As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this station has reported
How much rain has Chester County, South Carolina, had in 2026?
30.00 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 1 mile southeast of Chester, Chester County, through Oct 13. That is 6.66 inches less than a usual year to date (82% of usual).
- Rain so far
- 30.00 in
- Usual by Oct 13
- 36.66 in
- Percent of usual
- 82%
- 2025 by Oct 13
- 36.03 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in | Usual, in | Vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 1.14 | 4.05 | −2.91 |
| Feb | 3.28 | 3.36 | −0.08 |
| Mar | 1.75 | 4.17 | −2.42 |
| Apr | 1.02 | 3.88 | −2.86 |
| May | 7.97 | 3.51 | +4.46 |
| Jun | 3.32 | 4.30 | −0.98 |
| Jul 2 days not reported | 4.09 | 3.65 | +0.44 |
| Aug | 3.77 | 4.43 | −0.66 |
| Sep | 0.46 | 3.80 | −3.34 |
| Oct to the 13th | 3.20 | 1.51 | +1.69 |
| So far | 30.00 | 36.66 | −6.66 |
2026 so far in Chester County
- Wettest month: May, 7.97 inches.
- Biggest one-day reading: 3.40 inches on May 23.
- Longest dry stretch: 19 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Apr 7 to Apr 25.
- 2025 by the same date: 36.03 inches at the same station. On the 284 days both years reported, 2026 had 6.03 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 1 mile southeast of Chester (station ID 381633), 2 miles from the middle of Chester County. It reported 284 of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13; the 2 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 284 days the station reported, so a missing day counts on neither side.
Why this station: 2 stations inside Chester County 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 Chester County, South Carolina, had in 2026?
30.00 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the weather station 1 mile southeast of Chester, Chester County, through Oct 13. That is 6.66 inches less than a usual year to date (82% of usual).
Is Chester County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?
Drier so far. The weather station 1 mile southeast of Chester had 30.00 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 82% of the usual 36.66 inches for the same days.
What was the wettest month in Chester County in 2026?
May, with 7.97 inches at the weather station 1 mile southeast of Chester, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.
What was the biggest rain in Chester County in 2026?
3.40 inches on May 23, 2026, the biggest one-day reading this year through Oct 13. A reading that covers more than one day is not counted as a one-day rain.
How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Chester County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the weather station 1 mile southeast of Chester had 36.03 inches in 2025 and 30.00 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 2 days). On the 284 days both years reported, 2026 had 6.03 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Fairfield County 31.16 in to Oct 11
- Lancaster County 32.32 in
- Union County 36.47 in, 108% to Oct 11
- York County 34.86 in, 96%
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