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How much rain and snow fell in Winston-Salem, North Carolina?

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Winston-Salem got 2.51 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 11 AM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 2.59 in. This year: 30.04 in.

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

2.51
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 11:00 AM 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 days1.48 in wetter than normal (normal 1.11 in, Oct 5 to 11, Winston Salem Reynolds Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Winston Salem Reynolds Airport
  • This month0.92 in wetter than normal (normal 1.36 in, Oct 1 to 11, Winston Salem Reynolds Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Winston Salem Reynolds 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

Winston-Salem 2.51Greensboro 1.35Salisbury 1.59Winston-Salem 2.51Greensboro 1.35Salisbury 1.59
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Rain in the 24 hours to 11 AM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Winston-Salem and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Winston-Salem since August 8, 2024, and the 140th wettest day at Winston Salem Reynolds Airport since 1899, tied with 1 other day.

NOAA station records · Winston Salem Reynolds Airport (USW00093807), 2.9 mi away · 139 wetter days out of 32,643 on record, 1 tied day. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 2.07 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 2.07 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 Winston-Salem

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 11:00 AM EDT Oct 112.51 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours2.58 in radar estimate
Last 7 days2.59 in radar estimate
This month so far2.28 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far30.04 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

Winston-Salem at a glance

Winston-Salem is in North Carolina, at about 794 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 255,769 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1899 come from Winston Salem Reynolds Airport, 2.9 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Winston Salem Reynolds Airport was 6.24 in on October 15, 1954.

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

Nearby North Carolina towns

TownFrom Winston-Salem24 hours7 days
Kernersville rain totals (10.0 mi)10.0 mi east1.77 in1.81 in
High Point rain totals (16.9 mi)16.9 mi southeast1.35 in1.40 in
Thomasville rain totals (18.3 mi)18.3 mi southeast1.48 in1.54 in
Greensboro rain totals (24.4 mi)24.4 mi east1.35 in1.43 in
Salisbury rain totals (32.8 mi)32.8 mi southwest1.59 in1.73 in
Asheboro rain totals (36.7 mi)36.7 mi southeast2.52 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
Winston-Salem 1.8 SSW
Station NC-FR-56. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
1.9 mi7:00 AM2.20 innot reportednot reported
Winston-Salem 3.2 NW
Station NC-FR-66. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
3.3 mi7:00 AM2.21 innot reportednot reported
Winston-Salem 3.6 W
Station NC-FR-47. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
3.7 mi7:00 AM2.19 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