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Rainfall in Denmead

How much rain fell in Denmead, Hampshire? 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 Denmead's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 116.3mm to 146.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Denmead, 0.1km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
4.5mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
101.2mm
Last 7 days
130.0mm
October so far
vs 94.9mm avg — 37% wetter
5.4mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Denmead (under 0.2mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across whose centre is 13 km from Denmead, 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 4.3mm at Rainfall gauge nr Denmead was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 30.9% of 470 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 5.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Waltham was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 23.8% of 488 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Havant was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 33.9% of 455 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Denmead

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Denmead 0.1km 4.3mm 110.6mm 146.0mm 5.9mm
Rainfall gauge nr Bishop's Waltham nr Bishop's Waltham 9.6km 5.5mm 96.5mm 117.9mm 8.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Havant nr Havant 9.8km 3.4mm 92.0mm 120.3mm 1.8mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 25.3mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Denmead, against a full-month average of 18.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Denmead

2026 so far: 688 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 630 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — 9% wetter.

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: 2014 (1,201 mm). Driest: 2006 (679 mm). Average: 863 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Denmead

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 58.1 mm 22 Nov 2005up to 116.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 48.5 mm 23 Dec 2013 · 2013-14 UK winter floodsup to 56.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 43.0 mm 25 Aug 2014up to 59.8 mm at one gauge
  4. 42.9 mm 24 Oct 2023up to 47.5 mm at one gauge
  5. 42.4 mm 25 Nov 2003up to 66.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 47.6 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 42.0 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 38.4 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  4. 35.9 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 34.0 mm Storm Deirdre · 15–16 Dec 2018

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 Denmead

Denmead gets about 907 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 108 mm; driest May, 49 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 Denmead

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Denmead

River Wallington the largest river near Denmead

Nearest gauge on it: Denmead, 3.5 km away: 33.43 mAOD Falling ▼.

Every gauge on the River Wallington →

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 Denmead's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Denmead

4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Denmead's monitored area. None of the 4 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: © Southern 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 Denmead

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

Village and parish in Hampshire, England

Denmead is a village in Hampshire near Portsmouth, England. It is part of the City of Winchester district. As of 2005, it had a population of 6,457 and an electorate of 4,987. At the 2011 census the population had increased to 6,736. As of 2021, this had decreased to 6,505.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Denmead yesterday?

4.5mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Denmead.

Is this month wetter than normal in Denmead?

October so far: 130.0mm vs 94.9mm October average — 37% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Denmead?

Rainfall gauge nr Denmead is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Denmead'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 Denmead had this month?

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Denmead, against a full-month average of 18.0 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Denmead?

2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 1,201 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 863 mm a year. The driest was 2006, with 679 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Denmead?

22 Nov 2005: 58.1 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 116.2 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 Denmead's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.