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How much rain fell in Hollinsclough, Staffordshire? 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 Hollinsclough (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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 Hollinsclough | 0.0km | 3.4mm | 56.8mm | 127.0mm | 0.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough nr Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough | 8.3km | 2.4mm | 75.6mm | 191.6mm | 0.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Staffordshire Moorlands nr Staffordshire Moorlands | 11.0km | 1.8mm | 69.4mm | 129.3mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 22.3mm.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Hollinsclough, against a full-month average of 21.0 rain days (based on 22 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 849 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 879 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (1,454 mm). Driest: 2003 (815 mm). Average: 1,130 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 7 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.
Hollinsclough gets about 1,280 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 149 mm; driest April, 81 mm). That is close to 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), 1.3 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: Buxton, 6.3 km away: 0.31 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Wye →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Hollinsclough's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Hollinsclough's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.
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.
Village in Staffordshire, England
Hollinsclough is a small rural village in the Staffordshire Moorlands district in the county of Staffordshire, England. It is within the Peak District National Park.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.3mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Hollinsclough.
October so far: 139.1mm vs 113.9mm October average — 22% wetter. Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Hollinsclough is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Hollinsclough's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Hollinsclough, against a full-month average of 21.0 rain days.
2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,454 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,130 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 815 mm.
20 Sep 2018: 57.7 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 73.4 mm at one of them, during Storm Bronagh. 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 Hollinsclough's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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