How much rain and snow fell in Central, Louisiana?

No rain fell in Central in the last 24 hours (to 12 PM CDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.76 in. This year: 47.44 in (96 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 days0.70 in drier than normal (normal 1.46 in, Oct 5 to 11, Baton Rouge Metro Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Baton Rouge Metro Airport
This month0.58 in drier than normal (normal 1.90 in, Oct 1 to 11, Baton Rouge Metro Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Baton Rouge Metro Airport
This yearabout normal (normal 49.64 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Baton Rouge Metro Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Baton Rouge Metro 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

Updated 1:25 PM CDT

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Rain in the 24 hours to 12 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

Labels: Central and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Central since January 10, 2025, and the 1800th wettest day at Baton Rouge Metro Airport since 1930, tied with 14 other days.

NOAA station records · Baton Rouge Metro Airport (USW00013970), 6.8 mi away · 1799 wetter days out of 34,707 on record, 14 tied days. This storm: Oct 4 to Oct 5, 1.20 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 5, was 0.98 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

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0.98
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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.

Total for a date range

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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 Central

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 12:00 PM CDT Oct 11	0.00 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	0.01 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	0.76 in radar estimate
This month so far	1.32 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	47.44 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

How months count

Central at a glance

Central is in Louisiana, at about 62 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 30,161 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1930 come from Baton Rouge Metro Airport, 6.8 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Baton Rouge Metro Airport was 11.99 in on April 14, 1967; the biggest snow day was 7.6 in on January 21, 2025.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Central had measurable rain on 3 days out of 14 with data, 1.32 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Mon, Oct 5, with 0.98 in.

Nearby Louisiana towns

Town	From Central	24 hours	7 days
Baton Rouge rain totals (10.1 mi)	10.1 mi southwest	0.00 in	0.19 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	Snow depth
Central 2.2 SE Station LA-EB-31. Read at 6:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	2.1 mi	6:00 AM	not reported
Denham Springs 6.8 N Station LA-LV-2. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	4.1 mi	7:00 AM	not reported
Baton Rouge 3.5 E Station LA-EB-14. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	8.5 mi	7:00 AM	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