How much rain and snow fell in Kent, Washington?

Kent got 0.10 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 11 AM PDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 0.17 in. This year: 25.56 in (105 percent of normal).

Yesterday and last night (24 hours to 5 AM PDT, Oct 10): 0.07 in of rain.

0.10

inches

of rain

In the 24 hours to 11:00 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 days0.50 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 month0.72 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 year1.22 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 12:25 PM PDT

Kent 0.10Seattle 0.02Tacoma dryEverett dryFederal Way 0.03Shoreline 0.03Kent 0.10Seattle 0.02Tacoma dryEverett dry

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

Labels: Kent and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Kent since February 2, 2025, and the 6690th wettest day at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport since 1948, tied with 272 other days.

NOAA station records · Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (USW00024233), 6.2 mi away · 6689 wetter days out of 28,155 on record, 272 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 0.11 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 0.11 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

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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 Kent

Period	Rain
Last 24 hours, to 11:00 AM PDT Oct 11	0.10 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours	0.17 in radar estimate
Last 7 days	0.17 in radar estimate
This month so far	0.18 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far	25.56 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

Kent at a glance

Kent is in Washington, at about 393 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 136,588 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1948 come from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, 6.2 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, Kent had measurable rain on 1 day out of 14 with data, 0.07 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Sat, Oct 10, with 0.07 in.

Nearby Washington towns

Town	From Kent	24 hours	7 days
Des Moines rain totals (4.9 mi)	4.9 mi west	0.04 in	0.04 in
SeaTac rain totals (5.5 mi)	5.5 mi northwest	0.02 in	0.05 in
Auburn rain totals (5.8 mi)	5.8 mi south	0.20 in	0.22 in
Renton rain totals (6.4 mi)	6.4 mi north	0.01 in	0.13 in
Federal Way rain totals (7.9 mi)	7.9 mi southwest	0.03 in	0.03 in
Maple Valley rain totals (8.4 mi)	8.4 mi east	0.16 in	0.45 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
Kent 2.9 ENE Station WA-KG-9. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	2.1 mi	7:00 AM	0.19 in	not reported	not reported
Renton 3.6 SSE Station WA-KG-41. Read at 6:55 AM on October 11, 2026.	3.7 mi	6:55 AM	0.17 in	0.0 in	0.0 in
Des Moines 2.9 S Station WA-KG-196. Read at 7:00 AM on October 11, 2026.	5.5 mi	7:00 AM	0.02 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