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How much rain fell in Bolehill, Derbyshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Bolehill (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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 Bolehill | 0.0km | 4.8mm | 53.2mm | 102.8mm | 1.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr North East Derbyshire nr North East Derbyshire | 6.8km | 5.2mm | 61.8mm | 120.6mm | 2.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Sheffield nr Sheffield | 8.7km | 5.0mm | 57.3mm | 113.7mm | 1.3mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 22.3mm.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Bolehill, against a full-month average of 19.8 rain days (based on 16 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 766 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 750 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,309 mm). Driest: 2011 (687 mm). Average: 974 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 8 local rain gauges, for UTC days; one gauge can catch much more than the average. A storm's figure adds up the rain measured on its dates, from our list of Met Office named storms and major floods — other weather on those days counts too.
Bolehill gets about 879 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 91 mm; driest April, 61 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), 1.0 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
Nearest gauge on it: Chesterfield Tapton Bridge, 5.3 km away: 0.16 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Rother →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Bolehill's monitored area.
17 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Bolehill's monitored area. None of the 16 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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: © Yorkshire 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.
Area of Wirksworth, Derbyshire, England
Bolehill is an area of Wirksworth, in the Derbyshire Dales district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. It is located in the north of the town and has connections to the lead mining. Bolehill is adjacent to Black Rocks, a local landmark and a short walk from the High Peak Trail at Middleton incline.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
5.8mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Bolehill.
October so far: 110.8mm vs 100.7mm October average — 10% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Bolehill is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Bolehill's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Bolehill, against a full-month average of 19.8 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,309 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 974 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 687 mm.
20 Sep 2018: 67.6 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 78.6 mm at one of them, during Storm Bronagh. Records since 1 Jan 2000.
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 Bolehill's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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