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Rainfall in Mickleby

How much rain fell in Mickleby, North Yorkshire? 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 Mickleby's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 38.6mm to 79.1mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Hutton Mulgrave, 1.9km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
1.2mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
22.6mm
Last 7 days
61.7mm
October so far
vs 80.5mm avg — 23% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

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

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Tue 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 Mickleby

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Hutton Mulgrave nr Hutton Mulgrave 1.9km 0.8mm 15.6mm 38.6mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Mickleby 1.9km 0.2mm 21.4mm 64.3mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Staithes nr Staithes 6.7km 0.6mm 19.5mm 58.6mm 0.0mm

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

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 10.3mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Hutton Mulgrave, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days (based on 16 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Mickleby

2026 so far: 514 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 608 mm by the same date in an average year (2006–2025) — 15% drier.

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 (978 mm). Driest: 2011 (526 mm). Average: 792 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Mickleby

Wettest days since 2002

  1. 84.2 mm 1 Aug 2002up to 93.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 56.2 mm 20 Sep 2025up to 63.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 48.9 mm 11 Jun 2020up to 74.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 48.1 mm 6 Sep 2013up to 87.2 mm at one gauge
  5. 45.6 mm 28 Jun 2017up to 59.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 54.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 45.6 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  3. 44.5 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 36.1 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  5. 30.4 mm Storm Ciara · 8–9 Feb 2020

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 Mickleby

Mickleby gets about 775 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 90 mm; driest May, 47 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), 0.8 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 Mickleby

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Mickleby

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 Mickleby's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Mickleby

4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Mickleby's monitored area. None of the 3 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: © 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 Mickleby

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

Village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England

Mickleby is a village and civil parish in the county of North Yorkshire, England.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Mickleby yesterday?

1.2mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Mickleby.

Is this month wetter than normal in Mickleby?

October so far: 61.7mm vs 80.5mm October average — 23% drier. Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Mickleby?

Rainfall gauge nr Hutton Mulgrave is the nearest rain gauge, 1.9km from the centre of Mickleby'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 Mickleby had this month?

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Hutton Mulgrave, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Mickleby?

2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2006, with 978 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 792 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 526 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Mickleby?

1 Aug 2002: 84.2 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 93.0 mm at one of them. Records since 8 Jul 2002.

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 Mickleby's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.