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How much rain fell in Raddington Bottom, Somerset? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 2.0mm of rain forecast for the area around Raddington Bottom, heaviest in the hour to Tue 03:00 (0.8mm).
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 Skilgate nr Skilgate | 4.5km | 1.5mm | 108.3mm | 150.1mm | 11.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Wiveliscombe nr Wiveliscombe | 5.0km | 2.4mm | 115.6mm | 157.0mm | 10.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Hockworthy nr Hockworthy | 6.7km | 1.0mm | 85.6mm | 121.1mm | 13.1mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 43.7mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Skilgate, against a full-month average of 20.6 rain days (based on 9 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 878 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 777 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 13% wetter.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 5 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,572 mm). Driest: 2010 (637 mm). Average: 1,055 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 5 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.
Raddington Bottom gets about 1,246 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 155 mm; driest May, 75 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), 0.9 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
Nearest gauge on it: Pixton, 8.5 km away: 0.74 m Rising ▲.
Every gauge on the River Exe →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Raddington Bottom's monitored area.
2.8mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of Raddington Bottom.
October so far: 152.6mm vs 117.3mm October average — 30% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Skilgate is the nearest rain gauge, 4.5km from the centre of Raddington Bottom's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Skilgate, against a full-month average of 20.6 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,572 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,055 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 637 mm.
23 Sep 2012: 58.9 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 61.6 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 Raddington Bottom's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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