As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported
How much rain has Palo Alto County, Iowa, had in 2026?
27.12 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 5.4 miles west of West Bend, Palo Alto County, through Oct 13. This gauge has no NOAA normal, so there is no usual year to compare it with.
- Rain so far
- 27.12 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in |
|---|---|
| Jan 2 days not reported | 0.30 |
| Feb 3 days not reported | 0.02 |
| Mar | 3.33 |
| Apr | 2.35 |
| May 1 day not reported | 2.21 |
| Jun 4 days not reported | 5.78 |
| Jul 1 day not reported | 1.76 |
| Aug | 3.38 |
| Sep 11 days not reported | 6.88 |
| Oct to the 13th | 1.11 |
| So far | 27.12 |
2026 so far in Palo Alto County
- Biggest one-day reading: 2.73 inches on Jun 28.
- Longest dry stretch: 16 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Apr 30 to May 15.
- On 3 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 5.4 miles west of West Bend (gauge ID US1IAPA0005), 10 miles from the middle of Palo Alto County. It reported 264 of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13; the 22 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 Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto County, Iowa, had in 2026?
27.12 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 5.4 miles west of West Bend, Palo Alto County, through Oct 13. This gauge has no NOAA normal, so there is no usual year to compare it with.
What was the biggest rain in Palo Alto County in 2026?
2.73 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.
Next door
- Clay County 20.91 in, 86%
- Emmet County 22.76 in, 87%
- Kossuth County 24.99 in, 86% to Oct 9
- Pocahontas County 22.80 in, 89% to Oct 11
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