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Rainfall in Creeting St Mary

How much rain fell in Creeting St Mary, Suffolk? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Creeting St Mary's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 56.1mm to 78.7mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Mid Suffolk, 0.1km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
14.7mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
41.2mm
Last 7 days
70.3mm
October so far
vs 65.9mm avg — 7% wetter
7.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 9.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Creeting St Mary, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (5.1mm).

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 16.9mm at Rainfall gauge nr Mid Suffolk was the wettest day at this gauge since 27 Jan 2026 and in the top 2.2% of 419 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 14.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Ipswich was the wettest day at this gauge since 11 Jun 2026 and in the top 2.3% of 664 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 13.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Great Finborough was the wettest day at this gauge since 15 Feb 2026 and in the top 3.1% of 393 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Creeting St Mary

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Mid Suffolk nr Mid Suffolk 0.1km 16.9mm 42.7mm 71.5mm 8.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Ipswich nr Ipswich 7.7km 14.2mm 48.4mm 78.7mm 6.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Great Finborough nr Great Finborough 8.0km 13.4mm 36.6mm 72.8mm 8.6mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 14.7mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Mid Suffolk, against a full-month average of 17.3 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Creeting St Mary

2026 so far: 391 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 451 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 13% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (803 mm). Driest: 2003 (344 mm). Average: 578 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Creeting St Mary

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 41.1 mm 25 Aug 2010up to 49.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 40.6 mm 24 Jul 2015up to 44.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 40.1 mm 30 May 2016up to 46.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 35.7 mm 21 May 2024up to 50.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 34.3 mm 27 May 2007up to 47.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 77.7 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 36.0 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  3. 33.9 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 26.3 mm Storm Ciaran · 1–2 Nov 2023
  5. 20.8 mm Storm Chandra · 26–27 Jan 2026

Daily totals are the average of 6 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 Creeting St Mary

Creeting St Mary gets about 622 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 63 mm; driest April, 38 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), 3.1 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 Creeting St Mary

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Creeting St Mary

River Gipping the largest river near Creeting St Mary

Nearest gauge on it: Stowmarket, 4.7 km away: 0.31 m Rising ▲.

Every gauge on the River Gipping →

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 Creeting St Mary's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Creeting St Mary

4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Creeting St Mary's monitored area. None of the 3 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.

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 Creeting St Mary

Creeting St Mary
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Suffolk, England

Creeting St Mary is a village and civil parish in the Mid Suffolk district of Suffolk in eastern England. Sandwiched between the A14 and A140 to the north of Needham Market, the parish also includes the hamlet of Creeting Bottoms. In 2005 the parish population was 710, which decreased to 697 at the 2011 Census.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Creeting St Mary yesterday?

14.7mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Creeting St Mary.

Is this month wetter than normal in Creeting St Mary?

October so far: 70.3mm vs 65.9mm October average — 7% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Creeting St Mary?

Rainfall gauge nr Mid Suffolk is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Creeting St Mary'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 Creeting St Mary had this month?

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Mid Suffolk, against a full-month average of 17.3 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Creeting St Mary?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 803 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 578 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 344 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Creeting St Mary?

25 Aug 2010: 41.1 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 49.8 mm at one of them. 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 Creeting St Mary's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.