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Rainfall in Little Crakehall

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

The average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Little Crakehall's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 53.6mm to 69.4mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Little Crakehall, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
3.5mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
36.2mm
Last 7 days
61.6mm
October so far
vs 70.7mm avg — 13% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

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).

Next 3 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 Little Crakehall

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Little Crakehall 0.0km 2.4mm 42.9mm 68.8mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Romanby nr Romanby 11.8km 4.4mm 26.8mm 54.6mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Richmond nr Richmond 11.8km 4.3mm 47.7mm 69.4mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 4 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 11.7mm.

Rain days this October

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Little Crakehall, against a full-month average of 17.8 rain days (based on 20 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Little Crakehall

2026 so far: 470 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 547 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — 14% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 4 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (950 mm). Driest: 2001 (461 mm). Average: 689 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Little Crakehall

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 84.7 mm 24 Sep 2012up to 104.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 51.2 mm 5 Sep 2008up to 71.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 49.3 mm 14 Jun 2007 · 2007 UK floodsup to 65.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 45.9 mm 28 Jul 2005up to 53.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 44.4 mm 1 Aug 2002

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 45.7 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 33.3 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  3. 30.8 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  4. 30.5 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  5. 28.8 mm Storm Ciara · 8–9 Feb 2020

Daily totals are the average of 4 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 Little Crakehall

Little Crakehall gets about 690 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month August, 70 mm; driest March, 45 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Little Crakehall

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Little Crakehall

River Swale the largest river near Little Crakehall

Nearest gauge on it: Catterick Bridge, 7.8 km away: 0.98 m Rising ▲.

Every gauge on the River Swale →

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 Little Crakehall's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Little Crakehall

11 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Little Crakehall's monitored area. None of the 11 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: © Yorkshire 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 Little Crakehall

Crakehall
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Crakehall is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England, approximately 2 miles (3 km) west of Bedale. The village lies along the route of the A684 and is split into two parts by Bedale Beck, a tributary of the River Swale. The population was estimated at 630 in 2015. The north-west part is known as Little Crakehall, and the south-east part as Great Crakehall. It is 8.3 miles (13.4 km) west-south-west of the county town of Northallerton.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Little Crakehall yesterday?

3.5mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Little Crakehall.

Is this month wetter than normal in Little Crakehall?

October so far: 61.6mm vs 70.7mm October average — 13% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Little Crakehall?

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

14 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Little Crakehall, against a full-month average of 17.8 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Little Crakehall?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 950 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 689 mm a year. The driest was 2001, with 461 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Little Crakehall?

24 Sep 2012: 84.7 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 104.0 mm at one of them. Records since 31 Aug 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 Little Crakehall's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.