How much rain and snow fell in Bessemer, Alabama?

Bessemer got 0.08 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 4 PM CDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 3.54 in. This year: 50.52 in (116 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 7 AM CDT, Oct 10): 3.86 in of rain.

0.08

inches

of rain

In the 24 hours to 4:00 PM CDT, Sunday, October 11, 2026

radar estimate

Estimated from weather radar (NOAA)?. Usually within 10 to 15 percent of what a rain gauge? in your yard would catch.
New snow: 0.0 in in the last 24 hours and not measured this season (NOAA snow estimate)

Compared with normal

Last 7 days2.77 in wetter than normal (normal 0.77 in, Oct 5 to 11, Bessemer 3 Wsw, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Bessemer 3 Wsw
This month4.66 in wetter than normal (normal 1.29 in, Oct 1 to 11, Bessemer 3 Wsw, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Bessemer 3 Wsw
This year6.93 in wetter than normal (normal 43.59 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Bessemer 3 Wsw, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Bessemer 3 Wsw

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

Updated 5:25 PM CDT

Bessemer 0.08Birmingham 0.01Tuscaloosa dryAlabaster 0.05Bessemer 0.08Birmingham 0.01Tuscaloosa dryAlabaster 0.05

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Rain in the 24 hours to 4 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

Labels: Bessemer and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Bessemer since April 29, 2026, and the 17th wettest day at Bessemer 3 Wsw since 1977.

NOAA station records · Bessemer 3 Wsw (USC00010764), 2.6 mi away · 16 wetter days out of 18,078 on record, no ties. This storm: Oct 10 to Oct 11, 4.29 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 10, was 3.86 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

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1.66
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3.86

Each bar is one day ending 7:00 AM CDT. T = a trace, too little to measure; n/m = not measured.? Every value is printed, so the chart reads without color.

October 2026, day by day

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Figures: rain, inches (radar estimate); new snow, inches (NOAA snow estimate). Striped days are not measured or not in the data; days marked not yet are after the latest day. Each day ends 7:00 AM CDT.

Total for a date range

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Rain goes back to Oct 14, 2020; snow to Oct 1, 2008. Days labeled by the date they end.

Every rain total for Bessemer

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 4:00 PM CDT Oct 11	0.08 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	3.17 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	3.54 in radar estimate
This month so far	5.95 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	50.52 in radar estimate

Every snow total

Period	New snow
Last 24 hours	0.0 in NOAA snow estimate
Last 72 hours	0.0 in NOAA snow estimate
Last 7 days	not measured
This month so far	not measured
This season so far	not measured

How months count

Bessemer at a glance

Bessemer is in Alabama, at about 514 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 25,079 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1977 come from Bessemer 3 Wsw, 2.6 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Bessemer 3 Wsw was 8.80 in on December 3, 1983; the biggest snow day was 9.0 in on March 13, 1993.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Bessemer had measurable rain on 2 days out of 14 with data, 5.52 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sat, Oct 10, with 3.86 in.

Nearby Alabama towns

Town	From Bessemer	24 hours	7 days
Hoover rain totals (9.4 mi)	9.4 mi east	0.08 in	3.34 in
Homewood rain totals (11.1 mi)	11.1 mi northeast	0.04 in	3.58 in
Pelham rain totals (13.7 mi)	13.7 mi east	0.04 in	3.22 in
Alabaster rain totals (13.8 mi)	13.8 mi southeast	0.05 in	3.12 in
Birmingham rain totals (14.8 mi)	14.8 mi northeast	0.01 in	3.22 in
Vestavia Hills rain totals (14.8 mi)	14.8 mi northeast	0.07 in	3.46 in

Rain totals are estimated from weather radar (NOAA). Distance is in a straight line between Census center points.

Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)

3 closest

Rain gauge	Distance	Read at	Melted to water	New snow	Snow depth
McCalla 0.2 N Station AL-JF-83. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	2.9 mi	7:00 AM	0.35 in	not reported	not reported
Hueytown 1.4 NW Station AL-JF-54. Read at 6:30 AM on October 11, 2026.	6.1 mi	6:30 AM	0.63 in	not reported	not reported
Concord 0.4 ESE Station AL-JF-69. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	7.2 mi	7:00 AM	0.33 in	not reported	not 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