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How much rain fell in Staffordshire Moorlands, Staffordshire? 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 Staffordshire Moorlands (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 Rushton Spencer nr Rushton Spencer | 4.0km | 1.8mm | 54.7mm | 133.4mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Staffordshire Moorlands | 4.1km | 1.8mm | 69.4mm | 129.3mm | 0.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Biddulph nr Biddulph | 7.9km | 3.4mm | 58.6mm | 124.2mm | 0.2mm |
Daily totals 28 Sep–27 Oct. Wettest day: 21.5mm.
25 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Rushton Spencer, against a full-month average of 19.7 rain days (based on 19 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 798 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 841 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 5% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (1,439 mm). Driest: 2003 (773 mm). Average: 1,078 mm a year.
Daily totals are the average of 7 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.
Staffordshire Moorlands gets about 1,108 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 119 mm; driest April, 71 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), 2.0 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
Nearest gauge on it: Knypersley, 9.5 km away: 0.41 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Trent →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Staffordshire Moorlands's monitored area.
3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Staffordshire Moorlands's monitored area. None of the 3 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: © Severn Trent 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.
Non-metropolitan district in England
Staffordshire Moorlands is a local government district in Staffordshire, England. Its council is based in Leek, the district's largest town. The district also contains the towns of Biddulph and Cheadle, along with a large rural area containing many villages. North-eastern parts of the district lie within the Peak District National Park.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
2.1mm of rain fell yesterday (27 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Staffordshire Moorlands.
October so far: 138.4mm vs 110.9mm October average — 25% wetter. Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Rushton Spencer is the nearest rain gauge, 4.0km from the centre of Staffordshire Moorlands's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
25 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Rushton Spencer, against a full-month average of 19.7 rain days.
2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,439 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,078 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 773 mm.
25 Oct 2019: 57.2 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 63.2 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 Staffordshire Moorlands's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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