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How much rain and snow fell in West Valley City, Utah?

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West Valley City got 0.16 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 2 PM MDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.19 in. This year: 9.93 in (83 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 6 AM MDT, Oct 10): no rain.

0.16
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 2:00 PM MDT, 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 days0.15 in drier than normal (normal 0.34 in, Oct 5 to 11, Salt Lake City International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Salt Lake City International Airport
  • This month0.30 in drier than normal (normal 0.49 in, Oct 1 to 11, Salt Lake City International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Salt Lake City International Airport
  • This year2.09 in drier than normal (normal 12.02 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Salt Lake City International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Salt Lake City International Airport

Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 6:00 AM MDT, close to when volunteers read their rain gauges (about 7 AM). How close we usually are

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6.00+
Rain in the 24 hours to 2 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: West Valley City and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.00
  2. 0.00
  3. 0.22
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.00
  8. 0.00
  9. 0.00
  10. 0.00
  11. 0.00
  12. 0.00
  13. 0.00
  14. 0.00

Each bar is one day ending 6:00 AM MDT. 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 6:00 AM MDT.

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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 West Valley City

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 2:00 PM MDT Oct 110.16 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours0.19 in radar estimate
Last 7 days0.19 in radar estimate
This month so far0.19 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far9.93 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

West Valley City at a glance

West Valley City is in Utah, at about 4,347 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 138,144 residents in 2024.

The closest rain gauge, Taylorsville-Bennion 2.0 WSW, is 3.3 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Salt Lake City International Airport was 2.28 in on July 13, 1962; the biggest snow day was 13.8 in on October 18, 1984.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, West Valley City had measurable rain on 1 day out of 14 with data, 0.22 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Tue, Sep 29, with 0.22 in.

Nearby Utah towns

TownFrom West Valley City24 hours7 days
Kearns metro township rain totals (2.5 mi)2.5 mi south0.22 in0.22 in
Taylorsville rain totals (3.9 mi)3.9 mi southeast0.30 in0.37 in
West Jordan rain totals (6.0 mi)6.0 mi south0.28 in0.46 in
South Salt Lake rain totals (6.0 mi)6.0 mi east0.28 in0.30 in
Murray rain totals (7.1 mi)7.1 mi east0.37 in0.44 in
Salt Lake City rain totals (7.4 mi)7.4 mi northeast0.17 in0.28 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
Taylorsville-Bennion 2.0 WSW
Station UT-SL-96. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
3.3 mi7:00 AM0.12 in0.0 innot reported
Magna 1.0 SW
Station UT-SL-118. Read at 6:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
4.6 mi6:00 AM0.02 innot reportednot reported
West Jordan 0.7 SW
Station UT-SL-32. Read at 9:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
6.6 mi9:00 AM0.23 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