As of Oct 16, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Oliver County, North Dakota, had in 2026?
8.83 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 4 miles southeast of Center, Oliver County, through Oct 16. That is 7.12 inches less than a usual year to date (55% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 8.83 in
- Usual by Oct 16
- 15.95 in
- Percent of usual
- 55%
- 2025 by Oct 16
- 19.65 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.00 | 0.51 | −0.51 |
| Feb 1 day not reported | 0.76 | 0.49 | +0.27 |
| Mar 3 days not reported | 0.09 | 0.75 | −0.66 |
| Apr 1 day not reported | 0.52 | 1.36 | −0.84 |
| May | 2.32 | 2.78 | −0.46 |
| Jun | 2.41 | 3.46 | −1.05 |
| Jul 3 days not reported | 0.48 | 2.56 | −2.08 |
| Aug 2 days not reported | 1.33 | 1.87 | −0.54 |
| Sep 1 day not reported | 0.41 | 2.03 | −1.62 |
| Oct to the 16th 13 days not reported | 0.51 | 0.14 | +0.37 |
| So far | 8.83 | 15.95 | −7.12 |
2026 so far in Oliver County
- Wettest month: June, 2.41 inches.
- Biggest single day: 1.30 inches on May 31.
- Longest dry stretch: 32 days in a row with nothing in the gauge, not even a trace, Jan 1 to Feb 1.
- 2025 by the same date: 19.65 inches at the same station (it missed 5 days). On the 260 days both years reported, 2026 had 9.20 inches less than 2025.
The station, and what usual means
The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the station 4 miles southeast of Center (station ID 321456), 7 miles from the middle of Oliver County. It reported 265 of the 289 days from Jan 1 to Oct 16; the 24 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 265 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: it is the only one inside Oliver 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 Oliver County, North Dakota, had in 2026?
8.83 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 4 miles southeast of Center, Oliver County, through Oct 16. That is 7.12 inches less than a usual year to date (55% of usual).
Is Oliver County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Drier so far. The weather station 4 miles southeast of Center had 8.83 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 16, 55% of the usual 15.95 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Oliver County in 2026?
June, with 2.41 inches at the weather station 4 miles southeast of Center, counting Jan 1 through Oct 16.
What was the biggest rain in Oliver County in 2026?
1.30 inches on May 31, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 16.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Oliver County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 16, the weather station 4 miles southeast of Center had 19.65 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 5 days) and 8.83 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 24 days). On the 260 days both years reported, 2026 had 9.20 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Burleigh County 11.72 in, 68% to Oct 18
- McLean County 11.45 in, 71% to Oct 18
- Mercer County 12.00 in, 74% to Oct 18
- Morton County 8.87 in, 53% to Oct 18
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