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How much rain and snow fell in State College, Pennsylvania?

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State College got 1.58 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 3 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 1.59 in. This year: 43.63 in (132 percent of normal).

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

1.58
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 3:00 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 days1.00 in wetter than normal (normal 0.59 in, Oct 5 to 11, State College, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, State College
  • This month0.72 in wetter than normal (normal 0.84 in, Oct 1 to 11, State College, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, State College
  • This year10.58 in wetter than normal (normal 33.05 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, State College, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, State College

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

State College 1.58Altoona 1.54State College 1.58Altoona 1.54
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Rain in the 24 hours to 3 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: State College and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in State College since September 22, 2026, and the 2107th wettest day at State College since 1882, tied with 57 other days.

NOAA station records · State College (USC00368449), 0.6 mi away · 2106 wetter days out of 50,976 on record, 57 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.69 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.69 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.03
  2. 0.12
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.05
  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 State College

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 3:00 PM EDT Oct 111.58 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours1.58 in radar estimate
Last 7 days1.59 in radar estimate
This month so far1.56 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far43.63 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

State College at a glance

State College is in Pennsylvania, at about 1,150 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 41,228 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1882 come from State College, 0.6 miles away.

The wettest day on record at State College was 5.05 in on September 18, 2004; the biggest snow day was 26.6 in on March 3, 1994.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, State College had measurable rain on 3 days out of 14 with data, 0.20 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Mon, Sep 28, with 0.12 in.

Nearby Pennsylvania towns

TownFrom State College24 hours7 days
Altoona rain totals (34.6 mi)34.6 mi southwest1.54 in1.55 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
State College 1.6 SSW
Station PA-CN-50. Read at 2:00 PM on October 11, 2026.
1.7 mi2:00 PM1.39 innot reportednot reported
State College 2.4 ENE
Station PA-CN-3. Read at 9:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.4 mi9:00 AM0.83 in0.0 in0.0 in
State College 2.6 NW
Station PA-CN-5. Read at 7:30 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.7 mi7:30 AM0.58 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