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How much rain and snow fell in Greensboro, North Carolina?

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Greensboro got 1.23 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 4 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 1.43 in. This year: 28.91 in (81 percent of normal).

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

1.23
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 days0.54 in wetter than normal (normal 0.89 in, Oct 5 to 11, Greensboro Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Greensboro Airport
  • This month0.07 in wetter than normal (normal 1.12 in, Oct 1 to 11, Greensboro Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Greensboro Airport
  • This year6.58 in drier than normal (normal 35.49 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Greensboro Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Greensboro 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

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

The most rain in a day in Greensboro since January 31, 2025, and the 1204th wettest day at Greensboro Airport since 1928, tied with 24 other days.

NOAA station records · Greensboro Airport (USW00013723), 6.7 mi away · 1203 wetter days out of 35,160 on record, 24 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.91 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.91 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. 0.00
  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 Greensboro

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 4:00 PM EDT Oct 111.23 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours1.43 in radar estimate
Last 7 days1.43 in radar estimate
This month so far1.19 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far28.91 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

Greensboro at a glance

Greensboro is in North Carolina, at about 823 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 307,381 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1928 come from Greensboro Airport, 6.7 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Greensboro Airport was 7.46 in on September 24, 1947; the biggest snow day was 14.3 in on December 17, 1930.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Greensboro had no measurable rain on any of the 14 days with data, by weather radar.

Nearby North Carolina towns

TownFrom Greensboro24 hours7 days
High Point rain totals (11.9 mi)11.9 mi southwest1.22 in1.40 in
Kernersville rain totals (14.4 mi)14.4 mi west1.66 in1.81 in
Burlington rain totals (19.9 mi)19.9 mi east1.46 in1.62 in
Thomasville rain totals (20.6 mi)20.6 mi southwest1.39 in1.54 in
Winston-Salem rain totals (24.4 mi)24.4 mi west2.39 in2.59 in
Asheboro rain totals (26.3 mi)26.3 mi south2.46 in2.74 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
Greensboro 1.2 E
Station NC-GL-78. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
1.5 mi8:00 AM0.88 innot reportednot reported
Greensboro 2.4 WNW
Station NC-GL-96. Read at 7:20 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.4 mi7:20 AM1.03 innot reportednot reported
Greensboro 2.4 WNW
Station NC-GL-75. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.5 mi8:00 AM1.09 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