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How much rain and snow fell in Washington, District of Columbia?

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Washington got 1.10 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 1 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 1.11 in. This year: 29.56 in (90 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 8 AM EDT, Oct 10): no rain.

1.10
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 1:00 PM EDT, 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 days0.16 in wetter than normal (normal 0.95 in, Oct 5 to 11, Reagan National Airport, Washington, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Reagan National Airport, Washington
  • This month0.54 in wetter than normal (normal 1.11 in, Oct 1 to 11, Reagan National Airport, Washington, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Reagan National Airport, Washington
  • This year3.33 in drier than normal (normal 32.89 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Reagan National Airport, Washington, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Reagan National Airport, Washington

Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 8:00 AM EDT, 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 1 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Washington and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Washington since February 6, 2025, and the 3154th wettest day at Reagan National Airport, Washington since 1941, tied with 76 other days.

NOAA station records · Reagan National Airport, Washington (USW00013743), 4.1 mi away · 3153 wetter days out of 30,551 on record, 76 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.34 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.34 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.41
  2. 0.26
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.52
  8. 0.07
  9. 0.00
  10. 0.00
  11. 0.00
  12. 0.00
  13. 0.00
  14. 0.00

Each bar is one day ending 8:00 AM EDT. 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 8:00 AM EDT.

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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 Washington

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 1:00 PM EDT Oct 111.10 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours1.10 in radar estimate
Last 7 days1.11 in radar estimate
This month so far1.65 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far29.56 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

Washington at a glance

Washington is in District of Columbia, at about 55 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 702,250 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1941 come from Reagan National Airport, Washington, 4.1 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Reagan National Airport, Washington was 6.11 in on June 21, 1972; the biggest snow day was 16.4 in on February 11, 1983.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Washington had measurable rain on 4 days out of 14 with data, 1.26 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sat, Oct 3, with 0.52 in.

Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)

3 closest
Rain gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Washington 2.0 NNW
Station DC-DC-45. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.1 mi8:00 AM0.44 innot reportednot reported
Arlington 0.3 E
Station VA-AR-8. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
4.7 mi7:00 AM0.31 innot reportednot reported
Hyattsville 0.7 N
Station MD-PG-79. Read at 5:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
5.6 mi5:00 AM0.19 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