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How much rain and snow fell in New York, New York?

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New York got 0.11 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 11 AM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.41 in. This year: 38.88 in (101 percent of normal).

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

0.11
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 days0.47 in drier than normal (normal 0.88 in, Oct 5 to 11, Central Park, New York, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Central Park, New York
  • This month0.66 in drier than normal (normal 1.12 in, Oct 1 to 11, Central Park, New York, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Central Park, New York
  • This yearabout normal (normal 38.34 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Central Park, New York, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Central Park, New York

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

New York 0.11Yonkers 0.14Spring Valley 0.20New York 0.11Yonkers 0.14Spring Valley 0.20
Rain, inches
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Rain in the 24 hours to 11 AM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: New York and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in New York since December 31, 2024, and the 7002nd wettest day at Central Park, New York since 1869, tied with 178 other days.

NOAA station records · Central Park, New York (USW00094728), 8.2 mi away · 7001 wetter days out of 57,014 on record, 178 tied days. This storm: Oct 5 to Oct 5, 0.30 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 5, was 0.30 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 1.35
  2. 1.34
  3. 0.10
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.05
  8. 0.00
  9. 0.30
  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 New York

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 11:00 AM EDT Oct 110.11 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.11 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.41 in radar estimate
This month so far0.46 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far38.88 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

New York at a glance

New York is in New York, at about 55 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 8,478,072 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1869 come from Central Park, New York, 8.2 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Central Park, New York was 8.28 in on September 23, 1882; the biggest snow day was 27.3 in on January 23, 2016.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, New York had measurable rain on 5 days out of 14 with data, 3.14 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sun, Sep 27, with 1.35 in.

Nearby New York towns

TownFrom New York24 hours7 days
Valley Stream rain totals (12.3 mi)12.3 mi east0.07 in0.34 in
Long Beach rain totals (15.3 mi)15.3 mi east0.07 in0.24 in
Rockville Centre rain totals (15.8 mi)15.8 mi east0.07 in0.31 in
Hempstead rain totals (17.0 mi)17.0 mi east0.06 in0.32 in
Mount Vernon rain totals (18.2 mi)18.2 mi north0.11 in0.19 in
Freeport rain totals (18.6 mi)18.6 mi east0.07 in0.26 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
Brooklyn 2.4 WSW
Station NY-KN-59. Read at 9:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.3 mi9:00 AM0.03 innot reportednot reported
Howard Beach 0.4 NNW
Station NY-QN-33. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
5.1 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Jersey City 1.6 NNE
Station NJ-HD-23. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
7.6 mi8:00 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