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Rainfall in Shipton Moyne

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

The average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Shipton Moyne's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 101.8mm to 125.1mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Shipton Moyne, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
7.5mm
Yesterday (27 Oct 2026)
73.1mm
Last 7 days
113.4mm
October so far
vs 87.2mm avg — 30% wetter
0.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Shipton Moyne (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).

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 10.5mm at Rainfall gauge nr Shipton Moyne was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 11% of 554 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 8.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Long Newnton was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 16% of 555 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 5.1mm at Rainfall gauge nr Great Somerford was the wettest day at this gauge since 26 Oct 2026 and in the top 21.9% of 534 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Shipton Moyne

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Shipton Moyne 0.0km 10.5mm 81.7mm 125.1mm 0.3mm
Rainfall gauge nr Long Newnton nr Long Newnton 4.1km 8.0mm 78.8mm 118.2mm 0.1mm
Rainfall gauge nr Great Somerford nr Great Somerford 8.4km 5.1mm 65.2mm 106.7mm 0.0mm

Last 30 days (average of 6 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 20.6mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Shipton Moyne, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days (based on 15 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Shipton Moyne

2026 so far: 588 mm (1 Jan to 27 Oct), against 630 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 7% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 6 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (1,108 mm). Driest: 2011 (560 mm). Average: 824 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Shipton Moyne

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 48.3 mm 5 Jul 2006up to 65.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 42.8 mm 14 Nov 2025up to 50.0 mm at one gauge
  3. 37.3 mm 15 Mar 2008up to 42.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 36.9 mm 3 Oct 2020up to 45.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 36.8 mm 16 Oct 2007

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 67.5 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 61.4 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 57.3 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 37.4 mm Storm Herminia · 26–27 Jan 2025
  5. 33.9 mm Storm Dennis · 15–16 Feb 2020

Daily totals are the average of 6 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 Shipton Moyne

Shipton Moyne gets about 856 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 96 mm; driest April, 56 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), 2.6 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 Shipton Moyne

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Shipton Moyne

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 Shipton Moyne's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Shipton Moyne

12 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Shipton Moyne's monitored area. None of the 11 with a live status is discharging right now, and 1 has no current status.

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: © Wessex 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 Shipton Moyne

Shipton Moyne
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village in Gloucestershire, England

Shipton Moyne is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England, approximately 105 miles west of London. Its nearest towns are Tetbury, also in Gloucestershire, and Malmesbury in Wiltshire. The parish population at the 2021 census was 288.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Shipton Moyne yesterday?

7.5mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Shipton Moyne.

Is this month wetter than normal in Shipton Moyne?

October so far: 113.4mm vs 87.2mm October average — 30% wetter. Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Shipton Moyne?

Rainfall gauge nr Shipton Moyne is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Shipton Moyne'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 Shipton Moyne had this month?

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Shipton Moyne, against a full-month average of 19.1 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Shipton Moyne?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,108 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 824 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 560 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Shipton Moyne?

5 Jul 2006: 48.3 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 65.8 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 Shipton Moyne's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.