RoofRainYield

North Logan, UT rainwater: 14,426 gallons off a roof

How much rain a roof in North Logan, UT collects

14,426gallons a year

That is a 1,500 sq ft asphalt roof under North Logan, UT's normal 18.2 inches of rain, about 795 gallons for every inch that falls.

North Logan, UT has gaps between storms long enough to drain a single barrel. Around 165 gallons of storage catches most of what is worth catching.

Rainfall: NOAA 1991-2020 climate normals, the Hyde Park 1.0 Ssw station (0.9 mi away). North Logan, UT ranks 41st wettest of the 67 cities covered in Utah.

Month by month in North Logan

MonthRain (in)Off the roof (gal)Garden shortfall (gal)
Jan1.741,383
Feb1.511,200
Mar1.781,415
Apr2.582,051221
May1.941,542300
Jun1.271,009384
Jul0.53421476
Aug0.73580451
Sep1.471,168359
Oct1.761,399323
Nov1.351,073
Dec1.491,184

Apr is the wettest month (2.58 in, 2,051 gal off the roof); Jul the driest (0.53 in). Garden shortfall is what a 200 sq ft vegetable bed needs beyond the rain that lands on it, April to October.

Barrel or cistern in North Logan?

Best fit: 3 linked 55-gallon barrels, which delivers about 2,043 gallons to the garden in a normal year (81.2% of its need).

Before you buy, link barrels with a short hose at the base so they fill and drain together, and check the overflow points away from the house.

TankWater used (gal/yr)Spills over (gal/yr)
55 gal1,23912,377
110 gal1,79111,825
165 gal2,04311,572
275 gal2,20711,409
550 gal2,20711,409
1,000 gal2,20711,409
1,500 gal2,20711,409
2,500 gal2,20711,409
5,000 gal (over cap)2,20711,409

Simulated storm by storm through a normal year using the station's count of days with 0.1 in or more of rain each month.

Is rainwater collection legal in Utah?

Up to 2 covered containers of max 100 gal each with no registration; with free registration at the Utah Division of Water Rights, total storage up to 2,500 gal. Use limited to the same parcel where captured.

Checked against the current source on 2026-11-06. Source