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How much rain and snow fell in Elk Grove Village, Illinois?

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No rain fell in Elk Grove Village in the last 24 hours (to 12 PM CDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.02 in. This year: 38.67 in (124 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 12:00 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 days0.47 in drier than normal (normal 0.49 in, Oct 5 to 11, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
  • This month0.12 in wetter than normal (normal 0.99 in, Oct 1 to 11, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Chicago O'Hare International Airport
  • This year7.50 in wetter than normal (normal 31.17 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Chicago O'Hare International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Chicago O'Hare 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 12 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Elk Grove Village and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.00
  2. 0.00
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.03
  5. 0.69
  6. 1.11
  7. 0.00
  8. 0.00
  9. 0.00
  10. 0.00
  11. 0.00
  12. 0.00
  13. 0.00
  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 Elk Grove Village

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 12:00 PM CDT Oct 110.00 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.02 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.02 in radar estimate
This month so far1.11 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far38.67 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

Elk Grove Village at a glance

Elk Grove Village is in Illinois, at about 687 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 31,802 residents in 2024.

The closest rain gauge, Schaumburg 2.0 E, is 3.1 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Chicago O'Hare International Airport was 6.86 in on July 23, 2011; the biggest snow day was 18.6 in on January 2, 1999.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Elk Grove Village had measurable rain on 3 days out of 14 with data, 1.83 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Fri, Oct 2, with 1.11 in.

Nearby Illinois towns

TownFrom Elk Grove Village24 hours7 days
Schaumburg rain totals (4.9 mi)4.9 mi west0.00 in0.01 in
Mount Prospect rain totals (4.9 mi)4.9 mi northeast0.00 in0.03 in
Des Plaines rain totals (5.1 mi)5.1 mi northeast0.00 in0.02 in
Addison rain totals (5.2 mi)5.2 mi south0.00 in0.00 in
Arlington Heights rain totals (6.4 mi)6.4 mi north0.00 in0.04 in
Glendale Heights rain totals (7.4 mi)7.4 mi southwest0.00 in0.00 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 gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Schaumburg 2.0 E
Station IL-CK-131. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
3.1 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Elk Grove Village 2.2 WSW
Station IL-CK-75. Read at 7:55 AM on October 11, 2026.
3.2 mi7:55 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Mount Prospect 0.2 NNE
Station IL-CK-367. Read at 6:30 AM on October 11, 2026.
5.2 mi6:30 AM0.00 in0.0 in0.0 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