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How much rain fell in Ripponden, West Yorkshire? 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 Ripponden (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 Ripponden (north-east) | 2.9km | 6.1mm | 64.7mm | 117.7mm | 5.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Ripponden (south-west) | 2.9km | 14.0mm | 79.0mm | 155.9mm | 8.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Littleborough nr Littleborough | 5.7km | 11.6mm | 66.8mm | 136.6mm | 7.8mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 28.2mm.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ripponden (north-east), against a full-month average of 22.9 rain days (based on 21 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 944 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 1,005 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 6% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (1,759 mm). Driest: 2003 (913 mm). Average: 1,324 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
Daily totals are the average of 8 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.
Ripponden gets about 1,379 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 162 mm; driest May, 81 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), 0.8 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: Sowerby Bridge, 7.6 km away: 0.20 m Rising ▲.
Every gauge on the River Calder →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Ripponden's monitored area.
5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Ripponden's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 4 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: © Yorkshire 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 and civil parish in West Yorkshire, England
Ripponden is a village and civil parish on the River Ryburn near Halifax in West Yorkshire, England. Historically it was part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. Its population was 6,412 at the time of the 2001 Census, and 7,421 in 2011.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
12.4mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km of Ripponden.
October so far: 138.8mm vs 131.1mm October average — 6% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 10 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Ripponden (north-east) is the nearest rain gauge, 2.9km from the centre of Ripponden's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ripponden (north-east), against a full-month average of 22.9 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,759 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,324 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 913 mm.
31 Dec 2024: 82.0 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 105.4 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 Ripponden's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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