As of Oct 12, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Lee County, Kentucky, had in 2026?
35.42 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 4 miles north of Beattyville, Lee County, through Oct 12. That is 4.67 inches less than a usual year to date (88% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 35.42 in
- Usual by Oct 12
- 40.09 in
- Percent of usual
- 88%
- 2025 by Oct 12
- 51.44 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7 days not reported | 0.72 | 2.94 | −2.22 |
| Feb | 4.82 | 3.77 | +1.05 |
| Mar 1 day not reported | 2.07 | 4.57 | −2.50 |
| Apr | 2.29 | 4.85 | −2.56 |
| May | 5.43 | 5.11 | +0.32 |
| Jun | 9.13 | 4.54 | +4.59 |
| Jul | 2.73 | 6.11 | −3.38 |
| Aug | 6.01 | 3.34 | +2.67 |
| Sep | 0.85 | 3.54 | −2.69 |
| Oct to the 12th | 1.37 | 1.32 | +0.05 |
| So far | 35.42 | 40.09 | −4.67 |
2026 so far in Lee County
- Wettest month: June, 9.13 inches.
- Biggest single day: not known. 1 report covers more than one day, and the biggest day could be inside one of them.
- Longest dry stretch: 12 days in a row with the gauge at zero, May 29 to Jun 9.
- 2025 by the same date: 51.44 inches at the same station (it missed 12 days). On the 265 days both years reported, 2026 had 15.43 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 4 miles north of Beattyville (station ID 150483), 2 miles from the middle of Lee County. It reported 277 of the 285 days from Jan 1 to Oct 12; the 8 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 277 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: it is the only one inside Lee 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 Lee County, Kentucky, had in 2026?
35.42 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 4 miles north of Beattyville, Lee County, through Oct 12. That is 4.67 inches less than a usual year to date (88% of usual).
Is Lee County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Drier so far. The weather station 4 miles north of Beattyville had 35.42 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 12, 88% of the usual 40.09 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Lee County in 2026?
June, with 9.13 inches at the weather station 4 miles north of Beattyville, counting Jan 1 through Oct 12.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Lee County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 12, the weather station 4 miles north of Beattyville had 51.44 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 12 days) and 35.42 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 8 days). On the 265 days both years reported, 2026 had 15.43 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Breathitt County 37.20 in, 89% to Oct 13
- Estill County 30.71 in, 74% to Oct 13
- Jackson County 38.13 in to Oct 13
- Owsley County 38.85 in to Oct 13
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