As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Marion County, Illinois, had in 2026?
36.43 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Salem, Marion County, through Oct 13. That is 0.12 inches less than a usual year to date (100% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 36.43 in
- Usual by Oct 13
- 36.55 in
- Percent of usual
- 100%
- 2025 by Oct 13
- 38.83 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 2 days not reported | 0.20 | 2.89 | −2.69 |
| Feb | 1.37 | 2.56 | −1.19 |
| Mar | 5.04 | 3.73 | +1.31 |
| Apr | 5.56 | 4.69 | +0.87 |
| May | 8.93 | 4.99 | +3.94 |
| Jun | 7.64 | 5.08 | +2.56 |
| Jul | 1.98 | 4.07 | −2.09 |
| Aug | 4.11 | 3.80 | +0.31 |
| Sep 1 day not reported | 1.43 | 3.42 | −1.99 |
| Oct to the 13th | 0.17 | 1.32 | −1.15 |
| So far | 36.43 | 36.55 | −0.12 |
2026 so far in Marion County
- Wettest month: May, 8.93 inches.
- Biggest single day: 4.92 inches on May 19.
- Longest dry stretch: 14 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Aug 23 to Sep 5.
- 2025 by the same date: 38.83 inches at the same station (it missed 1 day). On the 282 days both years reported, 2026 had 2.40 inches less than 2025.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station in Salem (station ID 117636), 2 miles from the middle of Marion County. It reported 283 of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13; the 3 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.
Usual means NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 daily normals for this station, added up over the same 283 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: it is the only one inside Marion 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 Marion County, Illinois, had in 2026?
36.43 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Salem, Marion County, through Oct 13. That is 0.12 inches less than a usual year to date (100% of usual).
Is Marion County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
About usual so far. The weather station in Salem had 36.43 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 100% of the usual 36.55 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Marion County in 2026?
May, with 8.93 inches at the weather station in Salem, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.
What was the biggest rain in Marion County in 2026?
4.92 inches on May 19, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 13.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Marion County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the weather station in Salem had 38.83 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 1 day) and 36.43 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 3 days). On the 282 days both years reported, 2026 had 2.40 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Clay County 39.35 in, 103%
- Clinton County 29.43 in, 80%
- Fayette County 39.62 in
- Jefferson County 24.62 in, 66%
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