Where can you find information about how much rain fell in the last 24 hours?

The National Weather Service?s website, Weather.gov, publishes information regarding rainfall totals for the previous 24 hours. For local rainfall totals, enter a city in the search bar, and navigate to the Climate and Past Weather link to find the 24-hour summary.

The 24-hour Precipitation Summary shows the short-term observed precipitation for the lower 48 states in the United States and Puerto Rico. The observation period ends at 1200 Greenwich Mean Time or 7 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The NWS updates the analysis six times per day. However, daily rainfall totals for the entire United States are usually available by 12:30 p.m. EST each day.