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Rainfall in Cliburn

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

Yellow Yellow warning of rain

Heavy rain brings a high likelihood of moderate impacts from surface water flooding.

In force until 11pm Sat 24 Oct (UK time). Issued 9:05am Sat 24 Oct by the Met Office.

What to expect and what to do

What to expect

  • Spray and flooding on roads probably making journey times longer
  • Bus and train services probably affected with journey times taking longer
  • Some interruption to power supplies and other services likely
  • Flooding of a few homes and businesses is possible

What should I do?

Give yourself the best chance of avoiding delays by checking road conditions if driving, or bus and train timetables, amending your travel plans if necessary.

People cope better with power cuts when they have prepared for them in advance. It's easy to do; consider gathering torches and batteries, a mobile phone power pack and other essential items.

Check if your property could be at risk of flooding. If so, consider preparing a flood plan and an emergency flood kit.

Be prepared for weather warnings to change quickly: when a weather warning is issued, the Met Office recommends staying up to date with the weather forecast in your area.

What should I do? See the Met Office warnings and advice. Met Office Weather Warnings © Crown Copyright 2026

The average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Cliburn's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 106.7mm to 159.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Newton Reigny, 9.3km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
30.4mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
37.1mm
Last 7 days
132.9mm
October so far
vs 160.4mm avg — 17% drier
17.7mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

A Met Office weather warning is in force here: see the warning above.

Next 24 hours: about 4.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Cliburn, heaviest in the hour to 18:00 (4.3mm).

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 30.7mm at Rainfall gauge nr Newton Reigny was the wettest day at this gauge since 13 Nov 2025 and in the top 0.9% of 566 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 30.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Bampton was the wettest day at this gauge since 3 Jun 2026 and in the top 5.3% of 570 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 32.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Penruddock was the wettest day at this gauge since 29 Aug 2026 and in the top 1.5% of 601 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Cliburn

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Newton Reigny nr Newton Reigny 9.3km 30.7mm 35.6mm 106.7mm 8.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Bampton nr Bampton 13.5km 30.0mm 38.6mm 159.0mm 26.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Penruddock nr Penruddock 15.2km 32.6mm 44.5mm 152.3mm 14.6mm

Last 30 days (average of 2 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 30.4mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Newton Reigny, against a full-month average of 22.1 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Cliburn

2026 so far: 923 mm (1 Jan to 22 Oct), against 1,088 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 15% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 2 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2020 (2,003 mm). Driest: 2001 (875 mm). Average: 1,493 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Cliburn

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 100.6 mm 8 Feb 2020 · Storm Ciaraup to 156.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 100.5 mm 5 Dec 2015 · Storm Desmondup to 156.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 89.6 mm 7 Jan 2005up to 119.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 89.6 mm 22 May 2024up to 97.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 70.9 mm 15 Feb 2020 · Storm Dennisup to 105.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 169.4 mm Storm Desmond · 4–6 Dec 2015
  2. 116.3 mm Storm Ciara · 8–9 Feb 2020
  3. 110.6 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  4. 80.9 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  5. 75.7 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020

Daily totals are the average of 2 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 Cliburn

Cliburn gets about 889 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 104 mm; driest April, 48 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), 0.3 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 Cliburn

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Cliburn

River Eden the largest river near Cliburn

Nearest gauge on it: Temple Sowerby, 2.7 km away: 0.61 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Eden →

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 Cliburn's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Cliburn

9 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Cliburn's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 8 report not discharging.

Discharging now, then 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: © United Utilities 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 Cliburn

Cliburn, Cumbria
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village and civil parish in Cumbria, England

Cliburn is a village and civil parish in the Westmorland and Furness Unitary Authority of Cumbria, England; the civil parish includes the hamlet of Town Head. At the 2001 census, the population was 204; this increased to 274 by 2011.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Cliburn yesterday?

30.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Cliburn.

Is this month wetter than normal in Cliburn?

October so far: 132.9mm vs 160.4mm October average — 17% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Cliburn?

Rainfall gauge nr Newton Reigny is the nearest rain gauge, 9.3km from the centre of Cliburn'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 Cliburn had this month?

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Newton Reigny, against a full-month average of 22.1 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Cliburn?

2020 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 2,003 mm from the average of 2 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,493 mm a year. The driest was 2001, with 875 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Cliburn?

8 Feb 2020: 100.6 mm on average across 2 local rain gauges, and up to 156.0 mm at one of them, during Storm Ciara. 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 Cliburn's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.