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How much rain and snow fell in South Plainfield, New Jersey?

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South Plainfield got 1.81 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 6 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 1.82 in. This year: 40.54 in (110 percent of normal).

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

1.81
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 6:00 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 days1.04 in wetter 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 month0.98 in wetter 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 year3.53 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

South Plainfield 1.81Newark 1.63Paterson 1.45Trenton 1.76New Brunswick 1.78Fair Lawn 1.35South Plainfield 1.81Newark 1.63Jersey City 1.36Paterson 1.45
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Rain in the 24 hours to 6 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: South Plainfield and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in South Plainfield since September 28, 2026, and the 4540th wettest day at Bound Brook 2W since 1956, tied with 103 other days.

NOAA station records · Bound Brook 2W (USC00280927), 8.3 mi away · 4539 wetter days out of 25,148 on record, 103 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. 1.51
  2. 1.48
  3. 0.04
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.00
  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 South Plainfield

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 6:00 PM EDT Oct 111.81 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours1.81 in radar estimate
Last 7 days1.82 in radar estimate
This month so far1.95 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far40.54 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

South Plainfield at a glance

South Plainfield is in New Jersey, at about 81 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 25,062 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1956 come from Bound Brook 2W, 8.3 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, South Plainfield had measurable rain on 4 days out of 14 with data, 3.17 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sun, Sep 27, with 1.51 in.

Nearby New Jersey towns

TownFrom South Plainfield24 hours7 days
Plainfield rain totals (2.8 mi)2.8 mi north2.04 in2.06 in
New Brunswick rain totals (6.3 mi)6.3 mi south1.78 in1.79 in
Westfield rain totals (6.5 mi)6.5 mi northeast1.85 in1.86 in
Rahway rain totals (7.4 mi)7.4 mi east1.67 in1.68 in
Perth Amboy rain totals (8.4 mi)8.4 mi southeast1.54 in1.54 in
Sayreville rain totals (8.9 mi)8.9 mi southeast1.46 in1.47 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
Edison Twp 1.9 N
Station NJ-MD-38. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.6 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Metuchen 0.9 W
Station NJ-MD-115. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.8 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Metuchen 0.5 E
Station NJ-MD-82. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
3.9 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot 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