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

New Brunswick got 0.67 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 2 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.73 in. This year: 42.20 in (114 percent of normal).

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

0.67

inches

of rain

In the 24 hours to 2:00 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 days0.05 in drier than normal (normal 0.78 in, Oct 5 to 11, Bound Brook 2W, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Bound Brook 2W
This month0.17 in drier than normal (normal 0.97 in, Oct 1 to 11, Bound Brook 2W, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Bound Brook 2W
This year5.19 in wetter than normal (normal 37.01 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Bound Brook 2W, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Bound Brook 2W

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 3:25 PM EDT

New Brunswick 0.67Newark 0.64Jersey City 0.54Paterson 0.63Trenton 0.63Clifton 0.65New Brunswick 0.67Newark 0.64Jersey City 0.54Trenton 0.63

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Rain in the 24 hours to 2 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

Labels: New Brunswick and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in New Brunswick since September 28, 2026, and the 4643rd wettest day at Bound Brook 2W since 1956, tied with 121 other days.

NOAA station records · Bound Brook 2W (USC00280927), 8.2 mi away · 4642 wetter days out of 25,148 on record, 121 tied days. This storm: Oct 5 to Oct 5, 0.13 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 5, was 0.13 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

1.57
1.47
0.07
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.13
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.

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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 New Brunswick

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 2:00 PM EDT Oct 11	0.67 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	0.67 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	0.73 in radar estimate
This month so far	0.80 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	42.20 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

New Brunswick at a glance

New Brunswick is in New Jersey, at about 67 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 57,487 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1956 come from Bound Brook 2W, 8.2 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Bound Brook 2W was 8.33 in on August 28, 1971; the biggest snow day, at New Brunswick 3 SE, was 19.8 in on February 12, 2006.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, New Brunswick had measurable rain on 4 days out of 14 with data, 3.24 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sun, Sep 27, with 1.57 in.

Nearby New Jersey towns

Town	From New Brunswick	24 hours	7 days
South Plainfield rain totals (6.3 mi)	6.3 mi north	0.63 in	0.72 in
Sayreville rain totals (6.7 mi)	6.7 mi east	0.66 in	0.74 in
Plainfield rain totals (9.0 mi)	9.0 mi north	0.65 in	0.75 in
Perth Amboy rain totals (9.4 mi)	9.4 mi east	0.65 in	0.74 in
Rahway rain totals (12.0 mi)	12.0 mi northeast	0.61 in	0.69 in
Westfield rain totals (12.6 mi)	12.6 mi northeast	0.64 in	0.74 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 gauge	Distance	Read at	Melted to water	New snow	Snow depth
Highland Park 0.4 NE Station NJ-MD-104. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	1.6 mi	7:00 AM	0.00 in	0.0 in	not reported
New Brunswick 1.8 E Station NJ-MD-70. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	1.8 mi	7:00 AM	0.00 in	0.0 in	not reported
Franklin Twp 2.4 ENE Station NJ-SM-67. Read at 7:38 AM on October 11, 2026.	3.5 mi	7:38 AM	T	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