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How much rain fell in St. Columb Major, Cornwall? 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 St. Columb Major (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 St. Columb Major | 0.0km | 10.4mm | 87.4mm | 136.6mm | 1.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr St Dennis nr St Dennis | 7.1km | 13.0mm | 121.1mm | 180.4mm | 6.1mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr St. Newlyn East nr St. Newlyn East | 10.1km | 7.8mm | 61.5mm | 95.0mm | 0.7mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 30.0mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr St. Columb Major, against a full-month average of 20.7 rain days (based on 14 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 1,036 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 898 mm by the same date in an average year (2008–2025) — 15% 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: 2024 (1,439 mm). Driest: 2011 (882 mm). Average: 1,225 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.
St. Columb Major gets about 1,170 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 140 mm; driest May, 66 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), 2.4 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
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of St. Columb Major's monitored area.
5 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of St. Columb Major's monitored area. None of the 5 with a live status is discharging right now.
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: © South West 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.
Town in Cornwall, England
St Columb Major is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. Often referred to locally as St Columb, it is approximately seven miles (11 km) southwest of Wadebridge and six miles (10 km) east of Newquay. The town is named after Columba of Cornwall, also known as Columb, a 6th-century saint. The designation Major distinguishes the town from St Columb Minor, a village to the west, which now forms part of Newquay. As well as the town of St Columb Major itself, the parish also includes surrounding rural areas. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 4,688 and the built up area had a population of 3,679.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
12.1mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km of St. Columb Major.
October so far: 151.1mm vs 129.4mm October average — 17% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 5 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr St. Columb Major is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of St. Columb Major's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr St. Columb Major, against a full-month average of 20.7 rain days.
2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2008, with 1,439 mm from the average of 5 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,225 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 882 mm.
10 Jun 2020: 55.0 mm on average across 5 local rain gauges, and up to 72.1 mm at one of them. Records since 12 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 St. Columb Major's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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