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Rainfall in Spalding

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

The average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Spalding's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 59.6mm to 75.4mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Spalding, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
0.1mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
40.1mm
Last 7 days
69.7mm
October so far
vs 64.8mm avg — 8% wetter
3.3mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.5mm of rain forecast for the area around Spalding, heaviest in the hour to Tue 07:00 (0.4mm).

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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Nearest rain gauges to Spalding

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Spalding 0.0km 0.0mm 44.4mm 74.0mm 3.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Eastgate nr Eastgate 9.3km 0.0mm 32.6mm 59.6mm 3.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Holbeach CP nr Holbeach CP 9.6km 0.2mm 43.2mm 75.4mm 3.4mm

Last 30 days (average of 3 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 10.3mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Spalding, against a full-month average of 15.8 rain days (based on 26 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Spalding

2026 so far: 406 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 480 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 15% drier.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 3 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2019 (850 mm). Driest: 2011 (376 mm). Average: 600 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Spalding

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 67.9 mm 10 Jun 2019up to 79.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 59.4 mm 16 Aug 2022up to 115.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 48.6 mm 15 Oct 2002up to 52.5 mm at one gauge
  4. 48.1 mm 23 Dec 2020up to 53.6 mm at one gauge
  5. 37.6 mm 27 Aug 2026up to 46.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 58.9 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 34.2 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  3. 33.5 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  4. 31.2 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018
  5. 30.3 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016

Daily totals are the average of 3 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 Spalding

Spalding gets about 616 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 64 mm; driest March, 36 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), 2.8 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.

Gauges and storm overflows around Spalding

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Spalding

River Glen the largest river near Spalding

Nearest gauge on it: Surfleet Sluice, 4.6 km away: 0.85 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Glen →

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 Spalding's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Spalding

4 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Spalding's monitored area. None of the 4 with a live status is discharging right now.

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: © Anglian 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 Spalding

Spalding, Lincolnshire
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Market town in Lincolnshire, England

Spalding is a market town on the River Welland in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England. The town had a population of 30,556 at the 2021 census. Spalding is the administrative centre of the South Holland District, which lies north-east of the city of Peterborough.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Spalding yesterday?

0.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km of Spalding.

Is this month wetter than normal in Spalding?

October so far: 69.7mm vs 64.8mm October average — 8% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 3 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Spalding?

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

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Spalding, against a full-month average of 15.8 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Spalding?

2019 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 850 mm from the average of 3 local rain gauges, against an average of 600 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 376 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Spalding?

10 Jun 2019: 67.9 mm on average across 3 local rain gauges, and up to 79.6 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 Spalding's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.