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How much rain and snow fell in West Sacramento, California?

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West Sacramento had no measurable rain or snow in the last 7 days (to 11 AM PDT, Oct 11). This year: 7.50 in.

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

No rain or snow in the last 7 days.

Nothing measurable fell in West Sacramento in the last 7 days, by weather radar and the NOAA snow estimate. History, record and gauge sections below still show.

  • 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)

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

Rain, inches
0.01
0.10
0.25
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
3.00
4.00
6.00+
Rain in the 24 hours to 11 AM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: West Sacramento 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)

  1. 0.00
  2. 0.00
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.00
  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 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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Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat

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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.

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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 West Sacramento

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 11:00 AM PDT Oct 110.00 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.00 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.00 in radar estimate
This month so far0.00 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far7.50 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

West Sacramento at a glance

West Sacramento is in California, at about 13 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 55,991 residents in 2024.

The closest rain gauge, Sacramento 2.9 SE, is 6.5 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Sacramento 5 Ese was 5.44 in on October 24, 2021; the biggest snow day, at Sacramento Airport, was 2.0 in on February 5, 1976.

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

Nearby California towns

TownFrom West Sacramento24 hours7 days
Sacramento rain totals (4.4 mi)4.4 mi east0.00 in0.00 in
Davis rain totals (10.2 mi)10.2 mi west0.00 in0.00 in
Elk Grove rain totals (13.1 mi)13.1 mi southeast0.00 in0.00 in
Woodland rain totals (13.5 mi)13.5 mi northwest0.00 in0.00 in
Rancho Cordova rain totals (17.0 mi)17.0 mi east0.00 in0.00 in
Citrus Heights rain totals (17.1 mi)17.1 mi northeast0.00 in0.00 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)

2 closest
Rain gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Sacramento 2.9 SE
Station CA-SA-86. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
6.5 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Davis 2.2 W
Station CA-YL-33. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
12.4 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot 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