As of Oct 14, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Nelson County, North Dakota, had in 2026?
17.01 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 2 miles north of Petersburg, Nelson County, through Oct 14. That is 0.57 inches less than a usual year to date (97% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 17.01 in
- Usual by Oct 14
- 17.58 in
- Percent of usual
- 97%
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4 days not reported | 0.17 | 0.37 | −0.20 |
| Feb 18 days not reported | 0.44 | 0.19 | +0.25 |
| Mar 5 days not reported | 0.33 | 0.42 | −0.09 |
| Apr | 1.02 | 0.94 | +0.08 |
| May | 0.82 | 2.79 | −1.97 |
| Jun | 6.56 | 3.84 | +2.72 |
| Jul | 0.53 | 3.61 | −3.08 |
| Aug | 2.50 | 2.51 | −0.01 |
| Sep | 4.22 | 2.12 | +2.10 |
| Oct to the 14th | 0.42 | 0.79 | −0.37 |
| So far | 17.01 | 17.58 | −0.57 |
2026 so far in Nelson County
- Wettest month: June, 6.56 inches.
- Biggest single day: 2.45 inches on Jun 3.
- Longest dry stretch: 19 days in a row with nothing in the gauge, not even a trace, Mar 15 to Apr 2.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station 2 miles north of Petersburg (station ID 327027), 11 miles from the middle of Nelson County. It reported 260 of the 287 days from Jan 1 to Oct 14; 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, too little to measure, adds nothing to the totals, but it ends a dry stretch: something fell that day. 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 260 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: it is the only one inside Nelson 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 Nelson County, North Dakota, had in 2026?
17.01 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 2 miles north of Petersburg, Nelson County, through Oct 14. That is 0.57 inches less than a usual year to date (97% of usual).
Is Nelson County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Drier so far. The weather station 2 miles north of Petersburg had 17.01 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 14, 97% of the usual 17.58 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Nelson County in 2026?
June, with 6.56 inches at the weather station 2 miles north of Petersburg, counting Jan 1 through Oct 14.
What was the biggest rain in Nelson County in 2026?
2.45 inches on Jun 3, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 14.
Next door
- Grand Forks County 18.42 in, 95% to Oct 18
- Griggs County 14.97 in to Oct 16
- Ramsey County 12.51 in to Oct 18
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