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How much rain fell in Haslingden, Lancashire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 3.1mm of rain forecast for the area around Haslingden, heaviest in the hour to Wed 08:00 (0.8mm).
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 Haslingden | 0.0km | 7.8mm | 72.6mm | 161.0mm | 5.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Rossendale nr Rossendale | 5.4km | 6.2mm | 62.0mm | 144.0mm | 7.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Darwen nr Darwen | 8.8km | 7.0mm | 77.9mm | 175.1mm | 3.7mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 33.1mm.
24 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Haslingden, against a full-month average of 22.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 982 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 1,083 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 9% 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 (1,924 mm). Driest: 2003 (1,057 mm). Average: 1,420 mm a year.
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.
Haslingden gets about 1,440 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 168 mm; driest April, 83 mm). That is wetter 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: Irwell Vale, 3.3 km away: 0.50 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Irwell →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Haslingden's monitored area.
20 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Haslingden's monitored area. None of the 19 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.
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: © United Utilities 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.
Town in Rossendale, Lancashire, England
Haslingden is a town in the borough of Rossendale, Lancashire, England. It lies 16 miles (26 km) north of Manchester. At the time of the 2021 census, the town had a population of 15,969. The town is surrounded by high moorland: 370 metres (1,210 ft) to the north; 396 metres (1,299 ft) Cribden to the east; and 418 metres (1,371 ft) Bull Hill to the south.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
7.4mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of Haslingden.
October so far: 155.0mm vs 151.8mm October average — 2% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Haslingden is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Haslingden's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
24 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Haslingden, against a full-month average of 22.0 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,924 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,420 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 1,057 mm.
25 Dec 2015: 74.3 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 85.6 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 Haslingden's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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