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Rainfall in Chale Green

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

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Chale Green's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 136.1mm to 154.2mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Chale Green, 0.1km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
5.3mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
90.7mm
Last 7 days
146.0mm
October so far
vs 119.5mm avg — 22% wetter
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Tue 23:05 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 3 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 Chale Green

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Chale Green 0.1km 4.9mm 89.3mm 143.7mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Wroxall nr Wroxall 5.8km 6.0mm 90.4mm 151.6mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Newport nr Newport 7.6km 4.4mm 99.1mm 154.2mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 28.3mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chale Green, against a full-month average of 18.3 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Chale Green

2026 so far: 751 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 658 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 14% wetter.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,297 mm). Driest: 2005 (563 mm). Average: 896 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Chale Green

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 72.7 mm 24 Oct 2023up to 91.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 62.6 mm 27 May 2007up to 74.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 54.6 mm 23 Dec 2013 · 2013-14 UK winter floodsup to 73.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 46.7 mm 15 Sep 2000up to 58.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 44.8 mm 9 Oct 2000up to 58.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 50.9 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 44.2 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 44.1 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  4. 42.2 mm Storm Deirdre · 15–16 Dec 2018
  5. 41.8 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024

Daily totals are the average of 6 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 Chale Green

Chale Green gets about 899 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 112 mm; driest May, 51 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), 2.3 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 Chale Green

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Chale Green

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 Chale Green's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Chale Green

8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Chale Green's monitored area. None of the 8 with a live status is 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: © Southern 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 Chale Green

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

Hamlet in the United Kingdom

Chale Green is a hamlet on the B3399 road about a mile inland from the village of Chale on the Isle of Wight, England. Administratively it is part of the Chale civil parish.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Chale Green yesterday?

5.3mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Chale Green.

Is this month wetter than normal in Chale Green?

October so far: 146.0mm vs 119.5mm October average — 22% wetter. Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Chale Green?

Rainfall gauge nr Chale Green is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Chale 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 Chale Green had this month?

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chale Green, against a full-month average of 18.3 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Chale Green?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,297 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 896 mm a year. The driest was 2005, with 563 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Chale Green?

24 Oct 2023: 72.7 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 91.0 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 Chale Green's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.