As of Oct 6, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported
How much rain has Richland County, Illinois, had in 2026?
33.82 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 1.5 miles northeast of Olney, Richland County, through Oct 6. This gauge has no NOAA normal, so there is no usual year to compare it with.
- Rain so far
- 33.82 in
- 2025 by Oct 6
- 38.59 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in |
|---|---|
| Jan | 1.81 |
| Feb | 1.13 |
| Mar | 5.55 |
| Apr | 5.55 |
| May 2 days not reported | 6.93 |
| Jun | 6.52 |
| Jul | 2.50 |
| Aug | 1.61 |
| Sep | 1.87 |
| Oct to the 6th | 0.35 |
| So far | 33.82 |
2026 so far in Richland County
- Wettest month: May, 6.93 inches.
- Biggest one-day reading: 3.28 inches on Apr 28.
- Longest dry stretch: 19 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Jan 27 to Feb 14.
- 2025 by the same date: 38.59 inches at the same gauge (it missed 3 days). On the 274 days both years reported, 2026 had 4.77 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 volunteer rain gauge 1.5 miles northeast of Olney (gauge ID US1ILRC0006), 2 miles from the middle of Richland County. It reported 277 of the 279 days from Jan 1 to Oct 6; 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: 2 stations inside Richland 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 Richland County, Illinois, had in 2026?
33.82 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 1.5 miles northeast of Olney, Richland County, through Oct 6. This gauge has no NOAA normal, so there is no usual year to compare it with.
What was the wettest month in Richland County in 2026?
May, with 6.93 inches at the volunteer rain gauge 1.5 miles northeast of Olney, counting Jan 1 through Oct 6.
What was the biggest rain in Richland County in 2026?
3.28 inches on Apr 28, 2026, the biggest one-day reading this year through Oct 6. A reading that covers more than one day is not counted as a one-day rain.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Richland County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 6, the volunteer rain gauge 1.5 miles northeast of Olney had 38.59 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 3 days) and 33.82 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 2 days). On the 274 days both years reported, 2026 had 4.77 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Clay County 39.35 in, 103% to Oct 13
- Crawford County 33.63 in, 91% to Oct 12
- Edwards County 33.79 in to Oct 13
- Jasper County 38.10 in, 104% to Oct 13
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