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How much rain fell in Norton in Hales, Cheshire East? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Norton in Hales (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, 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).
Daily totals for UK days from the same computer model; "dry" means under 0.2mm. Forecasts further ahead are less certain.
| Gauge | Distance | Yesterday | 7 days | October | Today |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainfall gauge nr Norton in Hales | 0.0km | 1.8mm | 39.3mm | 88.5mm | 0.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Eccleshall nr Eccleshall | 8.7km | 0.8mm | 37.0mm | 37.8mm | 0.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Prees Higher Heath nr Prees Higher Heath | 13.4km | 1.8mm | 34.0mm | 73.4mm | 0.4mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 22.5mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Norton in Hales, against a full-month average of 20.3 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 560 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 615 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 9% 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: 2024 (1,056 mm). Driest: 2011 (514 mm). Average: 774 mm a year.
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.
Norton in Hales gets about 739 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 79 mm; driest March, 46 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: Audlem, 4.4 km away: 0.21 m Falling slightly ▼.
Every gauge on the River Weaver →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Norton in Hales's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Norton in Hales's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not discharging right now.
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: © United Utilities 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.
Village in Shropshire, England
Norton in Hales is a village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. Prior to 1 April 2009, it was in North Shropshire district.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.5mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Norton in Hales.
October so far: 66.6mm vs 83.4mm October average — 20% drier. Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Norton in Hales is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Norton in Hales's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Norton in Hales, against a full-month average of 20.3 rain days.
2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,056 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 774 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 514 mm.
25 Oct 2019: 57.3 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 59.9 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 Norton in Hales's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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