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Kirkcowan

Kirkcowan, Dumfries and Galloway, DG8 0HE
Not raining
0mm/hr
Rate, hour to 18:00
Updated 20 min ago
No rainfall was recorded in the hour to 18:00. October has 119.4 mm recorded so far. Observations are incomplete, so a comparison with usual rainfall up to today is unavailable. Recent ground conditions are saturated — even moderate new rainfall could matter.

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0
mm/hr
not raining · to 18:00
Dry
0
1 hour
mm
75% coverage
Observed total
16
6 hours
mm
95% coverage
Observed total
24.4
24 hours
mm
98% coverage
Observed total
56
7 days
mm
99% coverage
Observed total
119.4
Oct
mm
Observed total
213
2026
mm
Observed total

Coverage shows valid readings received out of the expected 15-minute observations. Gaps may understate rainfall and are not treated as dry weather.

Water fills show relative rainfall, not flood risk. Hourly cards use rainfall intensity; 24 hours uses recorded wet-day percentiles; longer totals use estimated seasonal pace for the elapsed period. Grey means there is insufficient coverage or history for a comparison.

Ground Wetness
Antecedent conditions based on recent rainfall
100
Saturated
of 100
DryNormalDampWetSaturated
34.8mm
3d
56mm
7d
64.8mm
14d
134.4mm
30d
Conditions are saturated. Even light rainfall is likely to run off quickly and contribute to river rises. Antecedent Precipitation Index with exponential decay. Decay rate adjusted for transitional conditions (K=0.92).
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    Kirkcowan gets about 1,360 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 157 mm; driest May, 77 mm). That is 17% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 1.3 km away. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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    Location

    Reference
    SEPA_115598

    Source
    SEPA

    Coordinates
    54.916913, -4.612059

    County
    Dumfries and Galloway

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