How Much Fell
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How much rain and snow fell in Plum, Pennsylvania?

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Plum got 2.10 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 2 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 2.11 in. This year: 42.72 in.

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

2.10
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 days1.52 in wetter than normal (normal 0.59 in, Oct 5 to 11, Acmetonia Lock 3, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Acmetonia Lock 3
  • This month1.44 in wetter than normal (normal 0.92 in, Oct 1 to 11, Acmetonia Lock 3, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Acmetonia Lock 3

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

The most rain in a day in Plum since March 27, 2026, and the 193rd wettest day at Acmetonia Lock 3 since 1905, tied with 10 other days.

NOAA station records · Acmetonia Lock 3 (USC00360022), 4.2 mi away · 192 wetter days out of 43,705 on record, 10 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 1.60 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 1.60 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. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.06
  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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Sat

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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 Plum

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 2:00 PM EDT Oct 112.10 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours2.10 in radar estimate
Last 7 days2.11 in radar estimate
This month so far2.36 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far42.72 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

Plum at a glance

Plum is in Pennsylvania, at about 1,127 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 26,420 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1905 come from Acmetonia Lock 3, 4.2 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Acmetonia Lock 3 was 6.88 in on September 18, 2004; the biggest snow day was 17.0 in on December 12, 1944, tied with 1 other day.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Plum had measurable rain on 1 day out of 14 with data, 0.06 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sat, Oct 3, with 0.06 in.

Nearby Pennsylvania towns

TownFrom Plum24 hours7 days
Monroeville rain totals (5.3 mi)5.3 mi south2.34 in2.36 in
Pittsburgh rain totals (12.7 mi)12.7 mi west2.73 in2.75 in
Bethel Park rain totals (19.5 mi)19.5 mi southwest2.56 in2.57 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
Oakmont 0.1 WNW
Station PA-AL-147. Read at 6:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
4.9 mi6:00 AM1.41 innot reportednot reported
Penn Hills 0.9 SSW
Station PA-AL-149. Read at 6:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
5.1 mi6:00 AM1.68 innot reportednot reported
Pittsburgh 8.3 ENE
Station PA-AL-110. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
5.5 mi8:00 AM1.06 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. Method and accuracy