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How much rain fell in Poringland, Norfolk? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest Environment Agency rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Poringland (under 0.2mm).
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 Poringland | 0.0km | 2.4mm | 38.6mm | 71.6mm | 3.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Acle nr Acle | 15.3km | 2.5mm | 50.9mm | 95.6mm | 6.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr South Norfolk nr South Norfolk | 15.8km | 3.4mm | 42.0mm | 82.8mm | 2.6mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 15.8mm.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Poringland, against a full-month average of 19.5 rain days (based on 19 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 379 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 499 mm by the same date in an average year (2008–2025) — 24% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the local rain gauge: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2014 (830 mm). Driest: 2011 (396 mm). Average: 641 mm a year.
Daily totals are the local rain gauge, for UTC days. 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.
Poringland gets about 653 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 67 mm; driest April, 37 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), 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.
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A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Poringland's monitored area.
Village in Norfolk, England
Poringland is a village in the South Norfolk district of Norfolk, England. It lies 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Norwich city centre and 10 miles (16 km) north of Bungay. Its population has rapidly grown in the past 50 years. It covers an area of 6.32 km2 (2.44 sq mi) and had a population of 3,261 living in 1,403 households at the 2001 census, the population increasing to 3,802 at the 2011 Census.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.4mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from Rainfall gauge nr Poringland, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Poringland (0.0km away).
October so far: 71.6mm vs 70.8mm October average — 1% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are from Rainfall gauge nr Poringland.
Rainfall gauge nr Poringland is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Poringland's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
16 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Poringland, against a full-month average of 19.5 rain days.
2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2008, with 830 mm from the local rain gauge, against an average of 641 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 396 mm.
6 Oct 2019: 53.4 mm at the local rain gauge. Records since 17 Apr 2007.
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 Poringland's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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