As of Oct 7, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Cottonwood County, Minnesota, had in 2026?
22.15 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Windom, Cottonwood County, through Oct 7. That is 3.83 inches less than a usual year to date (85% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 22.15 in
- Usual by Oct 7
- 25.98 in
- Percent of usual
- 85%
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.30 | 0.89 | −0.59 |
| Feb 9 days not reported | 0.17 | 0.55 | −0.38 |
| Mar 14 days not reported | 1.24 | 1.09 | +0.15 |
| Apr | 4.33 | 3.21 | +1.12 |
| May | 2.36 | 4.48 | −2.12 |
| Jun 2 days not reported | 4.14 | 4.41 | −0.27 |
| Jul | 3.32 | 3.93 | −0.61 |
| Aug | 1.91 | 3.69 | −1.78 |
| Sep 2 days not reported | 4.38 | 2.99 | +1.39 |
| Oct to the 7th | 0.00 | 0.74 | −0.74 |
| So far | 22.15 | 25.98 | −3.83 |
2026 so far in Cottonwood County
- Wettest month: September, 4.38 inches.
- Biggest one-day reading: 1.57 inches on Apr 27.
- Longest dry stretch: 14 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Feb 4 to Feb 17.
- On 4 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 station in Windom (station ID 219033), 10 miles from the middle of Cottonwood County. It reported 253 of the 280 days from Jan 1 to Oct 7; the 27 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 253 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: it is the only one inside Cottonwood 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 Cottonwood County, Minnesota, had in 2026?
22.15 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station in Windom, Cottonwood County, through Oct 7. That is 3.83 inches less than a usual year to date (85% of usual).
Is Cottonwood County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Drier so far. The weather station in Windom had 22.15 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 7, 85% of the usual 25.98 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Cottonwood County in 2026?
September, with 4.38 inches at the weather station in Windom, counting Jan 1 through Oct 7.
What was the biggest rain in Cottonwood County in 2026?
1.57 inches on Apr 27, 2026, the biggest one-day reading this year through Oct 7. A reading that covers more than one day is not counted as a one-day rain.
Next door
- Brown County 20.48 in, 73% to Oct 13
- Jackson County 24.38 in, 90% to Oct 9
- Murray County 20.05 in to Oct 13
- Nobles County 25.48 in, 93% to Oct 13
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