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How much rain and snow fell in Glendale, Arizona?

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Glendale got 0.21 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 11 AM MST, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.29 in. This year: 4.35 in.

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

0.21
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 11:00 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)

Compared with normal

  • Last 7 days0.18 in wetter than normal (normal 0.11 in, Oct 5 to 11, Tolleson 1 E, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Tolleson 1 E
  • This month0.01 in wetter than normal (normal 0.12 in, Oct 1 to 11, Tolleson 1 E, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Tolleson 1 E

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 11 AM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Glendale and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Glendale since March 14, 2025, and the 1094th wettest day at Tolleson 1 E since 1951, tied with 46 other days.

NOAA station records · Tolleson 1 E (USC00028598), 6.4 mi away · 1093 wetter days out of 25,040 on record, 46 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.12 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.12 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.00
  2. 0.00
  3. 0.68
  4. 0.21
  5. 0.00
  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 Glendale

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 11:00 AM MST Oct 110.21 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.29 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.29 in radar estimate
This month so far0.13 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far4.35 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

Glendale at a glance

Glendale is in Arizona, at about 1,143 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 258,143 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1951 come from Tolleson 1 E, 6.4 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Tolleson 1 E was 4.00 in on September 8, 2014.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Glendale had measurable rain on 2 days out of 14 with data, 0.89 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Tue, Sep 29, with 0.68 in.

Nearby Arizona towns

TownFrom Glendale24 hours7 days
Phoenix rain totals (6.3 mi)6.3 mi northeast0.38 in0.38 in
El Mirage rain totals (8.8 mi)8.8 mi northwest0.16 in0.16 in
Avondale rain totals (17.2 mi)17.2 mi southwest0.26 in0.29 in
Surprise rain totals (17.9 mi)17.9 mi northwest0.12 in0.12 in
Tempe rain totals (17.9 mi)17.9 mi southeast0.51 in0.51 in
Peoria rain totals (18.8 mi)18.8 mi north0.28 in0.32 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
Glendale 3.5 S
Station AZ-MR-46. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
0.3 mi7:00 AM0.44 innot reportednot reported
Glendale 1.4 N
Station AZ-MR-562. Read at 6:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
1.2 mi6:00 AM0.30 innot reportednot reported
Glendale 6.9 NNE
Station AZ-MR-650. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
6.8 mi7:00 AM0.28 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