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Rainfall in Easby

How much rain fell in Easby, North Yorkshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Easby's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 34.2mm to 75.3mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Easby, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
2.7mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
29.7mm
Last 7 days
59.4mm
October so far
vs 79.7mm avg — 25% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Mon 23:05 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 3 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 Easby

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Easby 0.0km 2.0mm 27.2mm 62.6mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Westerdale nr Westerdale 8.7km 3.4mm 35.9mm 73.3mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Middlesbrough nr Middlesbrough 10.5km 3.2mm 22.6mm 34.2mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 5 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 10.1mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Easby, against a full-month average of 19.3 rain days (based on 13 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Easby

2026 so far: 509 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 624 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 18% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2000 (1,095 mm). Driest: 2011 (588 mm). Average: 814 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Easby

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 68.9 mm 1 Aug 2002up to 70.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 60.1 mm 20 Sep 2025up to 66.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 53.9 mm 6 Jun 2017up to 63.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 48.8 mm 26 Sep 2024up to 64.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 47.6 mm 14 Sep 2015up to 53.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 54.8 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  2. 52.2 mm Storm Darragh · 6–7 Dec 2024
  3. 42.6 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  4. 41.0 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  5. 29.4 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020

Daily totals are the average of 5 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 Easby

Easby gets about 792 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 95 mm; driest May, 45 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), 1.5 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 Easby

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Easby

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 Easby's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Easby

8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Easby's monitored area. None of the 7 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: © Northumbrian 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.

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Easby yesterday?

2.7mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Easby.

Is this month wetter than normal in Easby?

October so far: 59.4mm vs 79.7mm October average — 25% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Easby?

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

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Easby, against a full-month average of 19.3 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Easby?

2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,095 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 814 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 588 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Easby?

1 Aug 2002: 68.9 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 70.8 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 Easby's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.