As of Oct 5, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Sumter County, Georgia, had in 2026?
40.80 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Plains SW Ga, Sumter County, through Oct 5. That is 1.02 inches more than a usual year to date (103% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 40.80 in
- Usual by Oct 5
- 39.78 in
- Percent of usual
- 103%
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 2.57 | 4.56 | −1.99 |
| Feb | 3.73 | 4.50 | −0.77 |
| Mar | 1.51 | 4.91 | −3.40 |
| Apr | 2.46 | 4.07 | −1.61 |
| May | 8.03 | 3.06 | +4.97 |
| Jun | 6.24 | 4.57 | +1.67 |
| Jul | 4.80 | 5.02 | −0.22 |
| Aug | 6.62 | 4.68 | +1.94 |
| Sep | 1.91 | 3.95 | −2.04 |
| Oct to the 5th | 2.93 | 0.46 | +2.47 |
| So far | 40.80 | 39.78 | +1.02 |
2026 so far in Sumter County
- Wettest month: May, 8.03 inches.
- Biggest single day: 2.88 inches on Aug 21.
- Longest dry stretch: 18 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Apr 7 to Apr 24.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station in Plains SW Ga (station ID 097087), 10 miles from the middle of Sumter County. It reported every one of the 278 days from Jan 1 to Oct 5. 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 station, added up over the same 278 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: 2 stations inside Sumter 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 Sumter County, Georgia, had in 2026?
40.80 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Plains SW Ga, Sumter County, through Oct 5. That is 1.02 inches more than a usual year to date (103% of usual).
Is Sumter County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Wetter so far. The weather station in Plains SW Ga had 40.80 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 5, 103% of the usual 39.78 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Sumter County in 2026?
May, with 8.03 inches at the weather station in Plains SW Ga, counting Jan 1 through Oct 5.
What was the biggest rain in Sumter County in 2026?
2.88 inches on Aug 21, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 5.
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