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Rainfall gauge nr Wearhead

Wearhead, County Durham, DL13 1DJ
Awaiting readings
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Current rate
Updated 45 min ago
Awaiting a complete set of last-hour readings (1 of 4 received). Recorded rainfall so far: 0.0 mm. A complete last-hour rate is not yet available. October has 34.3 mm recorded so far. Observations are incomplete, so a comparison with usual rainfall up to today is unavailable.
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mm/hr
awaiting readings
Unavailable
0
1 hour
mm
25% coverage
Observed total
0
6 hours
mm
87% coverage
Observed total
3.3
24 hours
mm
96% coverage
Observed total
22.7
7 days
mm
99% coverage
Observed total
34.3
Oct
usual to date: 39.1mm (estimated)
Observed total
545
2026
mm
Observed total

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Ground Wetness
Antecedent conditions based on recent rainfall
33
Normal
of 100
DryNormalDampWetSaturated
11.4mm
3d
22.7mm
7d
46mm
14d
66.7mm
30d
Ground conditions are normal. Moderate rainfall would be absorbed before significantly affecting rivers. Antecedent Precipitation Index with exponential decay. Decay rate adjusted for transitional conditions (K=0.92).
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    Monthly Overview
    Monthly rainfall totals with historical normal range

    Wearhead gets about 1,536 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 193 mm; driest May, 83 mm). That is 32% wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 2.9 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
    021228

    Source
    Environment Agency

    Coordinates
    54.747962, -2.235316

    County
    County Durham

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