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How much rain and snow fell in Urbandale, Iowa?

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No rain fell in Urbandale in the last 24 hours (to 11 AM CDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.29 in. This year: 46.77 in (148 percent of normal).

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

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In the 24 hours to 11:00 AM 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 days0.20 in drier than normal (normal 0.49 in, Oct 5 to 11, Des Moines International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Des Moines International Airport
  • This month0.53 in drier than normal (normal 0.83 in, Oct 1 to 11, Des Moines International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Des Moines International Airport
  • This year15.22 in wetter than normal (normal 31.55 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Des Moines International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Des Moines International 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

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Rain in the 24 hours to 11 AM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Urbandale and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Urbandale since December 30, 2024, and the 2714th wettest day at Des Moines International Airport since 1945, tied with 71 other days.

NOAA station records · Des Moines International Airport (USW00014933), 9.7 mi away · 2713 wetter days out of 29,060 on record, 71 tied days. This storm: Oct 9 to Oct 9, 0.29 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 9, was 0.29 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.45
  2. 0.00
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.82
  5. 0.99
  6. 0.01
  7. 0.00
  8. 0.00
  9. 0.00
  10. 0.00
  11. 0.00
  12. 0.00
  13. 0.29
  14. 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 Urbandale

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 11:00 AM CDT Oct 110.00 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.29 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.29 in radar estimate
This month so far0.30 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far46.77 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

Urbandale at a glance

Urbandale is in Iowa, at about 964 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 47,759 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1945 come from Des Moines International Airport, 9.7 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Des Moines International Airport was 6.18 in on August 27, 1975; the biggest snow day was 13.7 in on January 26, 1996.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Urbandale had measurable rain on 5 days out of 14 with data, 2.56 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Thu, Oct 1, with 0.99 in.

Nearby Iowa towns

TownFrom Urbandale24 hours7 days
Johnston rain totals (4.8 mi)4.8 mi northeast0.00 in0.67 in
West Des Moines rain totals (6.0 mi)6.0 mi south0.00 in0.45 in
Waukee rain totals (6.2 mi)6.2 mi southwest0.00 in0.38 in
Des Moines rain totals (9.8 mi)9.8 mi southeast0.00 in0.76 in
Ankeny rain totals (11.3 mi)11.3 mi northeast0.00 in0.94 in
Ames rain totals (28.1 mi)28.1 mi north0.00 in1.37 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
Urbandale 1.0 NNE
Station IA-PK-125. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.7 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Waukee 1.2 ENE
Station IA-DL-22. Read at 6:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
3.5 mi6:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Waukee 1.6 N
Station IA-DL-33. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
4.0 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot 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