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How much rain and snow fell in Martinsburg, West Virginia?

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Martinsburg got 2.20 in of rain in the last 24 hours (to 1 PM EDT, Oct 11). Past 7 days: 2.21 in. This year: 33.39 in (105 percent of normal).

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

2.20
inches
of rain

In the 24 hours to 1:00 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 days1.38 in wetter than normal (normal 0.83 in, Oct 5 to 11, Martinsburg East W Virginia Regional, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average (the official normal), NOAA station records, Martinsburg East W Virginia Regional
  • This month1.23 in wetter than normal (normal 1.00 in, Oct 1 to 11, Martinsburg East W Virginia Regional, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Martinsburg East W Virginia Regional
  • This yearabout normal (normal 31.88 in, Jan 1 to Oct 11, Martinsburg East W Virginia Regional, 1991 to 2020)1991 to 2020 average, NOAA station records, Martinsburg East W Virginia Regional

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

Rain, inches
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0.25
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1.50
2.00
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4.00
6.00+
Rain in the 24 hours to 1 PM Sunday, Oct 11. Radar estimate from NOAA.
Labels: Martinsburg and nearby towns within 40 miles, in inches. Cut from the state map.

The most rain in a day in Martinsburg since December 11, 2024, and the 631st wettest day at Martinsburg East W Virginia Regional since 1926, tied with 9 other days.

NOAA station records · Martinsburg East W Virginia Regional (USW00013734), 3.7 mi away · 630 wetter days out of 36,184 on record, 9 tied days. This storm: Oct 11 to Oct 11, 1.13 in of rain; its biggest day, Oct 11, was 1.13 in.

The last 14 days

Sep 27 to Oct 10, 2026

Rain, inches (radar estimate)

  1. 0.10
  2. 0.11
  3. 0.00
  4. 0.00
  5. 0.00
  6. 0.00
  7. 0.04
  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 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 Martinsburg

PeriodRain
Last 24 hours, to 1:00 PM EDT Oct 112.20 in radar estimate
Last 72 hours2.20 in radar estimate
Last 7 days2.21 in radar estimate
This month so far2.23 in radar estimate
This year, 2026 so far33.39 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

Martinsburg at a glance

Martinsburg is in West Virginia, at about 496 ft above sea level at its Census center point and had an estimated 19,047 residents in 2024.

The weather station's records since 1926 come from Martinsburg East W Virginia Regional, 3.7 miles away.

The wettest day on record at Martinsburg East W Virginia Regional was 4.15 in on October 15, 1942; the biggest snow day was 26.0 in on February 11, 1983.

From Sep 27 to Oct 10, Martinsburg had measurable rain on 3 days out of 14 with data, 0.25 in of rain in all, by weather radar. The wettest day was Mon, Sep 28, with 0.11 in.

Nearby rain gauges (read by volunteers)

3 closest
Rain gaugeDistanceRead atMelted to waterNew snowSnow depth
Martinsburg 2.9 SE
Station WV-BY-13. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
3.2 mi8:00 AM1.30 innot reportednot reported
Martinsburg 4.3 E
Station WV-BY-6. Read at 8:00 AM on October 11, 2026.
4.7 mi8:00 AM1.31 innot reportednot reported
Kearneysville 2.1 W
Station WV-JF-17. Read at 7:10 AM on October 11, 2026.
5.8 mi7:10 AM0.99 in0.0 in0.0 in

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