As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported

How much rain has Okaloosa County, Florida, had in 2026?

62.99 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge less than a mile east of Mary Esther, Okaloosa County, through Oct 13. That is 10.66 inches more than a usual year to date (120% of usual).

Rain so far
62.99 in
Usual by Oct 13
52.33 in
Percent of usual
120%
Running total of rain in Okaloosa County, 2026, against a usual year010203040506070JFMAMJJASOND2026Usual
Inches of rain added up day by day from Jan 1, solid line, against the usual year at this gauge (dashed), counted on the same days. Days with no report add nothing to either line.

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Month by month

Rain by month in Okaloosa County, Florida, 2026
MonthRain, inUsual, inVs usual
Jan2.835.20−2.37
Feb2.825.73−2.91
Mar1.054.91−3.86
Apr1.125.72−4.60
May7.913.24+4.67
Jun4.896.38−1.49
Jul8.216.50+1.71
Aug11.237.49+3.74
Sep3.875.39−1.52
Oct to the 13th19.061.77+17.29
So far62.9952.33+10.66

2026 so far in Okaloosa County

The station, and what usual means

The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the volunteer rain gauge less than a mile east of Mary Esther (gauge ID US1FLOK0029), 20 miles from the middle of Okaloosa County. It reported every one of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13. Rain here means everything the gauge caught: rain, and snow melted down to water. A trace counts as zero. It is read once a day, usually in the morning, and each reading is filed under the day it was read, so an evening storm can show up on the next day.

Usual means NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 daily normals for this gauge, added up over the same 286 days the gauge reported, so a missing day counts on neither side. The volunteer gauges started in 1998, so none has 30 years of its own; NOAA estimates the rest from long-record stations nearby.

Why this gauge: 10 stations inside Okaloosa County reported at least 90% of the days in 2026. Mountain snow sites, and stations far above the rest in the county, come last, since their rain is not what the farms below get. Then the pick goes to one with NOAA normals, then the most days reported, then the one nearest the middle of the county. Your own rain gauge can read differently a few miles away.

Questions

How much rain has Okaloosa County, Florida, had in 2026?

62.99 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge less than a mile east of Mary Esther, Okaloosa County, through Oct 13. That is 10.66 inches more than a usual year to date (120% of usual).

Is Okaloosa County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?

Wetter so far. The volunteer rain gauge less than a mile east of Mary Esther had 62.99 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 120% of the usual 52.33 inches for the same days.

What was the wettest month in Okaloosa County in 2026?

October, with 19.06 inches at the volunteer rain gauge less than a mile east of Mary Esther, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.

What was the biggest rain in Okaloosa County in 2026?

11.56 inches on Oct 10, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 13.

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