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How much rain and snow fell in Bradenton, Florida?

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Bradenton got 0.44 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 2 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 4.72 in. This year: 39.82 in.

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

0.44
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 2:00 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 days4.21 in wetter than normal (normal 0.51 in, Oct 5 to 11, Sarasota Bradenton Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Sarasota Bradenton Airport
  • This month2.97 in wetter than normal (normal 1.10 in, Oct 1 to 11, Sarasota Bradenton Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Sarasota Bradenton Airport

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

Rain, inches
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6.00+
Rain in the 24 hours to 2 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Bradenton and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Bradenton since January 22, 2025, and the 1616th wettest day at Sarasota Bradenton Airport since 1999, tied with 39 other days.

NOAA station records · Sarasota Bradenton Airport (USW00012871), 6.2 mi away · 1615 wetter days out of 9,431 on record, 39 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.11 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.11 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.00
  2. 0.00
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.05
  5. 0.10
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.00
  8. 0.00
  9. 0.00
  10. 0.09
  11. 1.40
  12. 0.81
  13. 1.34
  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 Bradenton

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 2:00 PM EDT Oct 110.44 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours1.65 in radar estimate
Last 7 days4.72 in radar estimate
This month so far4.07 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far39.82 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

Bradenton at a glance

Bradenton is in Florida, at about 17 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 58,184 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1999 come from Sarasota Bradenton Airport, 6.2 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Sarasota Bradenton Airport was 11.06 in on August 4, 2024.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Bradenton had measurable rain on 6 days out of 14 with data, 3.79 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Wed, Oct 7, with 1.40 in.

Nearby Florida towns

TownFrom Bradenton24 hours7 days
Sarasota rain totals (10.7 mi)10.7 mi south0.72 in6.08 in
St. Petersburg rain totals (19.3 mi)19.3 mi north0.71 in4.43 in
Pinellas Park rain totals (26.7 mi)26.7 mi north0.21 in3.62 in
Venice rain totals (27.6 mi)27.6 mi south3.96 in8.78 in
Largo rain totals (31.4 mi)31.4 mi northwest0.59 in4.40 in
Tampa rain totals (33.7 mi)33.7 mi north0.24 in3.60 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 gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Bradenton 1.4 SW
Station FL-MA-38. Read at 7:30 AM on October 11, 2026.
1.6 mi7:30 AM0.03 innot reportednot reported
Bradenton 4.9 WNW
Station FL-MA-17. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
5.0 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Sarasota 5.9 NE
Station FL-MA-41. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
8.0 mi7:00 AM0.37 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