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Rainfall in Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough

How much rain fell in Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough, Cheshire East? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest Environment Agency rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.

Measured at Cat And Fiddle, 0.0km from the centre of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough's monitored area. Rain gauges can sit several kilometres outside town, so very local downpours may differ from these figures.
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Yesterday (13 Sep 2026)
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Last 7 days
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September so far
vs 118.5mm avg — 100% drier
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Today so far (UTC)
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Nearest rain gauges to Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysSeptemberToday
Cat And Fiddle 0.0km – 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough 0.0km 0.7mm 29.1mm 64.1mm 0.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Langley nr Langley 5.7km 0.5mm 14.3mm 42.9mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days at Cat And Fiddle

Daily totals 15 Aug–13 Sep. No rain recorded in the last 30 days.

Rain days this September

0 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this September at Cat And Fiddle, against a full-month average of 19.2 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Average rainfall in Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough

Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough gets about 1,406 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 154 mm; driest May, 87 mm). That is wetter than the UK as a whole, which averages 1,163 mm a year.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
1301151019087102114111115147140154

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 v1.3.0, 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.

More for Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough

Cat And Fiddle — full gauge history → Rainfall gauge nr Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough — full gauge history → Rainfall gauge nr Langley — full gauge history → Notable recent rainfall across the UK → River stations in Cheshire East →

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough yesterday?

No reading is available yet for yesterday (13 Sep 2026) at Cat And Fiddle, the nearest rain gauge to Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough (0.0km away). Daily totals are computed overnight.

Is this month wetter than normal in Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough?

September so far: 0.0mm vs 118.5mm September average — 100% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 14 days in). Figures are from Cat And Fiddle.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough?

Cat And Fiddle is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough'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 Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough had this month?

0 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this September at Cat And Fiddle, against a full-month average of 19.2 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 Macclesfield Forest and Wildboarclough's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.