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Rainfall gauge nr South Tawton

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South Tawton, Devon, EX20 2RQ
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Current rate
Updated 90 min ago
There is no reading in the last 90 minutes, so the current rainfall rate is unavailable. November has 14.1 mm recorded so far. This is 77% below the estimated average up to today (62.1 mm), using this gauge’s monthly average.
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1 hour
mm
0% coverage
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0
6 hours
mm
70% coverage
Observed total
0.2
24 hours
mm
92% coverage
Observed total
12.7
7 days
mm
98% coverage
Observed total
14.1
Nov · awaiting readings
-77% vs usual to date
Below usual pace
885.1
2026 · awaiting readings
mm
Usual pace

Coverage shows valid readings received out of the expected 15-minute observations. Gaps may understate rainfall and are not treated as dry weather. What “partial observed”, coverage and the other words mean.

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
24
Normal
of 100
DryNormalDampWetSaturated
3.3mm
3d
12.7mm
7d
14.1mm
14d
132.1mm
30d
Ground conditions are normal. Moderate rainfall would be absorbed before significantly affecting rivers. Antecedent Precipitation Index with exponential decay. Decay rate adjusted for winter conditions (K=0.97).
24h Weather Forecast
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Rainfall → River Response
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Shows how rainfall at this gauge translates to river level changes over time. The lag between peak rain and peak river helps predict downstream impact.

Daily-history gaps are unknown, not dry: suspect or incomplete observations are not plotted. Event subtotals restart after a gap and are not complete storm totals. Original observations remain stored.

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    Monthly Overview
    Monthly rainfall totals with historical normal range

    South Tawton gets about 1,594 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 212 mm; driest June, 83 mm). That is 37% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 3.2 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
    50106

    Source
    Environment Agency

    Coordinates
    50.737466, -3.91805

    County
    Devon

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