How much rain and snow fell in Colorado Springs, Colorado?
Change townColorado Springs had no measurable rain or snow in the last 7 days (to 2 PM MDT, Oct 11). This year: 15.40 in.
Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 6 AM MDT, Oct 10): no rain.
No rain or snow in the last 7 days.
Nothing measurable fell in Colorado Springs 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)
- Reads low at high elevation, often by about a quarter
Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 6:00 AM MDT, 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 6:00 AM MDT. 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 6:00 AM MDT.
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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 Colorado Springs
| Period | Rain |
|---|---|
| Last 24 hours, to 2:00 PM MDT Oct 11 | 0.00 in radar estimate |
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 in radar estimate |
| Last 7 days | 0.00 in radar estimate |
| This month so far | 0.00 in radar estimate |
| This year, 2026 so far | 15.40 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 |
Colorado Springs at a glance
Colorado Springs is in Colorado, at about 6,338 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 493,554 residents in 2024.
The closest rain gauge, Colorado Springs 5.9 NE, is 1.9 miles away.
The wettest day on record at Colorado Springs Airport was 4.50 in on September 14, 2011; the biggest snow day was 22.0 in on January 15, 1987.
From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Colorado Springs had measurable rain on 3 days out of 14 with data, 0.55 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Thu, Oct 1, with 0.41 in.
Nearby Colorado towns
| Town | From Colorado Springs | 24 hours | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain rain totals (13.1 mi) | 13.1 mi south | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
| Castle Rock rain totals (35.5 mi) | 35.5 mi north | 0.00 in | 0.00 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)
3 closest| Rain gauge | Distance | Read at | Melted to water | New snow | Snow depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Colorado Springs 5.9 NEStation CO-EP-398. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026. | 1.9 mi | 7:00 AM | 0.00 in | 0.0 in | not reported |
Colorado Springs 5.0 ENEStation CO-EP-333. Read at 6:00 AM on October 11, 2026. | 2.0 mi | 6:00 AM | 0.00 in | 0.0 in | not reported |
Colorado Springs 5.0 NNEStation CO-EP-228. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026. | 2.6 mi | 7:00 AM | 0.00 in | 0.0 in | 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. Mountain towns read low, often by about a quarter. Method and accuracy