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Rainfall in Langar

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

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Langar's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 55.2mm to 76.9mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Langar, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
4.8mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
31.0mm
Last 7 days
65.5mm
October so far
vs 69.0mm avg — 5% drier
0.6mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Langar (under 0.2mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across whose centre is 12 km from Langar, updated 11:05 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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⚠️ Yesterday's 4.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Langar was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 23.4% of 402 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 4.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Garthorpe was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 25.9% of 433 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 5.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Carlton was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 19.8% of 415 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Langar

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Langar 0.0km 4.2mm 27.4mm 55.2mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Garthorpe nr Garthorpe 11.8km 4.6mm 32.0mm 76.9mm 1.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Carlton nr Carlton 13.1km 5.6mm 33.6mm 64.4mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 10.3mm.

Rain days this October

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Langar, against a full-month average of 16.6 rain days (based on 25 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Langar

2026 so far: 451 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 508 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 11% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2019 (855 mm). Driest: 2011 (422 mm). Average: 636 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Langar

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 63.5 mm 17 Jul 2001up to 72.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 50.1 mm 10 Jun 2019up to 56.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 38.9 mm 22 Sep 2024up to 48.8 mm at one gauge
  4. 37.3 mm 30 Jul 2002up to 51.5 mm at one gauge
  5. 37.3 mm 9 Aug 2004up to 57.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 65.3 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 45.6 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 37.7 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  4. 24.6 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 21.3 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

Daily totals are the average of 3 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 Langar

Langar gets about 607 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month July, 60 mm; driest March, 36 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), 1.6 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 Langar

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Langar

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 Langar's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Langar

10 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Langar's monitored area. None of the 9 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.

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 Langar

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

Village in England

Langar is an English village in the Vale of Belvoir, about four miles south of Bingham, in the Rushcliffe borough of Nottinghamshire. The civil parish of Langar cum Barnstone had a population of 980 at the 2011 Census. This was estimated at 1010 in 2019.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Langar yesterday?

4.8mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Langar.

Is this month wetter than normal in Langar?

October so far: 65.5mm vs 69.0mm October average — 5% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Langar?

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

16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Langar, against a full-month average of 16.6 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Langar?

2019 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 855 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 636 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 422 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Langar?

17 Jul 2001: 63.5 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 72.0 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 Langar's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.