How Much Fell
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How much rain and snow fell in Carrollton, Texas?

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No rain fell in Carrollton in the last 24 hours (to 11 AM CDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.17 in. This year: 31.94 in (113 percent of normal).

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

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In the 24 hours to 11:00 AM 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 days0.56 in drier than normal (normal 0.73 in, Oct 5 to 11, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
  • This month3.47 in wetter than normal (normal 1.00 in, Oct 1 to 11, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
  • This year3.69 in wetter than normal (normal 28.25 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Dallas/Fort Worth International 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 11 AM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Carrollton and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Carrollton since August 22, 2022, and the 18th wettest day at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport since 1953.

NOAA station records · Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (USW00003927), 9.5 mi away · 17 wetter days out of 26,220 on record, no ties. This storm: Oct 1 to Oct 5, 4.80 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 2, was 3.71 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.00
  2. 0.12
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.33
  6. 3.71
  7. 0.14
  8. 0.46
  9. 0.17
  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 Carrollton

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 11:00 AM CDT Oct 110.00 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.00 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.17 in radar estimate
This month so far4.47 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far31.94 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

Carrollton at a glance

Carrollton is in Texas, at about 482 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 135,456 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1953 come from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, 9.5 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport was 5.85 in on September 21, 2018; the biggest snow day was 11.2 in on February 11, 2010.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Carrollton had measurable rain on 6 days out of 14 with data, 4.93 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Fri, Oct 2, with 3.71 in.

Nearby Texas towns

TownFrom Carrollton24 hours7 days
Farmers Branch rain totals (4.4 mi)4.4 mi south0.00 in0.14 in
Coppell rain totals (5.6 mi)5.6 mi west0.00 in0.16 in
Lewisville rain totals (6.1 mi)6.1 mi northwest0.00 in0.15 in
The Colony rain totals (6.9 mi)6.9 mi north0.00 in0.07 in
Plano rain totals (9.8 mi)9.8 mi northeast0.00 in0.00 in
Irving rain totals (10.0 mi)10.0 mi southwest0.00 in0.08 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
Coppell 1.1 E
Station TX-DA-121. Read at 7:31 AM on October 11, 2026.
4.5 mi7:31 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Plano 2.4 WSW
Station TX-CLL-8. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
7.3 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot reported
Plano 1.8 WSW
Station TX-CLL-118. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
7.9 mi7:00 AM0.00 in0.0 innot 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