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Rainfall in Great Saling

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

The average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Great Saling's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 53.4mm to 73.2mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Great Saling, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.1mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
35.0mm
Last 7 days
64.5mm
October so far
vs 60.9mm avg — 6% wetter
3.5mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Great Saling, heaviest in the hour to Tue 08:00 (0.3mm).

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 Great Saling

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Great Saling 0.0km 0.2mm 33.5mm 66.8mm 3.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Great Dunmow nr Great Dunmow 6.1km 0.0mm 37.4mm 66.5mm 3.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Braintree nr Braintree 6.2km 0.0mm 33.0mm 65.2mm 3.6mm

Last 30 days (average of 8 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 13.2mm.

Rain days this October

23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Great Saling, against a full-month average of 26.5 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Great Saling

2026 so far: 390 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 452 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — 14% 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 (814 mm). Driest: 2005 (425 mm). Average: 575 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Great Saling

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 41.7 mm 27 May 2007up to 48.2 mm at one gauge
  2. 41.5 mm 20 Oct 2001up to 47.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 40.4 mm 7 Jul 2004up to 57.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 38.9 mm 17 Jan 2022up to 194.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 36.6 mm 15 Sep 2000up to 39.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 34.8 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 32.6 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 20.0 mm Storm Ciaran · 1–2 Nov 2023
  4. 19.0 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 17.2 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

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 Saling

Great Saling gets about 602 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 64 mm; driest March, 37 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), 2.6 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 Saling

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Great Saling

River Chelmer the largest river near Great Saling

Nearest gauge on it: Felsted, 5.7 km away: 0.19 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Chelmer →

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 Saling's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Great Saling

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Great Saling'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: © 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 Saling

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

Village in Essex, England

Great Saling is a village in the civil parish of The Salings, in the Braintree district of Essex, England. It lies 4 miles (6 km) north-west of the town of Braintree.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Great Saling yesterday?

0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km of Great Saling.

Is this month wetter than normal in Great Saling?

October so far: 64.5mm vs 60.9mm October average — 6% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 8 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Great Saling?

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

23 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Great Saling, against a full-month average of 26.5 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Great Saling?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 814 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 575 mm a year. The driest was 2005, with 425 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Great Saling?

27 May 2007: 41.7 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 48.2 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 Saling's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.