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Rainfall in Maids Moreton

How much rain fell in Maids Moreton, Buckinghamshire? 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 Maids Moreton's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 0.0mm to 107.1mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Maids Moreton, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
3.5mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
40.8mm
Last 7 days
66.4mm
October so far
vs 68.6mm avg — 3% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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 6.7mm at Rainfall gauge nr Maids Moreton was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 17.1% of 41 rain days in this gauge's 2-month record (short record — treat with caution).
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.7mm at Rainfall gauge nr Turweston was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 28% of 475 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Maids Moreton

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Maids Moreton 0.0km 6.7mm 69.9mm 107.1mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Turweston nr Turweston 11.5km 3.7mm 52.4mm 92.2mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Shutlanger nr Shutlanger 13.0km 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm 0.0mm

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

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 11.0mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Maids Moreton, against a full-month average of 18.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Maids Moreton

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: 2012 (902 mm). Driest: 2011 (414 mm). Average: 666 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Maids Moreton

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 65.0 mm 23 Sep 2024up to 84.7 mm at one gauge
  2. 52.7 mm 16 Oct 2007up to 62.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 45.0 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 46.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 43.9 mm 14 Nov 2025up to 45.4 mm at one gauge
  5. 43.2 mm 15 Oct 2002up to 47.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 51.5 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 29.9 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 26.8 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  4. 21.5 mm Storm Brendan · 13–14 Jan 2020
  5. 19.1 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013

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 Maids Moreton

Maids Moreton gets about 685 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), 2.2 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 Maids Moreton

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Maids Moreton

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 Maids Moreton's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Maids Moreton

6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Maids Moreton's monitored area. None of the 5 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: © 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.

About Maids Moreton

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

Village in Buckinghamshire, England

Maids Moreton is a village and civil parish in north-west Buckinghamshire, England, around 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Buckingham. The village centre sits on top of a plateau overlooking Buckingham and is about 1⁄2 mile away from the Foxcote Reservoir SSSI.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Maids Moreton yesterday?

3.5mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Maids Moreton.

Is this month wetter than normal in Maids Moreton?

October so far: 66.4mm vs 68.6mm October average — 3% drier. Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Maids Moreton?

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

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Maids Moreton, against a full-month average of 18.0 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Maids Moreton?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 902 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 666 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 414 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Maids Moreton?

23 Sep 2024: 65.0 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 84.7 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 Maids Moreton's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.