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Rainfall in Cadney

How much rain fell in Cadney, North Lincolnshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest Environment Agency rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Rainfall gauge nr Cadney, 0.0km from the centre of Cadney's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
0.2mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
38.4mm
Last 7 days
73.8mm
October so far
vs 66.9mm avg — 10% wetter
3.4mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Cadney, heaviest in the hour to Tue 05:00 (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).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Cadney

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Cadney 0.0km 0.2mm 38.4mm 73.8mm 3.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr South Ferriby nr South Ferriby 15.9km 0.4mm 42.0mm 74.4mm 2.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Keadby nr Keadby 17.0km 0.4mm 35.4mm 69.1mm 3.2mm

Last 30 days at Rainfall gauge nr Cadney

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 12.0mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Cadney, against a full-month average of 17.4 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Cadney

2026 so far: 476 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 495 mm by the same date in an average year (2003–2025) — about average.

One bar per calendar year, the local rain gauge: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (879 mm). Driest: 2011 (341 mm). Average: 628 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Cadney

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 55.6 mm 30 Jul 2021 · Storm Evert
  2. 54.0 mm 7 Nov 2019
  3. 53.8 mm 8 Aug 2017
  4. 46.4 mm 24 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floods
  5. 43.8 mm 25 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floods

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 62.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 56.0 mm Storm Evert · 30–31 Jul 2021
  3. 28.8 mm Storm Ciara · 8–9 Feb 2020
  4. 27.4 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  5. 26.8 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020

Daily totals are the local rain gauge, for UTC days. 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 Cadney

Cadney gets about 666 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 66 mm; driest March, 39 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), 2.9 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 Cadney

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Cadney

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 Cadney's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Cadney

12 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Cadney's monitored area. None of the 9 with a live status is discharging right now, and 3 have no current status.

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 Cadney

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

Village in Lincolnshire, England

Cadney is a village and civil parish in the North Lincolnshire district, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. The population of the parish at the 2011 census was 459. It is situated 3 miles (5 km) south from the town of Brigg.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Cadney yesterday?

0.2mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from Rainfall gauge nr Cadney, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Cadney (0.0km away).

Is this month wetter than normal in Cadney?

October so far: 73.8mm vs 66.9mm October average — 10% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are from Rainfall gauge nr Cadney.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Cadney?

Rainfall gauge nr Cadney is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Cadney'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 Cadney had this month?

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Cadney, against a full-month average of 17.4 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Cadney?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2003, with 879 mm from the local rain gauge, against an average of 628 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 341 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Cadney?

30 Jul 2021: 55.6 mm at the local rain gauge, during Storm Evert. 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 Cadney's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.