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Rainfall in East Harlsey

How much rain fell in East Harlsey, North Yorkshire? 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 East Harlsey's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 53.5mm to 57.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr East Harlsey, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.0mm
Yesterday (28 Oct 2026)
20.9mm
Last 7 days
55.0mm
October so far
vs 65.9mm avg — 17% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

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 East Harlsey

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr East Harlsey 0.0km 0.0mm 17.5mm 53.5mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Romanby nr Romanby 7.2km 0.0mm 22.8mm 57.0mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr East Cowton nr East Cowton 8.8km 0.0mm 22.4mm 54.6mm 0.0mm

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

Daily totals 29 Sep–28 Oct. Wettest day: 9.2mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr East Harlsey, against a full-month average of 18.3 rain days (based on 20 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in East Harlsey

2026 so far: 409 mm (1 Jan to 28 Oct), against 528 mm by the same date in an average year (2004–2025) — 23% 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: 2012 (857 mm). Driest: 2025 (549 mm). Average: 657 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in East Harlsey

Wettest days since 2003

  1. 65.5 mm 24 Sep 2012up to 79.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 42.4 mm 20 Sep 2025up to 48.3 mm at one gauge
  3. 40.7 mm 20 Jul 2010up to 46.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 39.0 mm 5 Sep 2008up to 55.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 37.1 mm 28 Jul 2005up to 38.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 37.4 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  2. 33.3 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  3. 26.9 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 26.2 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  5. 23.3 mm Storm Arwen · 25–27 Nov 2021

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 East Harlsey

East Harlsey gets about 688 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 70 mm; driest March, 41 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), 2.2 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 East Harlsey

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near East Harlsey

River Wiske the largest river near East Harlsey

Nearest gauge on it: Viewly Bridge, 7.9 km away: 0.16 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Wiske →

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 East Harlsey's monitored area.

Storm overflows near East Harlsey

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of East Harlsey's monitored area. None of the 3 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: © Yorkshire 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 East Harlsey

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

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

East Harlsey is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile (2 km) west of Ingleby Arncliffe and the A19 and 6 miles (10 km) north-east of Northallerton. The population of the village as measured at the 2011 census was 281.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in East Harlsey yesterday?

0.0mm of rain fell yesterday (28 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of East Harlsey.

Is this month wetter than normal in East Harlsey?

October so far: 55.0mm vs 65.9mm October average — 17% drier. Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to East Harlsey?

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

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr East Harlsey, against a full-month average of 18.3 rain days.

What was the wettest year in East Harlsey?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2004, with 857 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 657 mm a year. The driest was 2025, with 549 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in East Harlsey?

24 Sep 2012: 65.5 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 79.6 mm at one of them. Records since 20 Mar 2003.

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