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

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Sumter got 0.66 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 12 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 1.42 in. This year: 26.11 in.

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 8 AM EDT, Oct 10): 0.02 in of rain.

0.66

inches

of rain

In the 24 hours to 12:00 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 daysabout normal (normal 1.40 in, Oct 5 to 11, Sumter, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Sumter
This month0.68 in drier than normal (normal 1.99 in, Oct 1 to 11, Sumter, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Sumter

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 1:25 PM EDT

Sumter 0.66Columbia 0.72Florence 0.47Sumter 0.66Columbia 0.72Florence 0.47

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Rain in the 24 hours to 12 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

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

The most rain in a day in Sumter since August 2, 2026, and the 1575th wettest day at Sumter since 1901, tied with 12 other days.

NOAA station records · Sumter (USC00388440), 2.8 mi away · 1574 wetter days out of 35,807 on record, 12 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.89 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.89 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

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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 Sumter

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 12:00 PM EDT Oct 11	0.66 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	1.19 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	1.42 in radar estimate
This month so far	1.31 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	26.11 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

Sumter at a glance

Sumter is in South Carolina, at about 148 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 42,958 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1901 come from Sumter, 2.8 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Sumter was 10.67 in on October 4, 2015; the biggest snow day was 6.0 in on March 12, 1960.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Sumter had measurable rain on 4 days out of 14 with data, 0.27 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Mon, Oct 5, with 0.20 in.

Nearby South Carolina towns

Town	From Sumter	24 hours	7 days
Columbia rain totals (30.0 mi)	30.0 mi west	0.72 in	1.31 in
Florence rain totals (38.3 mi)	38.3 mi northeast	0.47 in	0.97 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
Sumter 1.1 SSW Station SC-SM-30. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	0.8 mi	7:00 AM	0.84 in	not reported	not reported
Oakland 1.5 NE Station SC-SM-14. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	6.3 mi	7:00 AM	1.08 in	not reported	not reported
Dalzell 2.3 W Station SC-SM-37. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	6.4 mi	7:00 AM	0.98 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