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How much rain and snow fell in Winter Haven, Florida?

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Winter Haven got 0.56 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 2 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 4.59 in. This year: 45.73 in.

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

0.56
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 days3.71 in wetter than normal (normal 0.88 in, Oct 5 to 11, Winter Haven Gilbert Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Winter Haven Gilbert Airport
  • This month3.90 in wetter than normal (normal 1.09 in, Oct 1 to 11, Winter Haven Gilbert Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Winter Haven Gilbert 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

Winter Haven 0.56Orlando 0.10Lakeland 0.55Ocoee 0.42Clermont 0.83Winter Garden 0.58Winter Haven 0.56Orlando 0.10Lakeland 0.55Kissimmee 0.59
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Rain in the 24 hours to 2 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Winter Haven and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Winter Haven since October 9, 2024, and the 33rd wettest day at Winter Haven Gilbert Airport since 1998.

NOAA station records · Winter Haven Gilbert Airport (USW00012876), 1.8 mi away · 32 wetter days out of 9,697 on record, no ties. This storm: Oct 5 to Oct 9, 4.33 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 9, was 2.74 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. 0.13
  6. 0.01
  7. 0.07
  8. 0.00
  9. 0.16
  10. 0.19
  11. 0.40
  12. 0.83
  13. 2.74
  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 Winter Haven

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 2:00 PM EDT Oct 110.56 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours2.84 in radar estimate
Last 7 days4.59 in radar estimate
This month so far4.99 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far45.73 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

Winter Haven at a glance

Winter Haven is in Florida, at about 166 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 59,975 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1998 come from Winter Haven Gilbert Airport, 1.8 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Winter Haven Gilbert Airport was 6.21 in on September 10, 2017.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Winter Haven had measurable rain on 8 days out of 14 with data, 4.53 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Fri, Oct 9, with 2.74 in.

Nearby Florida towns

TownFrom Winter Haven24 hours7 days
Haines City rain totals (8.5 mi)8.5 mi northeast0.30 in5.12 in
Lakeland rain totals (13.6 mi)13.6 mi west0.55 in3.53 in
Plant City rain totals (23.6 mi)23.6 mi west0.39 in3.26 in
Kissimmee rain totals (26.1 mi)26.1 mi northeast0.59 in4.86 in
St. Cloud rain totals (30.3 mi)30.3 mi northeast0.24 in4.63 in
Clermont rain totals (33.0 mi)33.0 mi north0.83 in5.36 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
Auburndale 3.1 WSW
Station FL-PK-81. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
6.8 mi7:00 AMTnot reportednot reported
Lakeland 5.8 NE
Station FL-PK-87. Read at 5:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
10.4 mi5:00 AM0.17 innot reportednot reported
Bartow 1.9 NW
Station FL-PK-84. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
12.3 mi8:00 AM0.15 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