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How much rain fell in Parkham, Devon? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.2mm of rain forecast for the area around Parkham.
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 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 Parkham | 0.0km | 15.3mm | 108.5mm | 149.5mm | 5.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Bideford nr Bideford | 6.6km | 9.2mm | 78.6mm | 102.8mm | 2.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Bradworthy nr Bradworthy | 9.6km | 24.1mm | 129.1mm | 199.9mm | 3.8mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 39.0mm.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Parkham, against a full-month average of 19.3 rain days (based on 14 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 983 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 887 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 11% wetter.
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 (1,628 mm). Driest: 2001 (469 mm). Average: 1,203 mm a year.
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.
Parkham gets about 1,299 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 163 mm; driest May, 68 mm). That is close to 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), 1.7 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 Discharging now
Nearest gauge on it: Weare Giffard, 7.9 km away: 1.35 m Falling ▼.
Every gauge on the River Torridge →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Parkham's monitored area.
6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Parkham's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 5 report not discharging.
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: © South West 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.
Village in Devon, England
Parkham is a small village, civil parish and former manor situated five miles southwest of the town of Bideford in north Devon, England. The parish, which lies within the Kenwith ward in the Torridge district, is surrounded clockwise from the north by the parishes of Alwington, Littleham, Buckland Brewer, East Putford and Woolfardisworthy. In 2001 its population was 742, compared to 786 in 1901.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
15.4mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km of Parkham.
October so far: 152.3mm vs 135.0mm October average — 13% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 4 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Parkham is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Parkham's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
20 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Parkham, against a full-month average of 19.3 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,628 mm from the average of 4 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,203 mm a year. The driest was 2001, with 469 mm.
15 Apr 2025: 70.0 mm on average across 4 local rain gauges, and up to 82.0 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 Parkham's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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