How much rain and snow fell in Columbia, South Carolina?

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Columbia got 0.47 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 2 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 1.31 in. This year: 32.83 in.

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

0.47

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)

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

Updated 3:25 PM EDT

Columbia 0.47Sumter 0.61Lexington 0.48Columbia 0.47Sumter 0.61Lexington 0.48

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Rain in the 24 hours to 2 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

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

The most rain in a day in Columbia since November 7, 2024, and the 318th wettest day at Columbia Owens Downtown Airport since 1998, tied with 7 other days.

NOAA station records · Columbia Owens Downtown Airport (USW00053867), 6.9 mi away · 317 wetter days out of 9,541 on record, 7 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.96 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.96 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

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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 Columbia

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 2:00 PM EDT Oct 11	0.47 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	1.13 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	1.31 in radar estimate
This month so far	1.22 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	32.83 in radar estimate

Every snow total

Period	New snow
Last 24 hours	0.0 in NOAA snow estimate
Last 72 hours	0.0 in NOAA snow estimate
Last 7 days	not measured
This month so far	not measured
This season so far	not measured

How months count

Columbia at a glance

Columbia is in South Carolina, at about 324 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 144,788 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1998 come from Columbia Owens Downtown Airport, 6.9 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Columbia Owens Downtown Airport was 8.35 in on October 4, 2015; the biggest snow day, at Columbia Univ Of Sc, was 12.5 in on February 10, 1973.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Columbia had measurable rain on 2 days out of 14 with data, 0.26 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Mon, Oct 5, with 0.17 in.

Nearby South Carolina towns

Town	From Columbia	24 hours	7 days
Lexington rain totals (18.4 mi)	18.4 mi west	0.48 in	1.29 in
Sumter rain totals (30.0 mi)	30.0 mi east	0.61 in	1.42 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 gauge	Distance	Read at	Melted to water	New snow	Snow depth
Columbia 4.0 W Station SC-RC-139. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	2.9 mi	7:00 AM	0.88 in	not reported	not reported
Columbia 5.4 W Station SC-RC-170. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	4.3 mi	7:00 AM	0.96 in	not reported	not reported
Columbia 5.8 W Station SC-RC-150. Read at 9:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	4.7 mi	9:00 AM	0.97 in	not reported	not 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