As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Pope County, Illinois, had in 2026?
41.03 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Smithland, Pope County, through Oct 13. That is 5.84 inches more than a usual year to date (117% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 41.03 in
- Usual by Oct 13
- 35.19 in
- Percent of usual
- 117%
- 2025 by Oct 13
- 48.75 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 3 days not reported | 0.43 | 3.37 | −2.94 |
| Feb 5 days not reported | 0.95 | 3.39 | −2.44 |
| Mar 5 days not reported | 4.28 | 4.00 | +0.28 |
| Apr 3 days not reported | 3.01 | 4.54 | −1.53 |
| May 1 day not reported | 4.51 | 4.42 | +0.09 |
| Jun 4 days not reported | 11.93 | 3.76 | +8.17 |
| Jul 2 days not reported | 8.49 | 3.99 | +4.50 |
| Aug 2 days not reported | 2.73 | 2.62 | +0.11 |
| Sep | 1.38 | 3.57 | −2.19 |
| Oct to the 13th | 3.32 | 1.53 | +1.79 |
| So far | 41.03 | 35.19 | +5.84 |
2026 so far in Pope County
- Biggest one-day reading: 3.13 inches on Jun 28.
- Longest dry stretch: 19 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Sep 13 to Oct 1.
- 2025 by the same date: 48.75 inches at the same station (it missed 19 days). On the 242 days both years reported, 2026 had 7.54 inches less than 2025.
- 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 Smithland (station ID 118020), 19 miles from the middle of Pope County. It reported 261 of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13; the 25 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 261 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: it is the only one inside Pope 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 Pope County, Illinois, had in 2026?
41.03 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Smithland, Pope County, through Oct 13. That is 5.84 inches more than a usual year to date (117% of usual).
Is Pope County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Wetter so far. The weather station in Smithland had 41.03 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 117% of the usual 35.19 inches for the same days.
What was the biggest rain in Pope County in 2026?
3.13 inches on Jun 28, 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.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Pope County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the weather station in Smithland had 48.75 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 19 days) and 41.03 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 25 days). On the 242 days both years reported, 2026 had 7.54 inches less than 2025.
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