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Rainfall in Corsock

How much rain fell in Corsock, Dumfries and Galloway? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the SEPA rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Corsock's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 148.8mm to 149.8mm. The nearest is Corsock, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
29.4mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
45.8mm
Last 7 days
149.3mm
October so far
26.8mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 1.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Corsock, heaviest in the hour to Sun 04:00 (0.5mm).

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 25.4mm at Corsock was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 41 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 33.4mm at Newtonairds was the wettest day in this gauge's very short record and in the top 0.1% of 38 rain days ranked here (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 17.8mm at Craigdarroch No2 was the wettest day at this gauge since 13 Oct 2026 and in the top 7.5% of 40 rain days in this gauge's very short record (short record — treat with caution).

Nearest rain gauges to Corsock

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Corsock 0.0km 25.4mm 40.6mm 149.8mm 28.4mm
Newtonairds nr Holywood 13.7km 33.4mm 51.0mm 148.8mm 25.2mm
Craigdarroch No2 nr Moniaive 15.3km 17.8mm 36.6mm 163.6mm 33.2mm

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

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 29.4mm.

Rain days this October

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Corsock.

Rainfall year by year: western Scotland

The rain gauges near Corsock do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.

Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 2011 (2,280 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,368 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Average rainfall in Corsock

Corsock gets about 1,573 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 180 mm; driest May, 89 mm). That is wetter 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), 2.6 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 Corsock

Rain gauge River gauge

Rivers near Corsock

Nearest river gauges

Glenlochar Dee (Solway) · 11.7 km 1.69 m Rising ▲ Dalbeattie Urr Water · 15.8 km 2.03 m Rising ▲ Fiddlers Ford Cluden Water · 17.4 km 1.43 m Rising ▲ Friars Carse Nith · 19.0 km 1.69 m Rising ▲ Capenoch Scar Water · 20.4 km 2.50 m Rising ▲ Rusko Water of Fleet · 23.3 km 2.43 m Rising ▲

A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Corsock's monitored area.

About Corsock

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

Village in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

Corsock is a village in the historical county of Kirkcudbrightshire, Dumfries and Galloway, south-west Scotland. It is located 8 miles (13 km) north of Castle Douglas, and the same distance east of New Galloway, on the Urr Water.

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

More for Corsock

Corsock — full gauge history → Newtonairds — full gauge history → Craigdarroch No2 — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Dumfries and Galloway →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Corsock yesterday?

29.4mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Corsock.

Is this month wetter than normal in Corsock?

October so far: 149.3mm, from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of Corsock. There is not yet enough history to compute a reliable October average.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Corsock?

Corsock is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Corsock's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.

Rainfall data: SEPA 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 Corsock's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.