How much rain and snow fell in Ottumwa, Iowa?

No rain fell in Ottumwa in the last 24 hours (to 2 PM CDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.85 in. This year: 35.30 in (114 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 7 AM CDT, Oct 10): no rain.

0.00

inches

of rain

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 days0.36 in wetter than normal (normal 0.49 in, Oct 5 to 11, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Ottumwa Industrial Airport
This month0.23 in wetter than normal (normal 0.94 in, Oct 1 to 11, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Ottumwa Industrial Airport
This year4.46 in wetter than normal (normal 30.84 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Ottumwa Industrial Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Ottumwa Industrial 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: Ottumwa and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Ottumwa since January 31, 2025, and the 853rd wettest day at Ottumwa Industrial Airport since 1948, tied with 9 other days.

NOAA station records · Ottumwa Industrial Airport (USW00014950), 5.5 mi away · 852 wetter days out of 28,002 on record, 9 tied days. This storm: Oct 9 to Oct 9, 0.85 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 9, was 0.85 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

0.31
0.09
0.00
0.69
0.83
0.32
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.85
0.00

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.

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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 Ottumwa

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 2:00 PM CDT Oct 11	0.00 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	0.85 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	0.85 in radar estimate
This month so far	1.17 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	35.30 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

Ottumwa at a glance

Ottumwa is in Iowa, at about 647 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 25,648 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1948 come from Ottumwa Industrial Airport, 5.5 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Ottumwa Industrial Airport was 5.32 in on September 14, 1992; the biggest snow day was 15.0 in on February 13, 1978.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Ottumwa had measurable rain on 6 days out of 14 with data, 3.09 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Fri, Oct 9, with 0.85 in.

Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)

1 closest

Rain gauge	Distance	Read at	Melted to water	New snow	Snow depth
Bloomfield 8.4 NNE Station IA-DV-10. Read at 6:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	12.2 mi	6:00 AM	0.00 in	0.0 in	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