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Rainfall in Pipers Pool

How much rain fell in Pipers Pool, Cornwall? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Pipers Pool's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 112.4mm to 183.3mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Hallworthy, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
39.1mm
Yesterday (24 Oct 2026)
101.7mm
Last 7 days
140.2mm
October so far
vs 150.0mm avg — 7% drier
0.8mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 12.4mm of rain forecast for the area around Pipers Pool, heaviest in the hour to Mon 08:00 (3.3mm).

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).

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 42.9mm at Rainfall gauge nr Hallworthy was the wettest day at this gauge since 15 Apr 2025 and in the top 0.2% of 591 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 40.2mm at Rainfall gauge nr Otterham Station was the wettest day at this gauge since 15 Dec 2025 and in the top 0.6% of 626 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 53.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr North Hill was the wettest day in this gauge's 2-year record and in the top 0.1% of 633 rain days ranked here.

Nearest rain gauges to Pipers Pool

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Hallworthy nr Hallworthy 0.0km 42.9mm 105.6mm 144.5mm 0.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Otterham Station nr Otterham Station 6.8km 40.2mm 94.6mm 139.6mm 0.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr North Hill nr North Hill 9.7km 53.0mm 138.3mm 183.3mm 0.5mm

Last 30 days (average of 7 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 25 Sep–24 Oct. Wettest day: 39.1mm.

Rain days this October

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Hallworthy, against a full-month average of 23.0 rain days (based on 18 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Pipers Pool

2026 so far: 1,150 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 1,019 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 13% wetter.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2000 (1,709 mm). Driest: 2010 (1,043 mm). Average: 1,396 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Pipers Pool

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 68.7 mm 16 Jul 2009up to 85.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 65.0 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 68.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 53.5 mm 15 Apr 2025up to 86.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 50.6 mm 23 Nov 2024 · Storm Bertup to 68.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 49.2 mm 25 Oct 2019up to 72.8 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 77.5 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 72.6 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  3. 50.5 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020
  4. 49.4 mm Storm Jorge · 28 Feb – 1 Mar 2020
  5. 47.4 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016

Daily totals are the average of 7 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 Pipers Pool

Pipers Pool gets about 1,433 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 182 mm; driest May, 76 mm). That is wetter 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), 2.1 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 Pipers Pool

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Pipers Pool

River Ottery the largest river near Pipers Pool

Nearest gauge on it: Canworthy Water Bridge, 6.0 km away: 0.36 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Ottery →

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 Pipers Pool's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Pipers Pool

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Pipers Pool's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 2 report not discharging.

Discharging now, then 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: © 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.

About Pipers Pool

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

Hamlet in Cornwall, England

Pipers Pool is a hamlet in east Cornwall, England, UK. It is on the A395 road about 5½ miles west of Launceston.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Pipers Pool yesterday?

39.1mm of rain fell yesterday (24 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Pipers Pool.

Is this month wetter than normal in Pipers Pool?

October so far: 140.2mm vs 150.0mm October average — 7% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 25 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Pipers Pool?

Rainfall gauge nr Hallworthy is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Pipers Pool'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 Pipers Pool had this month?

17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Hallworthy, against a full-month average of 23.0 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Pipers Pool?

2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,709 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,396 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 1,043 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Pipers Pool?

16 Jul 2009: 68.7 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 85.6 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 Pipers Pool's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.