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Rainfall in Chipping Norton

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

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Chipping Norton's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 76.6mm to 118.1mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Chipping Norton, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.2mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
62.8mm
Last 7 days
95.4mm
October so far
vs 79.5mm avg — 20% wetter
6.6mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Chipping Norton, heaviest in the hour to Tue 04:00 (0.7mm).

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 Chipping Norton

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Chipping Norton 0.0km 0.0mm 65.2mm 91.4mm 7.7mm
Rainfall gauge nr Little Rissington nr Little Rissington 13.1km 0.5mm 73.5mm 118.1mm 7.5mm
Rainfall gauge nr Honington nr Honington 14.5km 0.0mm 49.8mm 76.6mm 4.6mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 20.1mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chipping Norton, against a full-month average of 17.1 rain days (based on 25 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Chipping Norton

2026 so far: 562 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 566 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (1,023 mm). Driest: 2011 (457 mm). Average: 737 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Chipping Norton

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 73.4 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 89.4 mm at one gauge
  2. 65.3 mm 22 Sep 2024up to 77.5 mm at one gauge
  3. 49.3 mm 23 Sep 2024up to 53.8 mm at one gauge
  4. 47.8 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 57.9 mm at one gauge
  5. 45.8 mm 14 Nov 2025up to 56.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 65.0 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 51.4 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 44.9 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 29.3 mm Storm Herminia · 26–27 Jan 2025
  5. 28.3 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013

Daily totals are the average of 3 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 Chipping Norton

Chipping Norton gets about 786 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 84 mm; driest March, 50 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), 2.0 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 Chipping Norton

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Chipping Norton

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 Chipping Norton's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Chipping Norton

2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Chipping Norton's monitored area. None of them has a live status we can show 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: © 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.

About Chipping Norton

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

Market town in West Oxfordshire, England

Chipping Norton is a market town and civil parish in the Cotswolds in the West Oxfordshire district of Oxfordshire, England, about 12 miles (19 km) south-west of Banbury and 18 miles (29 km) north-west of Oxford. The 2011 Census recorded the civil parish population as 5,719. It was estimated at 6,254 in 2019.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Chipping Norton yesterday?

0.2mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Chipping Norton.

Is this month wetter than normal in Chipping Norton?

October so far: 95.4mm vs 79.5mm October average — 20% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Chipping Norton?

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

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Chipping Norton, against a full-month average of 17.1 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Chipping Norton?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,023 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 737 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 457 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Chipping Norton?

20 Jul 2007: 73.4 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 89.4 mm at one of them, during 2007 UK floods. 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 Chipping Norton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.