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How much rain fell in Buckland and Chipping, Hertfordshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 4.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Buckland and Chipping, heaviest in the hour to 22:00 (1.8mm).
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 Buckland nr Buckland | 0.0km | 5.8mm | 29.2mm | 51.6mm | 9.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Braughing nr Braughing | 8.3km | 7.8mm | 31.6mm | 55.6mm | 9.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Weston nr Weston | 8.6km | 9.6mm | 37.4mm | 60.8mm | 9.8mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 9.1mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Buckland, against a full-month average of 17.8 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 379 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 484 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 22% drier.
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: 2000 (824 mm). Driest: 2011 (444 mm). Average: 619 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.
Buckland and Chipping gets about 625 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 66 mm; driest March, 36 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), 1.8 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: Walkern, 8.9 km away: 0.13 m Rising slightly ▲.
Every gauge on the River Beane →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Buckland and Chipping's monitored area.
4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Buckland and Chipping's monitored area. None of the 4 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: © Thames 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 East Hertfordshire, England
Buckland is a village in the civil parish of Buckland and Chipping, in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The village is situated on the A10 road, 3 miles (5 km) north of Buntingford, its post town. As well as the small village of Buckland itself, the parish covers surrounding rural areas, including the hamlet of Chipping. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 271. On 1 April 2026 the parish was renamed from "Buckland" to "Buckland and Chipping".
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
6.8mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Buckland and Chipping.
October so far: 54.8mm vs 66.7mm October average — 18% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Buckland is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Buckland and Chipping's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Buckland, against a full-month average of 17.8 rain days.
2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 824 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 619 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 444 mm.
27 May 2007: 48.3 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 60.8 mm at one of them. 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 Buckland and Chipping's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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