As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Butte County, Idaho, had in 2026?
4.60 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Howe, Butte County, through Oct 13. That is 1.57 inches less than a usual year to date (75% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 4.60 in
- Usual by Oct 13
- 6.17 in
- Percent of usual
- 75%
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1 day not reported | 0.02 | 0.57 | −0.55 |
| Feb | 0.15 | 0.34 | −0.19 |
| Mar | 0.20 | 0.55 | −0.35 |
| Apr | 0.76 | 0.77 | −0.01 |
| May | 0.55 | 1.22 | −0.67 |
| Jun | 0.18 | 1.04 | −0.86 |
| Jul | 0.00 | 0.44 | −0.44 |
| Aug | 0.73 | 0.43 | +0.30 |
| Sep | 1.11 | 0.52 | +0.59 |
| Oct to the 13th | 0.90 | 0.29 | +0.61 |
| So far | 4.60 | 6.17 | −1.57 |
2026 so far in Butte County
- Wettest month: September, 1.11 inches.
- Biggest one-day reading: 0.90 inches on Oct 11.
- Longest dry stretch: 44 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Jun 30 to Aug 12.
- On 1 report the observer read the gauge after more than one day. That rain counts on the day it was read, so it is in the totals but not split by day.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station in Howe (station ID 104384), 9 miles from the middle of Butte County. It reported 285 of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13; the one day with no report count as unknown, not as dry. 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 285 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: 5 stations inside Butte 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 Butte County, Idaho, had in 2026?
4.60 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Howe, Butte County, through Oct 13. That is 1.57 inches less than a usual year to date (75% of usual).
Is Butte County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Drier so far. The weather station in Howe had 4.60 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 75% of the usual 6.17 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Butte County in 2026?
September, with 1.11 inches at the weather station in Howe, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.
What was the biggest rain in Butte County in 2026?
0.90 inches on Oct 11, 2026, the biggest one-day reading this year through Oct 13. A reading that covers more than one day is not counted as a one-day rain.
Next door
- Bingham County 5.40 in, 73%
- Blaine County 5.58 in, 44%
- Clark County 17.70 in, 84% to Oct 10
- Custer County 5.58 in, 100%
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