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Eighth wettest April on record in Abilene

KTXS · last updated

ABILENE, Texas — It was a wet month of April in Abilene, Texas. Rainfall measured at the Abilene Region Airport totaled 5.98 inches.

This was the 8th wettest April on record. Full year records began in 1886 for Abilene.

The wettest April was in 1890 with 9.80 inches of rainfall.

This was over 4 inches above with is normally expected for the month of April.

That “extra” rainfall helped to push our total for 2025 to 1 and 1/2 inches above normal.

As for temperatures, the mean monthly temperature in Abilene for April 2025 was 23rd warmest on record.

In San Angelo, April rainfall was 2.71 inches.

That was above the normal of 1.47 inches. This checked in as the 25th wettest April on records.

The mean monthly temperature for April in San Angelo was the 21st warmest April.


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