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Rainfall in Frankley

How much rain fell in Frankley, West Midlands? 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 Frankley's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 44.6mm to 85.2mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Frankley, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
4.4mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
46.4mm
Last 7 days
70.6mm
October so far
vs 85.7mm avg — 18% drier
0.7mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 11:05 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 5.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Frankley was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 25.4% of 497 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 5.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Bromsgrove (south-west) was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 26.2% of 511 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 5.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Bromsgrove (south) was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 25.3% of 474 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Frankley

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Frankley 0.0km 5.0mm 49.4mm 78.4mm 0.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Bromsgrove (south-west) nr Bromsgrove 4.6km 5.2mm 53.6mm 84.1mm 0.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Bromsgrove (south) nr Bromsgrove 8.7km 5.0mm 51.0mm 85.2mm 0.2mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 13.0mm.

Rain days this October

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Frankley, against a full-month average of 18.4 rain days (based on 23 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Frankley

2026 so far: 629 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 619 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

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: 2012 (1,011 mm). Driest: 2011 (500 mm). Average: 792 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Frankley

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 56.6 mm 20 Jul 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 68.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 48.6 mm 14 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 71.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 45.9 mm 14 Nov 2025up to 52.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 45.6 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 70.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 41.9 mm 23 Sep 2012up to 49.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 83.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 57.5 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 32.7 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  4. 32.3 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 31.1 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024

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 Frankley

Frankley gets about 801 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 81 mm; driest March, 51 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), 2.9 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 Frankley

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Frankley

River Salwarpe the largest river near Frankley

Nearest gauge on it: Wildmoor Flume, 7.4 km away: 0.15 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Salwarpe →

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 Frankley's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Frankley

27 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Frankley's monitored area. None of the 27 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: © Severn Trent 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 Frankley

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

Village in Worcestershire, England

Frankley is a village and civil parish in Worcestershire. The modern Frankley estate is part of the New Frankley civil parish in Birmingham, and has been part of the city since 1995. The parish has a population of 122.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Frankley yesterday?

4.4mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Frankley.

Is this month wetter than normal in Frankley?

October so far: 70.6mm vs 85.7mm October average — 18% 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 Frankley?

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

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Frankley, against a full-month average of 18.4 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Frankley?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,011 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 792 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 500 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Frankley?

20 Jul 2007: 56.6 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 68.2 mm at one of them, during 2007 UK floods. 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 Frankley's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.