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How much rain fell in Holton, Somerset? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Another rain gauge is also registered under the name Holton: Wickenby (Lincolnshire) — see its gauge page. The figures here are for Holton, Somerset.
Next 24 hours: about 2.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Holton, heaviest in the hour to 04:00 (1.3mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Mon 23:05 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 Holton | 0.0km | 10.3mm | 95.1mm | 115.9mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Penselwood nr Penselwood | 6.1km | 14.6mm | 107.2mm | 133.8mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Bruton nr Bruton | 8.1km | 13.0mm | 106.2mm | 126.8mm | 0.0mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 29.2mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Holton, against a full-month average of 20.2 rain days (based on 14 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 672 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 654 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2023 (1,145 mm). Driest: 2003 (567 mm). Average: 871 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
Daily totals are the average of 6 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.
Holton gets about 886 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 100 mm; driest May, 59 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), 1.4 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Gillingham Le Neubourg Way, 9.4 km away: 0.65 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Stour →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Holton's monitored area.
8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Holton's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 7 report not discharging.
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: © Wessex 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 and civil parish in Somerset, England
Holton is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated on the A303 road 2 miles (3.2 km) south west of Wincanton. The village has a population of 238.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
10.7mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Holton.
October so far: 113.8mm vs 102.5mm October average — 11% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Holton is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Holton's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Holton, against a full-month average of 20.2 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,145 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 871 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 567 mm.
29 Oct 2000: 45.4 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 55.0 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 Holton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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