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How much rain and snow fell in Carmel, Indiana?

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Carmel got 0.15 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 4 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.15 in. This year: 39.02 in (100 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 8 AM EDT, Oct 10): no rain.

0.15
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 4:00 PM EDT, 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 days0.76 in drier than normal (normal 0.91 in, Oct 5 to 11, Castleton 2 S, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Castleton 2 S
  • This month0.80 in drier than normal (normal 1.17 in, Oct 1 to 11, Castleton 2 S, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Castleton 2 S
  • This yearabout normal (normal 39.20 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Castleton 2 S, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Castleton 2 S

Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 8:00 AM EDT, close to when volunteers read their rain gauges (about 7 AM). How close we usually are

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6.00+
Rain in the 24 hours to 4 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Carmel and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Carmel since October 2, 2026, and the 1947th wettest day at Castleton 2 S since 1999, tied with 67 other days.

NOAA station records · Castleton 2 S (USC00121326), 7.8 mi away · 1946 wetter days out of 10,055 on record, 67 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.13 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.13 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.00
  2. 0.00
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.24
  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 8:00 AM EDT. 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 8:00 AM EDT.

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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 Carmel

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 4:00 PM EDT Oct 110.15 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.15 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.15 in radar estimate
This month so far0.37 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far39.02 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

Carmel at a glance

Carmel is in Indiana, at about 843 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 103,606 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1999 come from Castleton 2 S, 7.8 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Castleton 2 S was 7.94 in on September 1, 2003; the biggest snow day was 11.9 in on January 5, 2014.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Carmel had measurable rain on 1 day out of 14 with data, 0.24 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Fri, Oct 2, with 0.24 in.

Nearby Indiana towns

TownFrom Carmel24 hours7 days
Westfield rain totals (4.9 mi)4.9 mi north0.07 in0.07 in
Noblesville rain totals (9.0 mi)9.0 mi northeast0.02 in0.02 in
Zionsville rain totals (9.4 mi)9.4 mi west0.09 in0.10 in
Fishers rain totals (9.5 mi)9.5 mi east0.03 in0.03 in
Lawrence rain totals (10.9 mi)10.9 mi southeast0.05 in0.05 in
Indianapolis rain totals (13.0 mi)13.0 mi south0.00 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
Carmel 1.5 W
Station IN-HM-5. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
0.6 mi8:00 AM0.05 innot reportednot reported
Carmel 1.4 NNE
Station IN-HM-34. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.9 mi7:00 AM0.05 innot reportednot reported
Westfield 4.0 WSW
Station IN-HM-101. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
4.4 mi8:00 AM0.05 innot reportednot 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