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How much rain fell in Compton Abbas, Dorset? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 8.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Compton Abbas, heaviest in the hour to 10:00 (2.5mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 UK time. It is a forecast, not a measurement, and not a Met Office forecast. Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Compton Abbas | 0.0km | 3.1mm | 95.0mm | 131.4mm | 2.9mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Gillingham nr Gillingham | 11.1km | 4.2mm | 80.9mm | 110.0mm | 3.7mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Blandford Camp nr Blandford Camp | 11.5km | 3.5mm | 87.9mm | 133.8mm | 1.7mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 27.4mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Compton Abbas, against a full-month average of 21.8 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 750 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 673 mm by the same date in an average year (2005–2025) — 11% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,232 mm). Driest: 2010 (656 mm). Average: 897 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 4 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.
Compton Abbas gets about 926 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 113 mm; driest June, 59 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), 1.9 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: Hammoon, 8.0 km away: 1.04 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Stour →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Compton Abbas's monitored area.
4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Compton Abbas's monitored area. None of the 3 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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: © Wessex 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.
Village and civil parish in Dorset, England
Compton Abbas is a village and civil parish in north Dorset, England. It lies 3 miles south of the town of Shaftesbury. It is sited on greensand strata on the edge of the Blackmore Vale, below the chalk downs of Cranborne Chase. On top of these hills is Compton Abbas Airfield. The A350 road between Wiltshire and the south coast passes through the village. In the 2011 census the civil parish had a population of 216. The name Compton Abbas derives from the Saxon "cumb-ton", meaning 'village in a narrow valley', plus "abbas" which refers to Shaftesbury Abbey. The church, St. Mary's, was built in 1866 to replace the older structure which was more remote from the village.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
3.4mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Compton Abbas.
October so far: 125.2mm vs 105.2mm October average — 19% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Compton Abbas is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Compton Abbas's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Compton Abbas, against a full-month average of 21.8 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2005, with 1,232 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 897 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 656 mm.
23 Dec 2013: 52.0 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 71.4 mm at one of them, during 2013-14 UK winter 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 Compton Abbas's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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