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How much rain and snow fell in Jackson, Tennessee?

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Jackson got 0.19 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 12 PM CDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.30 in. This year: 36.77 in (88 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 7 AM CDT, Oct 10): no rain.

0.19
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 12:00 PM CDT, 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 days0.77 in drier than normal (normal 1.07 in, Oct 5 to 11, Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport
  • This month0.38 in drier than normal (normal 1.22 in, Oct 1 to 11, Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport
  • This year4.79 in drier than normal (normal 41.56 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport

Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 7:00 AM CDT, close to when volunteers read their rain gauges (about 7 AM). How close we usually are

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Rain in the 24 hours to 12 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Jackson and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Jackson since November 19, 2024, and the 4232nd wettest day at Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport since 1948, tied with 93 other days.

NOAA station records · Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport (USW00003811), 6.2 mi away · 4231 wetter days out of 27,644 on record, 93 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.24 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.24 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. 0.59
  8. 0.00
  9. 0.01
  10. 0.00
  11. 0.00
  12. 0.00
  13. 0.00
  14. 0.00

Each bar is one day ending 7:00 AM CDT. 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 7:00 AM CDT.

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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 Jackson

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 12:00 PM CDT Oct 110.19 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.30 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.30 in radar estimate
This month so far0.84 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far36.77 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

Jackson at a glance

Jackson is in Tennessee, at about 453 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 69,303 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1948 come from Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport, 6.2 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Jackson Mckellar- Sipes Airport was 7.93 in on May 1, 2010; the biggest snow day was 11.0 in on March 22, 1968.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Jackson had measurable rain on 2 days out of 14 with data, 0.60 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sat, Oct 3, with 0.59 in.

Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)

3 closest
Rain gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Jackson 3.0 NNW
Station TN-MD-44. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
1.5 mi8:00 AM0.29 innot reportednot reported
Jackson 0.5 SE
Station TN-MD-43. Read at 4:45 AM on October 11, 2026.
1.9 mi4:45 AM0.31 innot reportednot reported
Jackson 4.3 N
Station TN-MD-15. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.9 mi8:00 AM0.30 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