How Much Fell
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How much rain and snow fell in Anchorage, Alaska?

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No radar estimate here.

Anchorage is outside the area NOAA's radar covers, so there are no rain or snow totals for it. Rain gauges read by volunteers and the weather station's records are shown below, never a 0.00.

Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 4:00 AM AKDT, close to when volunteers read their rain gauges? (about 7 AM). How close we usually are

Every rain total for Anchorage

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 12:00 PM AKDT Oct 11not measured
Last 72 hoursnot measured
Last 7 daysnot measured
This month so farnot measured
This year, 2026 so farnot measured

Every snow total

PeriodNew snow
Last 24 hoursnot measured
Last 72 hoursnot measured
Last 7 daysnot measured
This month so farnot measured
This season so farnot measured

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Anchorage at a glance

Anchorage is in Alaska, at about 3,993 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 289,600 residents in 2024.

The closest rain gauge, Eagle River 5.1 SE, is 9.2 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Indian Pass was 4.20 in on August 18, 2006; the biggest snow day, at Eagle River 5 SE, was 24.0 in on March 16, 1995, tied with 1 other day.

Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)

2 closest
Rain gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Eagle River 5.1 SE
Station AK-AB-81. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
9.2 mi8:00 AM0.02 innot reportednot reported
Eagle River 2.6 ESE
Station AK-AB-21. Read at 6:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
11.8 mi6:00 AM0.02 innot reportednot reported

Volunteer gauge reports: CoCoRaHS (cocorahs.org), CC BY 3.0. Measured by hand once a day; report date October 11, 2026. Shown as measured, not edited.

How close? Radar rain estimates are usually within about 10 to 15 percent of a rain gauge in your yard. City snow totals are usually within about 25 percent or 1 inch of what volunteers measure. Method and accuracy