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How much rain and snow fell in Mentor, Ohio?

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Mentor got 0.20 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 2 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.21 in. This year: 30.36 in.

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

0.20
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)
  • Lake-effect snow varies over short distances

Compared with normal

  • Last 7 days0.63 in drier than normal (normal 0.84 in, Oct 5 to 11, Painesville 4 NW, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Painesville 4 NW
  • This month0.77 in drier than normal (normal 1.31 in, Oct 1 to 11, Painesville 4 NW, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Painesville 4 NW

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

Rain, inches
0.01
0.10
0.25
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
3.00
4.00
6.00+
Rain in the 24 hours to 2 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Mentor and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Mentor since August 24, 2026, and the 5580th wettest day at Painesville 4 NW since 1950, tied with 263 other days.

NOAA station records · Painesville 4 NW (USC00336389), 4.8 mi away · 5579 wetter days out of 27,624 on record, 263 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.12 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.12 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. 0.07
  6. 0.32
  7. 0.04
  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 Mentor

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 2:00 PM EDT Oct 110.20 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.20 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.21 in radar estimate
This month so far0.54 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far30.36 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

Mentor at a glance

Mentor is in Ohio, at about 631 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 47,113 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1950 come from Painesville 4 NW, 4.8 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Painesville 4 NW was 7.30 in on July 20, 2013; the biggest snow day was 21.0 in on November 24, 1950.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Mentor had measurable rain on 3 days out of 14 with data, 0.43 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Fri, Oct 2, with 0.32 in.

Nearby Ohio towns

TownFrom Mentor24 hours7 days
Euclid rain totals (11.7 mi)11.7 mi southwest0.30 in0.30 in
Cleveland Heights rain totals (17.0 mi)17.0 mi southwest0.20 in0.22 in
Shaker Heights rain totals (18.4 mi)18.4 mi southwest0.05 in0.10 in
Cleveland rain totals (23.0 mi)23.0 mi southwest0.32 in0.40 in
Garfield Heights rain totals (23.4 mi)23.4 mi southwest0.02 in0.07 in
Lakewood rain totals (28.0 mi)28.0 mi southwest0.26 in0.32 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
Willowick 0.6 SE
Station OH-LK-29. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
7.7 mi7:00 AM0.17 in0.0 in0.0 in
Euclid 2.2 NE
Station OH-CY-75. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
9.6 mi7:00 AM0.20 innot reportednot reported
Richmond Heights 0.9 NNE
Station OH-CY-82. Read at 6:57 AM on October 11, 2026.
11.8 mi6:57 AM0.14 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. Lake-effect snow varies over short distances. Method and accuracy