Houston, it will no longer be the driest October on record

HOUSTON – Houston, October 2024 will not go down as the driest October on record for the city.

Before today, there had only been a trace of rainfall at Bush Intercontinental Airport, the location of the weather station that calculates Houston’s records.

• Rain has finally returned to Houston!

So far Wednesday, there has been at least a quarter inch of rain at IAH, or 0.25 inches.

Once this goes official, we won’t even be in the top 10 driest Octobers on record for the city.

• Rain has returned to Southeast Texas! Check out these videos from across Houston!

Here are the top 10 driest Octobers on record for Houston, according to the National Weather Service:

1934 - Trace

1963 - 0.01

1944 - 0.01

2010 - 0.02

1952 - 0.02

1889 - 0.03

1978 - 0.05

1948 - 0.09

2016 - 0.14

1987 - 0.17

With more rain forecasted on Thursday, we expect this number to be even higher by the end of the month, which is tomorrow.

More storms are expected on Halloween as a cold front moves into Southeast Texas.

Here are some radar estimated rainfall totals so far today.