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How much rain fell in East Lindsey, Lincolnshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around East Lindsey (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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Tetford nr Tetford | 3.7km | 2.8mm | 48.0mm | 81.2mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr East Lindsey (south-east) | 6.8km | 3.0mm | 56.0mm | 102.6mm | 0.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr East Lindsey (north) | 7.6km | 2.4mm | 52.6mm | 86.0mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 15.0mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Tetford, against a full-month average of 19.6 rain days (based on 14 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 528 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 559 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 6% 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: 2012 (971 mm). Driest: 2003 (420 mm). Average: 710 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
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.
East Lindsey gets about 705 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 72 mm; driest March, 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), 2.1 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.
Rain gauge River gauge
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 Lindsey's monitored area.
Non-metropolitan district in England
East Lindsey is a local government district in Lincolnshire, England. Its council is based in Horncastle and the largest town is Skegness. Other towns include Alford, Burgh le Marsh, Coningsby, Louth, Mablethorpe, Spilsby, Sutton on Sea, Wainfleet All Saints, Wragby and Woodhall Spa. The district also covers a large rural area, including many smaller settlements.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.8mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of East Lindsey.
October so far: 87.7mm vs 77.8mm October average — 13% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Tetford is the nearest rain gauge, 3.7km from the centre of East Lindsey's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Tetford, against a full-month average of 19.6 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 971 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 710 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 420 mm.
10 Jun 2019: 77.4 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 95.8 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 East Lindsey's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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