How much rain and snow fell in Gardena, California?

Gardena got 0.11 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 10 AM PDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.11 in. This year: 5.08 in (48 percent of normal).

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

0.11

inches

of rain

In the 24 hours to 10:00 AM PDT, 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 days0.04 in wetter than normal (normal 0.07 in, Oct 5 to 11, Downtown Los Angeles (USC), 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Downtown Los Angeles (USC)
This monthT in drier than normal (normal 0.08 in, Oct 1 to 11, Downtown Los Angeles (USC), 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Downtown Los Angeles (USC)
This year5.40 in drier than normal (normal 10.48 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Downtown Los Angeles (USC), 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Downtown Los Angeles (USC)

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

Updated 11:25 AM PDT

Gardena 0.11Los Angeles dryLong Beach 0.06Santa Clarita 0.01Glendale 0.13Burbank 0.07Gardena 0.11Los Angeles dryLong Beach 0.06Santa Clarita 0.01

Rain, inches

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Rain in the 24 hours to 10 AM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

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

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

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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

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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 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 Gardena

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 10:00 AM PDT Oct 11	0.11 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	0.11 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	0.11 in radar estimate
This month so far	0.07 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	5.08 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

Gardena at a glance

Gardena is in California, at about 55 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 58,921 residents in 2024.

The closest rain gauge, Torrance 1.0 E, is 4.4 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Downtown Los Angeles (USC) was 5.88 in on March 2, 1938.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Gardena had no measurable rain on any of the 14 days with data, by weather radar.

Nearby California towns

Town	From Gardena	24 hours	7 days
Lawndale rain totals (2.6 mi)	2.6 mi west	0.11 in	0.11 in
Hawthorne rain totals (2.7 mi)	2.7 mi northwest	0.07 in	0.08 in
Compton rain totals (4.6 mi)	4.6 mi east	0.18 in	0.18 in
Inglewood rain totals (4.8 mi)	4.8 mi northwest	0.07 in	0.08 in
Carson rain totals (5.0 mi)	5.0 mi southeast	0.11 in	0.11 in
Torrance rain totals (5.2 mi)	5.2 mi southwest	0.04 in	0.04 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
Torrance 1.0 E Station CA-LA-116. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	4.4 mi	7:00 AM	0.02 in	not reported	not reported
Redondo Beach 1.7 SSW Station CA-LA-139. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	6.2 mi	7:00 AM	0.01 in	0.0 in	0.0 in
Lakewood 3.4 ESE Station CA-LA-150. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	14.5 mi	7:00 AM	0.12 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