Home › Rainfall › Great Oxendon

Rainfall in Great Oxendon

How much rain fell in Great Oxendon, West Northamptonshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 10 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Great Oxendon's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 19.7mm to 68.8mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Great Oxendon, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
3.8mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
33.7mm
Last 7 days
58.6mm
October so far
vs 68.8mm avg — 15% drier
1.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Great Oxendon (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.

🏠 Thinking of buying in Great Oxendon? Get the Property Flood-Risk Report for any Great Oxendon postcode — official risk band, recorded floods since 1946, warning history, river behaviour and nearby storm overflows. £19 one-off, instant. Learn more →
⚠️ Yesterday's 4.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Great Oxendon was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 26.4% of 417 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 4.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Dingley was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 24.2% of 430 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.7mm at Rainfall gauge nr Husbands Bosworth was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 27.7% of 343 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Great Oxendon

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Great Oxendon 0.0km 4.2mm 35.4mm 65.2mm 1.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Dingley nr Dingley 5.9km 4.4mm 37.6mm 67.1mm 1.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Husbands Bosworth nr Husbands Bosworth 9.2km 3.7mm 37.5mm 67.6mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 10 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 9.4mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Great Oxendon, against a full-month average of 17.4 rain days (based on 21 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Great Oxendon

2026 so far: 437 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 519 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 16% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (939 mm). Driest: 2003 (412 mm). Average: 657 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Great Oxendon

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 49.9 mm 21 Sep 2024up to 63.3 mm at one gauge
  2. 44.7 mm 27 Jul 2013up to 63.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 39.2 mm 15 Oct 2002up to 58.0 mm at one gauge
  4. 37.6 mm 9 Aug 2004up to 56.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 36.2 mm 23 Sep 2024up to 62.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 56.3 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 42.2 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 41.8 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  4. 35.3 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  5. 28.8 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024

Daily totals are the average of 8 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 Great Oxendon

Great Oxendon gets about 722 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 72 mm; driest March, 46 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), 0.8 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 Great Oxendon

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Great Oxendon

River Welland the largest river near Great Oxendon

Nearest gauge on it: Market Harborough, 4.6 km away: 0.18 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Welland →

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 Great Oxendon's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Great Oxendon

6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Great Oxendon's monitored area. None of the 5 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: © Anglian 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 Great Oxendon

Village in Northamptonshire, England

Great Oxendon is a linear village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire in England. At the time of the 2001 census, the parish's population was 307 people, increasing to 331 at the 2011 Census.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Great Oxendon yesterday?

3.8mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km of Great Oxendon.

Is this month wetter than normal in Great Oxendon?

October so far: 58.6mm vs 68.8mm October average — 15% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Great Oxendon?

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

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Great Oxendon, against a full-month average of 17.4 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Great Oxendon?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 939 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 657 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 412 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Great Oxendon?

21 Sep 2024: 49.9 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 63.3 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 Great Oxendon's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.