the wettest May in over 30 years. The last time we saw rain of this magnitude, during the month of May, was in 1982 when 13.66 inches of rain fell. The top four rainiest Mays are as follows:

1. 2015 – 16.96 inches

2. 1982 – 13.66 inches

3. 1957 – 12.64 inches

4. 1946 – 12.09 inches