As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported

How much rain has Newton County, Indiana, had in 2026?

27.36 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 1.6 miles north-northeast of Mount Ayr, Newton County, through Oct 13. That is 4.23 inches less than a usual year to date (87% of usual).

Rain so far
27.36 in
Usual by Oct 13
31.59 in
Percent of usual
87%
2025 by Oct 13
26.13 in
Running total of rain in Newton County, 2026, against a usual year05101520253035JFMAMJJASOND2026Usual
Inches of rain added up day by day from Jan 1, solid line, against the usual year at this gauge (dashed), counted on the same days. Days with no report add nothing to either line.

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Month by month

Rain by month in Newton County, Indiana, 2026
MonthRain, inUsual, inVs usual
Jan0.592.32−1.73
Feb0.451.94−1.49
Mar1.792.51−0.72
Apr 1 day not reported6.713.56+3.15
May 3 days not reported0.763.76−3.00
Jun5.734.71+1.02
Jul 2 days not reported1.314.02−2.71
Aug4.664.30+0.36
Sep4.063.24+0.82
Oct to the 13th 1 day not reported1.301.23+0.07
So far27.3631.59−4.23

2026 so far in Newton County

The station, and what usual means

The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the volunteer rain gauge 1.6 miles north-northeast of Mount Ayr (gauge ID US1INNW0001), 6 miles from the middle of Newton County. It reported 279 of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13; the 7 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 gauge, added up over the same 279 days the gauge reported, so a missing day counts on neither side. The volunteer gauges started in 1998, so none has 30 years of its own; NOAA estimates the rest from long-record stations nearby.

Why this gauge: it is the only one inside Newton 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 Newton County, Indiana, had in 2026?

27.36 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 1.6 miles north-northeast of Mount Ayr, Newton County, through Oct 13. That is 4.23 inches less than a usual year to date (87% of usual).

Is Newton County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?

Drier so far. The volunteer rain gauge 1.6 miles north-northeast of Mount Ayr had 27.36 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 87% of the usual 31.59 inches for the same days.

What was the wettest month in Newton County in 2026?

April, with 6.71 inches at the volunteer rain gauge 1.6 miles north-northeast of Mount Ayr, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.

What was the biggest rain in Newton County in 2026?

1.80 inches on Sep 16, 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 Newton County?

From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the volunteer rain gauge 1.6 miles north-northeast of Mount Ayr had 26.13 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 2 days) and 27.36 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 7 days). On the 277 days both years reported, 2026 had 2.11 inches more than 2025.

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