As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported

How much rain has Lincoln County, Tennessee, had in 2026?

40.76 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 8.6 miles south of Fayetteville, Lincoln County, through Oct 13. That is 5.82 inches less than a usual year to date (88% of usual).

Rain so far
40.76 in
Usual by Oct 13
46.58 in
Percent of usual
88%
2025 by Oct 13
54.59 in
Running total of rain in Lincoln County, 2026, against a usual year01020304050JFMAMJJASOND2026Usual
Inches of rain added up day by day from Jan 1, solid line, against the usual year at this gauge (dashed), counted on the same days. Days with no report add nothing to either line.

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Month by month

Rain by month in Lincoln County, Tennessee, 2026
MonthRain, inUsual, inVs usual
Jan4.345.29−0.95
Feb2.545.47−2.93
Mar2.755.56−2.81
Apr4.615.15−0.54
May7.974.97+3.00
Jun7.554.54+3.01
Jul7.085.10+1.98
Aug1.094.88−3.79
Sep0.824.02−3.20
Oct to the 13th2.011.60+0.41
So far40.7646.58−5.82

2026 so far in Lincoln County

The station, and what usual means

The numbers come from NOAA’s daily record for the volunteer rain gauge 8.6 miles south of Fayetteville (gauge ID US1TNLC0012), 8 miles from the middle of Lincoln County. 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 gauge, added up over the same 286 days the gauge reported, so a missing day counts on neither side. The volunteer gauges started in 1998, so none has 30 years of its own; NOAA estimates the rest from long-record stations nearby.

Why this gauge: 6 stations inside Lincoln 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 Lincoln County, Tennessee, had in 2026?

40.76 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 8.6 miles south of Fayetteville, Lincoln County, through Oct 13. That is 5.82 inches less than a usual year to date (88% of usual).

Is Lincoln County wetter or drier than usual in 2026?

Drier so far. The volunteer rain gauge 8.6 miles south of Fayetteville had 40.76 inches from Jan 1 to Oct 13, 88% of the usual 46.58 inches for the same days.

What was the wettest month in Lincoln County in 2026?

May, with 7.97 inches at the volunteer rain gauge 8.6 miles south of Fayetteville, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.

What was the biggest rain in Lincoln County in 2026?

3.69 inches on Jun 8, 2026, the most the gauge caught in one day this year through Oct 13.

How does 2026 compare with 2025 in Lincoln County?

From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the volunteer rain gauge 8.6 miles south of Fayetteville had 54.59 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 3 days) and 40.76 inches in 2026. On the 283 days both years reported, 2026 had 14.00 inches less than 2025.

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