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Rainfall in Burrough Green

How much rain fell in Burrough Green, Cambridgeshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Burrough Green's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 19.9mm to 89.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Burrough Green, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
2.3mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
38.7mm
Last 7 days
66.7mm
October so far
vs 61.1mm avg — 9% wetter
2.4mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Burrough Green (under 0.2mm).

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).

Next 4 days

Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.

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⚠️ Yesterday's 2.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Burrough Green was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 — within this gauge's 8-month record (only 15 rain days on record here).
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.3mm at Rainfall gauge nr Kirtling was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 29.8% of 437 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr West Suffolk was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 27% of 475 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Burrough Green

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Burrough Green 0.0km 2.8mm 49.5mm 75.6mm 2.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Kirtling nr Kirtling 3.9km 3.3mm 53.6mm 89.0mm 2.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr West Suffolk nr West Suffolk 10.6km 3.2mm 49.6mm 81.5mm 3.2mm

Last 30 days (average of 7 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 11.9mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Burrough Green, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Burrough Green

2026 so far: 318 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 469 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 32% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2000 (758 mm). Driest: 2003 (315 mm). Average: 588 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Burrough Green

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 42.2 mm 8 Aug 2014up to 63.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 42.1 mm 27 Jun 2017up to 53.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 39.8 mm 9 Aug 2004up to 55.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 38.2 mm 25 Aug 2010up to 43.2 mm at one gauge
  5. 35.4 mm 24 Jul 2015up to 42.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 62.7 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 29.0 mm Storm Ciaran · 1–2 Nov 2023
  3. 26.0 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 25.9 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 25.4 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

Daily totals are the average of 7 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.

Average rainfall in Burrough Green

Burrough Green gets about 600 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 64 mm; driest February, 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), 2.8 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Burrough Green

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Burrough Green

River Kennett the largest river near Burrough Green

Nearest gauge on it: Ousden, 9.1 km away: 0.22 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Kennett →

Nearest river gauges

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Burrough Green's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Burrough Green

1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Burrough Green's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.

The most spills in 2025

Sewage & storm overflows →

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.

About Burrough Green

Burrough Green
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Cambridgeshire, England

Burrough Green is a village and parish in Cambridgeshire, England. The population of the village at the 2011 census was 378. The soil is various; subsoil, clay and chalk. The chief crops are wheat, barley and roots. The area of the parish is 2,272 acres (919 ha); the population in 1921 was 334."

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Burrough Green yesterday?

2.3mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Burrough Green.

Is this month wetter than normal in Burrough Green?

October so far: 66.7mm vs 61.1mm October average — 9% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Burrough Green?

Rainfall gauge nr Burrough Green is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Burrough Green's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

How many rain days has Burrough Green had this month?

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Burrough Green, against a full-month average of 17.0 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Burrough Green?

2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 758 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 588 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 315 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Burrough Green?

8 Aug 2014: 42.2 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 63.8 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 Burrough Green's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.