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How much rain and snow fell in Elizabeth, New Jersey?

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Elizabeth got 0.45 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 1 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.56 in. This year: 38.81 in (107 percent of normal).

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

0.45
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 days0.19 in drier than normal (normal 0.75 in, Oct 5 to 11, Newark Liberty International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Newark Liberty International Airport
  • This month0.36 in drier than normal (normal 1.01 in, Oct 1 to 11, Newark Liberty International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Newark Liberty International Airport
  • This year2.49 in wetter than normal (normal 36.32 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Newark Liberty International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Newark Liberty 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

Elizabeth 0.45Newark 0.48Paterson 0.48Bayonne 0.42New Brunswick 0.54Fair Lawn 0.42Elizabeth 0.45Newark 0.48Paterson 0.48Clifton 0.50
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Rain in the 24 hours to 1 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Elizabeth and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Elizabeth since February 6, 2025, and the 8034th wettest day at Newark Liberty International Airport since 1893, tied with 211 other days.

NOAA station records · Newark Liberty International Airport (USW00014734), 1.7 mi away · 8033 wetter days out of 44,223 on record, 211 tied days. This storm: Oct 5 to Oct 5, 0.14 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 5, was 0.14 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 1.26
  2. 1.24
  3. 0.03
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.05
  8. 0.00
  9. 0.14
  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 Elizabeth

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 1:00 PM EDT Oct 110.45 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.45 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.56 in radar estimate
This month so far0.65 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far38.81 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

Elizabeth at a glance

Elizabeth is in New Jersey, at about 12 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 140,413 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1893 come from Newark Liberty International Airport, 1.7 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Newark Liberty International Airport was 8.41 in on September 1, 2021; the biggest snow day was 25.9 in on December 26, 1947.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Elizabeth had measurable rain on 5 days out of 14 with data, 2.72 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sun, Sep 27, with 1.26 in.

Nearby New Jersey towns

TownFrom Elizabeth24 hours7 days
Linden rain totals (3.5 mi)3.5 mi southwest0.42 in0.53 in
Newark rain totals (4.1 mi)4.1 mi north0.48 in0.59 in
Bayonne rain totals (4.4 mi)4.4 mi east0.42 in0.52 in
Carteret rain totals (6.0 mi)6.0 mi south0.41 in0.52 in
Rahway rain totals (6.1 mi)6.1 mi southwest0.48 in0.57 in
East Orange rain totals (6.9 mi)6.9 mi north0.50 in0.53 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
Cranford Twp 1.1 ESE
Station NJ-UN-35. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
4.9 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Maplewood Twp 0.9 SE
Station NJ-ES-18. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
5.3 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Clark Twp 1.3 ENE
Station NJ-UN-36. Read at 6:53 AM on October 11, 2026.
5.8 mi6:53 AM0.00 in0.0 in0.0 in

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