As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Ascension Parish, Louisiana, had in 2026?
56.14 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Dutchtown, Ascension Parish, through Oct 13. That is 1.94 inches more than a usual year to date (104% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 56.14 in
- Usual by Oct 13
- 54.20 in
- Percent of usual
- 104%
- 2025 by Oct 13
- 44.46 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4.83 | 5.57 | −0.74 |
| Feb | 3.39 | 5.19 | −1.80 |
| Mar | 4.25 | 4.46 | −0.21 |
| Apr | 3.32 | 5.68 | −2.36 |
| May | 17.31 | 7.16 | +10.15 |
| Jun | 9.04 | 6.71 | +2.33 |
| Jul | 9.96 | 5.34 | +4.62 |
| Aug | 2.14 | 7.73 | −5.59 |
| Sep | 1.06 | 4.62 | −3.56 |
| Oct to the 13th | 0.84 | 1.74 | −0.90 |
| So far | 56.14 | 54.20 | +1.94 |
2026 so far in Ascension Parish
- Wettest month: May, 17.31 inches.
- Biggest single day: 2.73 inches on May 2.
- Longest dry stretch: 16 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Sep 16 to Oct 1.
- 2025 by the same date: 44.46 inches at the same station (it missed 2 days). On the 284 days both years reported, 2026 had 11.22 inches more than 2025.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station in Dutchtown (station ID 162688), 6 miles from the middle of Ascension Parish. It reported every one of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13. 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 286 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: 5 stations inside Ascension Parish 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 Ascension Parish, Louisiana, had in 2026?
56.14 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Dutchtown, Ascension Parish, through Oct 13. That is 1.94 inches more than a usual year to date (104% of usual).
Is Ascension Parish wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Wetter so far. The weather station in Dutchtown had 56.14 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 104% of the usual 54.20 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Ascension Parish in 2026?
May, with 17.31 inches at the weather station in Dutchtown, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.
What was the biggest rain in Ascension Parish in 2026?
2.73 inches on May 2, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 13.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Ascension Parish?
From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the weather station in Dutchtown had 44.46 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 2 days) and 56.14 inches in 2026. On the 284 days both years reported, 2026 had 11.22 inches more than 2025.
Next door
- Assumption Parish 48.40 in, 95%
- East Baton Rouge Parish 48.06 in, 93%
- Iberville Parish 55.33 in, 111%
- Livingston Parish 66.80 in, 121%
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