How much rain and snow fell in Chicago Heights, Illinois?
Change townChicago Heights had no measurable rain or snow in the last 7 days (to 1 PM CDT, Oct 11). This year: 50.96 in.
Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 7 AM CDT, Oct 10): no rain.
No rain or snow in the last 7 days.
Nothing measurable fell in Chicago Heights in the last 7 days, by weather radar and the NOAA snow estimate. History, record and gauge sections below still show.
- 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)
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
The last 14 days
Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026Rain, inches (radar estimate)
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 Chicago Heights
| Period | Rain |
|---|---|
| Last 24 hours, to 1:00 PM CDT Oct 11 | 0.00 in radar estimate |
| Last 72 hours | 0.00 in radar estimate |
| Last 7 days | 0.00 in radar estimate |
| This month so far | 0.44 in radar estimate |
| This year, 2026 so far | 50.96 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 |
Chicago Heights at a glance
Chicago Heights is in Illinois, at about 652 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 26,533 residents in 2024.
The closest rain gauge, Frankfort 1.3 ESE, is 9.2 miles away.
The wettest day on record at Park Forest Water was 6.55 in on July 18, 1996; the biggest snow day was 19.0 in on February 2, 2011.
From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Chicago Heights had measurable rain on 2 days out of 14 with data, 1.22 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Thu, Oct 1, with 0.78 in.
Nearby Illinois towns
| Town | From Chicago Heights | 24 hours | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lansing rain totals (5.9 mi) | 5.9 mi northeast | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
| Calumet City rain totals (7.7 mi) | 7.7 mi northeast | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
| Oak Forest rain totals (9.1 mi) | 9.1 mi northwest | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
| Tinley Park rain totals (9.7 mi) | 9.7 mi northwest | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
| Orland Park rain totals (13.5 mi) | 13.5 mi northwest | 0.00 in | 0.00 in |
| Oak Lawn rain totals (15.3 mi) | 15.3 mi northwest | 0.00 in | 0.00 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Frankfort 1.3 ESEStation IL-WL-165. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026. | 9.2 mi | 7:00 AM | 0.00 in | 0.0 in | not reported |
Oak Forest 0.6 NStation IL-CK-306. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026. | 9.4 mi | 7:00 AM | 0.00 in | 0.0 in | 0.0 in |
Bult Field-Monee 4.9 SEStation IL-WL-149. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026. | 9.5 mi | 8:00 AM | 0.00 in | 0.0 in | 0.0 in |
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