How Much Fell
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How much rain and snow fell in Baltimore, Maryland?

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Baltimore got 1.63 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 3 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 1.64 in. This year: 34.28 in (97 percent of normal).

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

1.63
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 3:00 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 days0.63 in wetter than normal (normal 1.01 in, Oct 5 to 11, Baltimore/Washington International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Baltimore/Washington International Airport
  • This month0.58 in wetter than normal (normal 1.19 in, Oct 1 to 11, Baltimore/Washington International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Baltimore/Washington International Airport
  • This yearabout normal (normal 35.37 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Baltimore/Washington International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Baltimore/Washington International Airport

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

Baltimore 1.63Gaithersburg 2.14Rockville 1.88Bowie 1.35Baltimore 1.63Gaithersburg 2.14Rockville 1.88Bowie 1.35
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Rain in the 24 hours to 3 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Baltimore and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Baltimore since January 31, 2025, and the 2971st wettest day at Baltimore/Washington International Airport since 1939, tied with 66 other days.

NOAA station records · Baltimore/Washington International Airport (USW00093721), 9.6 mi away · 2970 wetter days out of 31,266 on record, 66 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.39 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.39 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.58
  2. 0.26
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.07
  8. 0.06
  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 Baltimore

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 3:00 PM EDT Oct 111.63 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours1.63 in radar estimate
Last 7 days1.64 in radar estimate
This month so far1.77 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far34.28 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

Baltimore at a glance

Baltimore is in Maryland, at about 39 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 568,271 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1939 come from Baltimore/Washington International Airport, 9.6 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Baltimore/Washington International Airport was 6.30 in on August 12, 2014; the biggest snow day was 25.5 in on January 23, 2016.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Baltimore had measurable rain on 4 days out of 14 with data, 0.97 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sun, Sep 27, with 0.58 in.

Nearby Maryland towns

TownFrom Baltimore24 hours7 days
Laurel rain totals (19.5 mi)19.5 mi southwest1.17 in1.18 in
Annapolis rain totals (23.3 mi)23.3 mi south1.98 in2.00 in
Bowie rain totals (24.8 mi)24.8 mi south1.35 in1.36 in
College Park rain totals (27.3 mi)27.3 mi southwest1.07 in1.08 in
Rockville rain totals (32.8 mi)32.8 mi southwest1.88 in1.89 in
Gaithersburg rain totals (33.0 mi)33.0 mi west2.14 in2.15 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
Hamilton 0.3 NE
Station MD-BC-1. Read at 9:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
5.0 mi9:00 AM0.68 innot reportednot reported
Towson 0.8 SW
Station MD-BL-16. Read at 8:30 AM on October 11, 2026.
6.7 mi8:30 AM0.60 in0.0 innot reported
Linthicum 0.4 ENE
Station MD-AA-35. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
6.8 mi7:00 AM0.21 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