How much rain and snow fell in Margate, Florida?

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Margate got 0.12 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 12 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.70 in. This year: 59.47 in.

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

0.12

inches

of rain

In the 24 hours to 12:00 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 days0.41 in drier than normal (normal 1.11 in, Oct 5 to 11, Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport
This month2.68 in wetter than normal (normal 1.94 in, Oct 1 to 11, Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Fort Lauderdale Executive 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

Updated 1:25 PM EDT

Margate 0.12Miami 0.04Hialeah 0.14Fort Lauderdale 0.43West Palm Beach 0.67Boca Raton 0.07Margate 0.12Miami 0.04Hialeah 0.14Fort Lauderdale 0.43

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Rain in the 24 hours to 12 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

Labels: Margate and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Margate since January 20, 2025, and the 1793rd wettest day at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport since 1998, tied with 63 other days.

NOAA station records · Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport (USW00012885), 4 mi away · 1792 wetter days out of 9,630 on record, 63 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.14 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.14 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.40
0.05
3.20
0.66
0.04
0.00
0.02
0.00
0.56
0.00
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 Margate

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 12:00 PM EDT Oct 11	0.12 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	0.12 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	0.70 in radar estimate
This month so far	4.62 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	59.47 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

How months count

Margate at a glance

Margate is in Florida, at about 12 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 60,650 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1998 come from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, 4 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport was 8.50 in on June 23, 2002.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Margate had measurable rain on 7 days out of 14 with data, 4.93 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Fri, Oct 2, with 3.20 in.

Nearby Florida towns

Town	From Margate	24 hours	7 days
North Lauderdale rain totals (2.5 mi)	2.5 mi south	0.15 in	1.02 in
Coconut Creek rain totals (2.8 mi)	2.8 mi northeast	0.42 in	0.95 in
Coral Springs rain totals (3.4 mi)	3.4 mi northwest	0.02 in	0.23 in
Tamarac rain totals (4.2 mi)	4.2 mi southwest	0.08 in	0.43 in
Pompano Beach rain totals (4.8 mi)	4.8 mi east	0.37 in	1.18 in
Lauderdale Lakes rain totals (5.6 mi)	5.6 mi south	0.37 in	0.59 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
Margate 0.4 W Station FL-BW-79. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	0.4 mi	7:00 AM	0.10 in	not reported	not reported
Pompano Beach 1.2 NNE Station FL-BW-137. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	5.5 mi	8:00 AM	0.42 in	not reported	not reported
Pompano Beach Highlands 0.7 E Station FL-BW-7. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	7.2 mi	7:00 AM	0.11 in	not reported	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. Method and accuracy