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How much rain fell in Broadwoodwidger, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Broadwoodwidger.
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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 Broadwoodwidger | 0.0km | 4.4mm | 95.4mm | 123.6mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr St Stephens nr St Stephens | 9.3km | 4.2mm | 113.6mm | 136.2mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Halwill nr Halwill | 9.4km | 1.4mm | 96.9mm | 129.1mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 30.6mm.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Broadwoodwidger, against a full-month average of 22.8 rain days (based on 19 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,104 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 1,004 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 10% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2020 (1,685 mm). Driest: 2003 (860 mm). Average: 1,360 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
Daily totals are the average of 5 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.
Broadwoodwidger gets about 1,161 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 140 mm; driest May, 65 mm). That is close to 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), 2.4 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: Polson Bridge, 8.5 km away: 0.89 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Tamar →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Broadwoodwidger's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Broadwoodwidger's monitored area. None of the 3 with a live status is 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: © South West 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 Devon, England
Broadwoodwidger is a village and civil parish in the Torridge district of Devon, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 548. The village is just to the north of the A30 road, and is about eight miles east of Launceston in Cornwall, and 13 miles west of Okehampton. Roadford Reservoir, which is also called Roadford Lake, is to the north-east of the village, and the River Wolf passes at the bottom of the hillside on which the village stands.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
6.0mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Broadwoodwidger.
October so far: 141.5mm vs 142.0mm October average — 0% drier. Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Broadwoodwidger is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Broadwoodwidger's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Broadwoodwidger, against a full-month average of 22.8 rain days.
2020 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,685 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,360 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 860 mm.
23 Nov 2024: 63.6 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 77.5 mm at one of them, during Storm Bert. 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 Broadwoodwidger's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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