How much rain and snow fell in Wichita, Kansas?
Change townWichita had no measurable rain or snow in the last 7 days (to 3 PM CDT, Oct 11). This year: 26.20 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 Wichita 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 Wichita
| Period | Rain |
|---|---|
| Last 24 hours, to 3:00 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 | 1.18 in radar estimate |
| This year, 2026 so far | 26.20 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 |
Wichita at a glance
Wichita is in Kansas, at about 1,296 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 400,991 residents in 2024.
The closest rain gauge, Wichita 3 E, is 4.0 miles away.
The wettest day on record at Wichita was 10.31 in on September 12, 2008; the biggest snow day was 12.0 in on January 18, 1962.
From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Wichita had measurable rain on 4 days out of 14 with data, 2.27 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Fri, Oct 2, with 1.18 in.
Nearby Kansas towns
| Town | From Wichita | 24 hours | 7 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Derby rain totals (10.3 mi) | 10.3 mi southeast | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wichita 3 EStation KS-SG-10. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026. | 4.0 mi | 7:00 AM | 0.00 in | 0.0 in | not reported |
Wichita 4.7 WStation KS-SG-76. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026. | 4.5 mi | 7:00 AM | 0.00 in | 0.0 in | not reported |
Wichita 5.3 WNWStation KS-SG-241. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026. | 5.1 mi | 7:00 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