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How much rain and snow fell in Fort Myers, Florida?

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Fort Myers got 0.07 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 4 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 1.41 in. This year: 50.34 in (96 percent of normal).

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

0.07
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 4:00 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 days0.58 in wetter than normal (normal 0.83 in, Oct 5 to 11, Fort Myers Page Field Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Fort Myers Page Field Airport
  • This month0.31 in wetter than normal (normal 1.40 in, Oct 1 to 11, Fort Myers Page Field Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Fort Myers Page Field Airport
  • This yearabout normal (normal 52.23 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Fort Myers Page Field Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Fort Myers Page Field 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

Fort Myers 0.07Cape Coral 1.48North Port 0.70Bonita Springs dryEstero dryFort Myers 0.07Cape Coral 1.48North Port 0.70Bonita Springs dry
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Rain in the 24 hours to 4 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Fort Myers and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Fort Myers since December 29, 2024, and the 6894th wettest day at Fort Myers Page Field Airport since 1892, tied with 114 other days.

NOAA station records · Fort Myers Page Field Airport (USW00012835), 3 mi away · 6893 wetter days out of 44,535 on record, 114 tied days. This storm: Oct 8 to Oct 8, 0.24 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 8, was 0.24 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. 0.00
  5. 0.03
  6. 0.30
  7. 0.00
  8. 0.02
  9. 0.96
  10. 0.00
  11. 0.03
  12. 0.24
  13. 0.09
  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 Fort Myers

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 4:00 PM EDT Oct 110.07 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.15 in radar estimate
Last 7 days1.41 in radar estimate
This month so far1.71 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far50.34 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

Fort Myers at a glance

Fort Myers is in Florida, at about 20 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 99,918 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1892 come from Fort Myers Page Field Airport, 3 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Fort Myers Page Field Airport was 9.92 in on October 21, 1924.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Fort Myers had measurable rain on 7 days out of 14 with data, 1.67 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Mon, Oct 5, with 0.96 in.

Nearby Florida towns

TownFrom Fort Myers24 hours7 days
Cape Coral rain totals (10.4 mi)10.4 mi west1.48 in3.72 in
Estero rain totals (13.6 mi)13.6 mi south0.00 in0.99 in
Bonita Springs rain totals (18.5 mi)18.5 mi south0.00 in2.39 in
North Port rain totals (37.8 mi)37.8 mi northwest0.70 in6.04 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 gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Fort Myers 0.8 N
Station FL-LE-37. Read at 8:26 AM on October 11, 2026.
1.9 mi8:26 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Fort Myers 2.6 NE
Station FL-LE-87. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.5 mi8:00 AM0.02 innot reportednot reported
Fort Myers 2.3 SW
Station FL-LE-55. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
3.0 mi7:00 AM0.04 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