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How much rain and snow fell in Flagstaff, Arizona?

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Flagstaff got 0.50 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 9 AM MST, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.68 in. This year: 13.61 in (85 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 5 AM MST, Oct 10): no rain.

0.50
inches
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In the 24 hours to 9:00 AM MST, 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)
  • Reads low at high elevation, often by about a quarter

Compared with normal

  • Last 7 days0.26 in wetter than normal (normal 0.42 in, Oct 5 to 11, Flagstaff Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Flagstaff Airport
  • This month0.06 in drier than normal (normal 0.62 in, Oct 1 to 11, Flagstaff Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Flagstaff Airport
  • This year2.42 in drier than normal (normal 16.03 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Flagstaff Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Flagstaff Airport

Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 5:00 AM MST, 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 9 AM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Flagstaff and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Flagstaff since October 29, 2024, and the 2239th wettest day at Flagstaff Airport since 1893, tied with 67 other days.

NOAA station records · Flagstaff Airport (USW00003103), 3.8 mi away · 2238 wetter days out of 35,831 on record, 67 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.29 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.29 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.00
  2. 0.29
  3. 0.69
  4. 1.07
  5. 0.15
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.00
  8. 0.00
  9. 0.00
  10. 0.00
  11. 0.00
  12. 0.00
  13. 0.00
  14. 0.00

Each bar is one day ending 5:00 AM MST. 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 5:00 AM MST.

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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 Flagstaff

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 9:00 AM MST Oct 110.50 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.68 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.68 in radar estimate
This month so far0.56 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far13.61 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

Flagstaff at a glance

Flagstaff is in Arizona, at about 6,834 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 77,539 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1893 come from Flagstaff Airport, 3.8 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Flagstaff Airport was 3.93 in on February 19, 1993; the biggest snow day was 35.9 in on February 21, 2019.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Flagstaff had measurable rain on 4 days out of 14 with data, 2.20 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Wed, Sep 30, with 1.07 in.

Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)

3 closest
Rain gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Flagstaff 3.0 NE
Station AZ-CN-147. Read at 6:50 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.6 mi6:50 AM0.41 innot reportednot reported
Flagstaff 2.5 W
Station AZ-CN-183. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
4.1 mi7:00 AM0.74 in0.0 in0.0 in
Flagstaff 8.0 ENE
Station AZ-CN-60. Read at 6:15 AM on October 11, 2026.
6.8 mi6:15 AM0.35 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. Mountain towns read low, often by about a quarter. Method and accuracy