How much rain and snow fell in Dubuque, Iowa?

No rain fell in Dubuque in the last 24 hours (to 2 PM CDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.12 in. This year: 34.25 in (106 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 7 AM CDT, Oct 10): 0.12 in of rain.

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In the 24 hours to 2:00 PM CDT, 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 0.53 in, Oct 5 to 11, Dubuque Regional Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Dubuque Regional Airport
This month0.51 in drier than normal (normal 0.90 in, Oct 1 to 11, Dubuque Regional Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Dubuque Regional Airport
This year1.92 in wetter than normal (normal 32.33 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Dubuque Regional Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Dubuque Regional Airport

Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 7:00 AM CDT, close to when volunteers read their rain gauges (about 7 AM). How close we usually are

Updated 3:25 PM CDT

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Rain in the 24 hours to 2 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

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

The most rain in a day in Dubuque since December 27, 2024, and the 4556th wettest day at Dubuque Regional Airport since 1951, tied with 152 other days.

NOAA station records · Dubuque Regional Airport (USW00094908), 7 mi away · 4555 wetter days out of 26,664 on record, 152 tied days. This storm: Oct 10 to Oct 10, 0.12 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 10, was 0.12 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

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0.24
0.53
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0.12

Each bar is one day ending 7:00 AM CDT. 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 7:00 AM CDT.

Total for a date range

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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 Dubuque

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 2:00 PM CDT Oct 11	0.00 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	0.12 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	0.12 in radar estimate
This month so far	0.39 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	34.25 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

Dubuque at a glance

Dubuque is in Iowa, at about 801 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 58,987 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1951 come from Dubuque Regional Airport, 7 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Dubuque Regional Airport was 8.85 in on September 14, 1967; the biggest snow day was 15.0 in on March 5, 1959.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Dubuque had measurable rain on 4 days out of 14 with data, 1.17 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Thu, Oct 1, with 0.53 in.

Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)

3 closest

Rain gauge	Distance	Read at	Snow depth
Dubuque 1.0 SE Station IA-DB-23. Read at 6:30 AM on October 11, 2026.	1.7 mi	6:30 AM	not reported
Asbury 0.4 SW Station IA-DB-20. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	3.1 mi	7:00 AM	not reported
East Dubuque 1.7 SE Station IL-JD-11. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	5.1 mi	7:00 AM	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