How much rain and snow fell in Southgate, Michigan?

Southgate got 0.04 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 1 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.04 in. This year: 24.71 in (89 percent of normal).

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

0.04

inches

of rain

In the 24 hours to 1:00 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 days0.46 in drier than normal (normal 0.50 in, Oct 5 to 11, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Detroit Metropolitan Airport
This month0.66 in wetter than normal (normal 0.79 in, Oct 1 to 11, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Detroit Metropolitan Airport
This year3.04 in drier than normal (normal 27.75 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Detroit Metropolitan Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Detroit Metropolitan 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

Updated 2:25 PM EDT

Southgate 0.04Detroit 0.08Warren 0.13Sterling Heights 0.04Ann Arbor drySouthgate 0.04Detroit 0.08Warren 0.13Sterling Heights 0.04

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Rain in the 24 hours to 1 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

Labels: Southgate 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)

0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.09
1.38
0.00
0.00
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
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.

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 Southgate

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 1:00 PM EDT Oct 11	0.04 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	0.04 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	0.04 in radar estimate
This month so far	1.45 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	24.71 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

Southgate at a glance

Southgate is in Michigan, at about 597 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 29,081 residents in 2024.

The closest rain gauge, Dearborn 2.1 SW, is 5.9 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Detroit Metropolitan Airport was 4.57 in on August 11, 2014; the biggest snow day was 18.4 in on December 1, 1974.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Southgate had measurable rain on 3 days out of 14 with data, 1.51 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Fri, Oct 2, with 1.38 in.

Nearby Michigan towns

Town	From Southgate	24 hours	7 days
Lincoln Park rain totals (2.9 mi)	2.9 mi northeast	0.07 in	0.08 in
Taylor rain totals (3.5 mi)	3.5 mi northwest	0.10 in	0.10 in
Allen Park rain totals (3.8 mi)	3.8 mi north	0.09 in	0.09 in
Dearborn rain totals (7.5 mi)	7.5 mi north	0.11 in	0.11 in
Inkster rain totals (8.5 mi)	8.5 mi northwest	0.07 in	0.08 in
Dearborn Heights rain totals (10.0 mi)	10.0 mi northwest	0.07 in	0.07 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
Dearborn 2.1 SW Station MI-WY-178. Read at 6:40 AM on October 11, 2026.	5.9 mi	6:40 AM	0.11 in	not reported	not reported
Amherstburg 4.0 NNE Station CAN-ON-324. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	7.9 mi	7:00 AM	0.14 in	0.0 in	0.0 in
Flat Rock 0.6 SSW Station MI-WY-187. Read at 8:24 AM on October 11, 2026.	8.5 mi	8:24 AM	0.14 in	not reported	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