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How much rain and snow fell in Oak Ridge, Tennessee?

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Oak Ridge got 0.25 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 5 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 1.41 in. This year: 41.97 in (89 percent of normal).

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

0.25
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 5:00 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 days0.63 in wetter than normal (normal 0.78 in, Oct 5 to 11, Oak Ridge Atdd, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Oak Ridge Atdd
  • This month0.95 in wetter than normal (normal 1.01 in, Oct 1 to 11, Oak Ridge Atdd, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Oak Ridge Atdd
  • This year5.11 in drier than normal (normal 47.08 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Oak Ridge Atdd, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Oak Ridge Atdd

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

Oak Ridge 0.25Knoxville 0.20Maryville 0.06Oak Ridge 0.25Maryville 0.06
Rain, inches
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Rain in the 24 hours to 5 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Oak Ridge and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Oak Ridge since November 14, 2024, and the 1476th wettest day at Oak Ridge Atdd since 1948, tied with 22 other days.

NOAA station records · Oak Ridge Atdd (USW00003841), 4.5 mi away · 1475 wetter days out of 27,762 on record, 22 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.87 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.87 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. 0.87
  8. 0.15
  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 Oak Ridge

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 5:00 PM EDT Oct 110.25 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours1.40 in radar estimate
Last 7 days1.41 in radar estimate
This month so far1.96 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far41.97 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

Oak Ridge at a glance

Oak Ridge is in Tennessee, at about 928 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 34,039 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1948 come from Oak Ridge Atdd, 4.5 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Oak Ridge Atdd was 7.45 in on August 10, 1960; the biggest snow day was 12.0 in on March 9, 1960.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Oak Ridge had measurable rain on 2 days out of 14 with data, 1.02 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sat, Oct 3, with 0.87 in.

Nearby Tennessee towns

TownFrom Oak Ridge24 hours7 days
Farragut rain totals (8.8 mi)8.8 mi southeast0.36 in1.52 in
Knoxville rain totals (19.1 mi)19.1 mi east0.20 in1.02 in
Maryville rain totals (23.0 mi)23.0 mi southeast0.06 in0.74 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
Oak Ridge 2.8 NW
Station TN-RN-14. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
2.9 mi7:00 AM1.02 innot reportednot reported
Farragut 1.7 WNW
Station TN-KX-85. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
7.3 mi8:00 AM0.82 innot reportednot reported
Oak Ridge 8.1 NNE
Station TN-AN-21. Read at 10:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
7.7 mi10:00 AM0.34 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