# Rainfall in Sparta, IL 62286

As of 11:54 PM CDT on Sunday, October 18, 2026, Sparta, IL 62286 has had **0.00 in** of rain today (since midnight Central Time) and **0.00 in** in the past 24 hours.

| Period | Rainfall | Normal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Past 24 hours | 0.00 in |  |
| Today, Sunday, October 18, 2026 (so far) | 0.00 in |  |
| Yesterday, Saturday, October 17, 2026 | 0.00 in |  |
| Last 7 days, Mon, Oct 12 to Sun, Oct 18 | 1.59 in | 0.72 in |
| October 2026 (to date) | 1.64 in | 1.58 in |
| 2026 to date | 35.63 in | 36.08 in |

## Daily rainfall, last 7 days

Each day runs midnight to midnight Central Time (America/Chicago).

| Date | Rainfall |
| --- | --- |
| Sun, Oct 18 (today, so far) | 0.00 in |
| Sat, Oct 17 | 0.00 in |
| Fri, Oct 16 | 0.04 in |
| Thu, Oct 15 | 0.37 in |
| Wed, Oct 14 | 1.19 in |
| Tue, Oct 13 | 0.00 in |
| Mon, Oct 12 | 0.00 in |

## Monthly rainfall

| Month | Rainfall | Normal |
| --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | 9.86 in | 4.12 in |
| August 2026 | 1.88 in | 3.16 in |
| September 2026 | 1.50 in | 3.20 in |
| October 2026 (to date) | 1.64 in | 1.58 in |

## About this data

- Location: Sparta, IL 62286. Totals are for the center of ZIP code 62286 (38.119, -89.717); rain can differ a lot across a few miles.
- Days run midnight to midnight in the location's own time zone, Central Time (America/Chicago). Rainfall is in inches.
- Normal: the 30-year PRISM climate normal for the same period. For the current month and the year, it is the normal to date.
- Source: [RainDrop](https://www.raindrop.farm), which estimates rainfall from NOAA Doppler radar, rain gauges and satellite observations. Data last updated 11:54 PM CDT, Sunday, October 18, 2026. This page refreshes every few minutes.
- Map and full page: https://www.raindrop.farm/rainfall-totals/zipcode/62286
- Rainfall for any date back to January 2015, at any address or field: the [RainDrop app](https://www.raindrop.farm/app) or the [RainDrop API](https://www.raindrop.farm/api).