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Rainfall in Coningsby

How much rain fell in Coningsby, Lincolnshire? 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 Coningsby's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 26.3mm to 86.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Coningsby, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.2mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
30.0mm
Last 7 days
46.3mm
October so far
vs 67.2mm avg — 31% drier
4.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 2.3mm of rain forecast for the area around Coningsby, heaviest in the hour to Tue 05:00 (1.9mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Coningsby

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Coningsby 0.0km 0.7mm 50.0mm 86.0mm 3.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr East Kirkby nr East Kirkby 11.9km 0.0mm 20.4mm 26.3mm 4.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Ruskington nr Ruskington 14.7km 0.0mm 19.6mm 26.7mm 4.0mm

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

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 12.7mm.

Rain days this October

20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Coningsby, against a full-month average of 27.5 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Coningsby

2026 so far: 421 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 510 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — 17% drier.

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: 2019 (883 mm). Driest: 2011 (442 mm). Average: 645 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Coningsby

Wettest days since 2001

  1. 76.2 mm 10 Jun 2019up to 84.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 44.3 mm 20 Oct 2023 · Storm Babetup to 69.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 40.1 mm 30 Sep 2024up to 55.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 37.4 mm 16 Aug 2020up to 50.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 35.9 mm 24 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 40.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 93.7 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 33.6 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 30.6 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  4. 26.0 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 23.7 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 Coningsby

Coningsby gets about 599 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 60 mm; driest March, 35 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), 0.7 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 Coningsby

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Coningsby

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 Coningsby's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Coningsby

2 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Coningsby's monitored area. None of the 2 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: © 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 Coningsby

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

Town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, England

Coningsby is a town and civil parish in the East Lindsey district in Lincolnshire, England, it is situated on the A153 road, adjoining Tattershall on its western side, 13 miles (21 km) north west of Boston and 8 miles (13 km) south west from Horncastle.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Coningsby yesterday?

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

Is this month wetter than normal in Coningsby?

October so far: 46.3mm vs 67.2mm October average — 31% drier (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 Coningsby?

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

20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Coningsby, against a full-month average of 27.5 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Coningsby?

2019 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 883 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 645 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 442 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Coningsby?

10 Jun 2019: 76.2 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 84.6 mm at one of them. Records since 31 Mar 2001.

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 Coningsby's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.