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Rainfall in Lambley

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

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Lambley's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 64.4mm to 92.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Lambley, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.2mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
39.2mm
Last 7 days
72.7mm
October so far
vs 76.6mm avg — 5% drier
6.4mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Lambley (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).

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 Lambley

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Lambley 0.0km 0.2mm 37.6mm 66.6mm 5.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr Woodborough nr Woodborough 3.9km 0.2mm 37.8mm 69.2mm 6.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Carlton nr Carlton 5.8km 0.0mm 35.2mm 64.4mm 5.6mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 13.5mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Lambley, against a full-month average of 17.7 rain days (based on 19 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Lambley

2026 so far: 560 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 569 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 (1,037 mm). Driest: 2011 (466 mm). Average: 722 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Lambley

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 50.0 mm 10 Jun 2019up to 59.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 42.4 mm 17 Jul 2001up to 49.5 mm at one gauge
  3. 40.0 mm 14 Nov 2025up to 43.8 mm at one gauge
  4. 38.8 mm 24 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 49.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 38.4 mm 30 Jul 2002up to 51.5 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 89.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 49.5 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 40.4 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  4. 24.4 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  5. 23.4 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024

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.

Average rainfall in Lambley

Lambley gets about 694 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 71 mm; driest March, 43 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), 2.4 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Lambley

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Lambley

River Trent the largest river near Lambley

Nearest gauge on it: Colwick, 5.2 km away: 1.75 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Trent →

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 Lambley's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Lambley

21 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Lambley's monitored area. None of the 21 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: © 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.

About Lambley

Lambley, Nottinghamshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

English village in Nottinghamshire

Lambley is an English village and civil parish near Nottingham, England, hardly touched by urbanisation, as it lies in a green belt. The population recorded in the 2011 census was 1,247, marginally falling to 1,231 at the 2021 census. Its proximity to Nottingham has tended to raise the price of local properties.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Lambley yesterday?

0.2mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Lambley.

Is this month wetter than normal in Lambley?

October so far: 72.7mm vs 76.6mm October average — 5% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Lambley?

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

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Lambley, against a full-month average of 17.7 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Lambley?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,037 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 722 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 466 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Lambley?

10 Jun 2019: 50.0 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 59.8 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 Lambley's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.