How much rain and snow fell in Chico, California?
Change townNo rain fell in Chico in the last 24 hours (to 10 AM PDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.08 in. This year: 15.92 in.
Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 5 AM PDT, Oct 10): no rain.
In the 24 hours to 10:00 AM PDT, Sunday, October 11, 2026
radar estimate
In the 72 hours to 10:00 AM PDT, Sunday, October 11, 2026
radar estimate
In the 7 days to 10:00 AM PDT, Sunday, October 11, 2026
radar estimate
This month so far, Oct 1 to Oct 11, 2026
radar estimate
This year so far, Jan 1 to Oct 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 days0.05 in drier than normal (normal 0.13 in, Oct 5 to 11, Chico Univ Farm, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Chico Univ Farm
- This month0.12 in drier than normal (normal 0.20 in, Oct 1 to 11, Chico Univ Farm, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Chico Univ Farm
Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 5:00 AM PDT, close to when volunteers read their rain gauges (about 7 AM). How close we usually are
The last 14 days
Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026Rain, inches (radar estimate)
Each bar is one day ending 5:00 AM PDT. 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
Tap a day to see its totalTap a day for its total.
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 PDT.
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 Chico
| Period | Rain |
|---|---|
| Last 24 hours, to 10:00 AM PDT Oct 11 | 0.00 in radar estimate |
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 in radar estimate |
| Last 7 days | 0.08 in radar estimate |
| This month so far | 0.08 in radar estimate |
| This year, 2026 so far | 15.92 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 |
Chico at a glance
Chico is in California, at about 240 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 102,911 residents in 2024.
The wettest day on record at Chico Univ Farm was 5.73 in on January 3, 1916; the biggest snow day was 2.0 in on January 27, 1972.
From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Chico had measurable rain on 1 day out of 14 with data, 0.08 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Mon, Oct 5, with 0.08 in.
Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)
within 15 milesNo rain gauge read by a volunteer within 15 miles reported today.
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