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How much rain fell in King's Lynn and West Norfolk, Norfolk? 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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk (under 0.2mm).
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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk (south-west) | 5.5km | 0.1mm | 29.4mm | 80.8mm | 0.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr King's Lynn and West Norfolk (north-east) | 11.1km | 1.2mm | 33.4mm | 89.8mm | 1.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Grimston nr Grimston | 18.8km | 0.6mm | 35.3mm | 83.2mm | 0.1mm |
Daily totals 29 Sep–28 Oct. Wettest day: 18.2mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr King's Lynn and West Norfolk (south-west), against a full-month average of 16.9 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
The rain gauges near King's Lynn and West Norfolk do not have a long enough daily record yet, so this is the Met Office series for the wider region.
Yearly rainfall 1986–2025, with the dashed line at the 1991–2020 average. Wettest: 2012 (810 mm). Driest: 2011 (454 mm). Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid areal series, Open Government Licence v3.0.
King's Lynn and West Norfolk gets about 629 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 62 mm; driest March, 40 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), 1.8 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: Setchey Bridge, 9.8 km away: 0.38 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Nar →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of King's Lynn and West Norfolk's monitored area.
6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of King's Lynn and West Norfolk's monitored area. None of the 6 with a live status is 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: © 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.
Borough and non-metropolitan district in England
King's Lynn and West Norfolk is a local government district with borough status in Norfolk, England. Its council is based in the town of King's Lynn. The district also includes the towns of Downham Market and Hunstanton, along with numerous villages and surrounding rural areas. The population of the district at the 2021 census was 154,325.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
0.7mm of rain fell yesterday (28 Oct 2026), from the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km of King's Lynn and West Norfolk.
October so far: 85.3mm vs 64.8mm October average — 32% wetter. Figures are the average of 2 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr King's Lynn and West Norfolk (south-west) is the nearest rain gauge, 5.5km from the centre of King's Lynn and West Norfolk's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr King's Lynn and West Norfolk (south-west), against a full-month average of 16.9 rain days.
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 King's Lynn and West Norfolk's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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