How much rain and snow fell in Federal Way, Washington?

Federal Way got 0.03 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 10 AM PDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.03 in. This year: 26.09 in (107 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 5 AM PDT, Oct 10): no rain.

0.03

inches

of rain

In the 24 hours to 10:00 AM PDT, 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 days0.64 in drier than normal (normal 0.67 in, Oct 5 to 11, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
This month0.88 in drier than normal (normal 0.90 in, Oct 1 to 11, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
This year1.75 in wetter than normal (normal 24.34 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

Will this match my gauge? Each day here ends at 5:00 AM PDT, close to when volunteers read their rain gauges (about 7 AM). How close we usually are

Updated 11:25 AM PDT

Federal Way 0.03Seattle 0.02Tacoma dryShoreline 0.03Lacey dryOlympia dryFederal Way 0.03Seattle 0.02Tacoma dryRenton 0.01

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Rain in the 24 hours to 10 AM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.

Labels: Federal Way 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)

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Each bar is one day ending 5:00 AM PDT. 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 5:00 AM PDT.

Total for a date range

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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 Federal Way

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 10:00 AM PDT Oct 11	0.03 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	0.03 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	0.03 in radar estimate
This month so far	0.02 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	26.09 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

Federal Way at a glance

Federal Way is in Washington, at about 395 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 100,252 residents in 2024.

The closest rain gauge, Federal Way 2.5 SE, is 2.4 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport was 5.02 in on October 20, 2003; the biggest snow day was 20.0 in on January 13, 1950.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Federal Way had measurable rain on 1 day out of 14 with data, 0.01 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Wed, Sep 30, with 0.01 in.

Nearby Washington towns

Town	From Federal Way	24 hours	7 days
Des Moines rain totals (5.4 mi)	5.4 mi north	0.04 in	0.04 in
Auburn rain totals (6.0 mi)	6.0 mi east	0.20 in	0.22 in
Tacoma rain totals (7.0 mi)	7.0 mi southwest	0.00 in	0.00 in
Kent rain totals (7.9 mi)	7.9 mi northeast	0.10 in	0.17 in
SeaTac rain totals (9.3 mi)	9.3 mi north	0.02 in	0.05 in
Puyallup rain totals (9.4 mi)	9.4 mi south	0.10 in	0.10 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
Federal Way 2.5 SE Station WA-KG-248. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	2.4 mi	7:00 AM	0.09 in	not reported	not reported
Des Moines 2.9 S Station WA-KG-196. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	3.1 mi	7:00 AM	0.02 in	not reported	not reported
Des Moines 2.3 NNW Station WA-KG-318. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	7.9 mi	7:00 AM	0.12 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