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How much rain and snow fell in Madison, Alabama?

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Madison got 0.28 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 12 PM CDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 1.78 in. This year: 49.02 in (118 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 7 AM CDT, Oct 10): no rain.

0.28
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 12:00 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 days0.94 in wetter than normal (normal 0.84 in, Oct 5 to 11, Huntsville Intnl Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Huntsville Intnl Airport
  • This month0.13 in drier than normal (normal 1.14 in, Oct 1 to 11, Huntsville Intnl Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Huntsville Intnl Airport
  • This year7.48 in wetter than normal (normal 41.54 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Huntsville Intnl Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Huntsville Intnl Airport

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

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Rain in the 24 hours to 12 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Madison and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Madison since January 31, 2025, and the 1247th wettest day at Huntsville Intnl Airport since 1958, tied with 27 other days.

NOAA station records · Huntsville Intnl Airport (USW00003856), 4.8 mi away · 1246 wetter days out of 24,266 on record, 27 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.91 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.91 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.00
  2. 0.00
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.00
  8. 0.11
  9. 0.00
  10. 0.00
  11. 0.00
  12. 0.00
  13. 0.00
  14. 0.00

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.

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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 Madison

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 12:00 PM CDT Oct 110.28 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours1.77 in radar estimate
Last 7 days1.78 in radar estimate
This month so far1.01 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far49.02 in radar estimate

Every snow total

PeriodNew snow
Last 24 hours0.0 in NOAA snow estimate
Last 72 hours0.0 in NOAA snow estimate
Last 7 daysnot measured
This month so farnot measured
This season so farnot measured

How months count

Madison at a glance

Madison is in Alabama, at about 691 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 64,029 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1958 come from Huntsville Intnl Airport, 4.8 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Huntsville Intnl Airport was 9.07 in on December 22, 1990; the biggest snow day was 15.7 in on December 31, 1963.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Madison had measurable rain on 1 day out of 14 with data, 0.11 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sun, Oct 4, with 0.11 in.

Nearby Alabama towns

TownFrom Madison24 hours7 days
Huntsville rain totals (4.9 mi)4.9 mi east0.31 in1.57 in
Athens rain totals (11.7 mi)11.7 mi northwest0.32 in1.84 in
Decatur rain totals (16.1 mi)16.1 mi southwest0.20 in1.87 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 gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Madison 0.6 NW
Station AL-MD-164. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
0.3 mi7:00 AM0.69 in0.0 in0.0 in
Madison 0.5 NNW
Station AL-MD-145. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
0.5 mi8:00 AM0.63 innot reportednot reported
Madison 3.2 NNW
Station AL-MD-165. Read at 6:38 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.6 mi6:38 AM0.59 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