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How much rain fell in Barford, Norfolk? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 6.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Barford, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (2.7mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Barford | 0.0km | 15.5mm | 39.6mm | 62.0mm | 7.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Morley St Peter nr Morley St Peter | 10.5km | 9.2mm | 30.6mm | 49.2mm | 7.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr South Norfolk nr South Norfolk | 14.9km | 13.1mm | 35.6mm | 67.8mm | 8.0mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 12.6mm.
13 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Barford.
The rain gauges near Barford do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.
Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 2012 (810 mm). Driest: 2011 (454 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Barford gets about 693 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 75 mm; driest April, 41 mm). That is drier than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year.
Monthly averages in mm. Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 (5 km grid), 0.7 km from the town's gauge centre. Average rainfall: HadUK-Grid v1.3.2, Met Office. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. UK comparison: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, 1991-2020, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Barford's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Barford's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.
Event Duration Monitors show when an overflow may be spilling; they do not confirm it, and this is not advice on water quality. A live status older than two hours counts as no current status. Live status: © Anglian Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Annual spill figures: Environment Agency Event Duration Monitoring return, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence (OGL) v3.0.
Village in Norfolk, England
Barford is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Wymondham and 8 miles (13 km) west of Norwich.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
12.6mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Barford.
October so far: 59.7mm vs 57.8mm October average — 3% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Barford is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Barford's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
Rainfall data: Environment Agency rain gauges, synced every 15 minutes. Daily totals are computed overnight (UTC days); "today so far" is live. Gauge distances are straight-line from the centre of Barford's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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