As of Oct 12, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported
How much rain has Hamilton County, Illinois, had in 2026?
26.35 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 4.9 miles west of Mcleansboro, Hamilton County, through Oct 12. This gauge has no NOAA normal, so there is no usual year to compare it with.
- Rain so far
- 26.35 in
- 2025 by Oct 12
- 33.69 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.13 |
| Feb | 0.45 |
| Mar 2 days not reported | 5.01 |
| Apr | 4.41 |
| May | 2.70 |
| Jun | 3.11 |
| Jul | 2.41 |
| Aug | 4.97 |
| Sep | 1.67 |
| Oct to the 12th | 0.49 |
| So far | 26.35 |
2026 so far in Hamilton County
- Wettest month: March, 5.01 inches.
- Biggest single day: not known. 2 reports cover more than one day, and the biggest day could be inside one of them.
- Longest dry stretch: 19 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Jan 27 to Feb 14.
- 2025 by the same date: 33.69 inches at the same gauge (it missed 1 day). On the 282 days both years reported, 2026 had 6.88 inches less than 2025.
- On 2 reports 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 volunteer rain gauge 4.9 miles west of Mcleansboro (gauge ID US1ILHM0003), 5 miles from the middle of Hamilton County. It reported 283 of the 285 days from Jan 1 to Oct 12; the 2 days 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.
This gauge has no NOAA normal, so this page gives no usual year or percent for it.
Why this gauge: it is the only one inside Hamilton County that reported at least 90% of the days in 2026. Your own rain gauge can read differently a few miles away.
Questions
How much rain has Hamilton County, Illinois, had in 2026?
26.35 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 4.9 miles west of Mcleansboro, Hamilton County, through Oct 12. This gauge has no NOAA normal, so there is no usual year to compare it with.
What was the wettest month in Hamilton County in 2026?
March, with 5.01 inches at the volunteer rain gauge 4.9 miles west of Mcleansboro, counting Jan 1 through Oct 12.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Hamilton County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 12, the volunteer rain gauge 4.9 miles west of Mcleansboro had 33.69 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 1 day) and 26.35 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 2 days). On the 282 days both years reported, 2026 had 6.88 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Franklin County 27.14 in to Oct 13
- Gallatin County 29.18 in to Oct 13
- Jefferson County 24.62 in, 66% to Oct 13
- Saline County 29.68 in
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