As of Oct 13, 2026, the latest day this gauge has reported
How much rain has Polk County, Tennessee, had in 2026?
42.56 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 2.3 miles east-southeast of Benton, Polk County, through Oct 13. This gauge has no NOAA normal, so there is no usual year to compare it with.
- Rain so far
- 42.56 in
- 2025 by Oct 13
- 56.92 in
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Month by month
| Month | Rain, in |
|---|---|
| Jan | 4.22 |
| Feb | 3.30 |
| Mar | 3.01 |
| Apr 1 day not reported | 3.57 |
| May 1 day not reported | 7.29 |
| Jun 1 day not reported | 3.14 |
| Jul | 6.09 |
| Aug | 6.13 |
| Sep | 2.35 |
| Oct to the 13th | 3.46 |
| So far | 42.56 |
2026 so far in Polk County
- Wettest month: May, 7.29 inches.
- Biggest one-day reading: 2.62 inches on Aug 12.
- Longest dry stretch: 12 days in a row with the gauge at zero, Aug 25 to Sep 5.
- 2025 by the same date: 56.92 inches at the same gauge (it missed 8 days). On the 275 days both years reported, 2026 had 13.80 inches less than 2025.
- On 7 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 volunteer rain gauge 2.3 miles east-southeast of Benton (gauge ID US1TNPK0001), 6 miles from the middle of Polk County. It reported 283 of the 286 days from Jan 1 to Oct 13; the 3 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.
This gauge has no NOAA normal, so this page gives no usual year or percent for it.
Why this gauge: it is the only one inside Polk 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 Polk County, Tennessee, had in 2026?
42.56 inches of rain have fallen so far in 2026 at the volunteer rain gauge 2.3 miles east-southeast of Benton, Polk County, through Oct 13. This gauge has no NOAA normal, so there is no usual year to compare it with.
What was the wettest month in Polk County in 2026?
May, with 7.29 inches at the volunteer rain gauge 2.3 miles east-southeast of Benton, counting Jan 1 through Oct 13.
What was the biggest rain in Polk County in 2026?
2.62 inches on Aug 12, 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 Polk County?
From Jan 1 to Oct 13, the volunteer rain gauge 2.3 miles east-southeast of Benton had 56.92 inches in 2025 (2025 missed 8 days) and 42.56 inches in 2026 (2026 missed 3 days). On the 275 days both years reported, 2026 had 13.80 inches less than 2025.
Next door
- Bradley County 38.02 in, 83%
- McMinn County 31.71 in, 72%
- Monroe County 35.61 in to Oct 12
- Cherokee County, NC 42.23 in, 91% to Oct 12
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