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Rainfall in Stanghow

How much rain fell in Stanghow, North Yorkshire? 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 Stanghow's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 42.0mm to 64.2mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe, 7.8km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
11.2mm
Yesterday (23 Oct 2026)
22.0mm
Last 7 days
54.7mm
October so far
vs 77.0mm avg — 29% drier
3.2mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 0.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Stanghow, heaviest in the hour to 20:00 (0.8mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 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 12.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe was the wettest day at this gauge since 30 Aug 2026 and in the top 6.3% of 538 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 15.7mm at Rainfall gauge nr Westerdale was the wettest day at this gauge since 30 Aug 2026 and in the top 5% of 525 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 7.3mm at Rainfall gauge nr Marske-by-the-Sea was the wettest day at this gauge since 30 Aug 2026 and in the top 11.5% of 130 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Stanghow

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe nr Ugthorpe 7.8km 12.8mm 26.1mm 58.3mm 3.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Westerdale nr Westerdale 8.9km 15.7mm 25.9mm 64.2mm 5.8mm
Rainfall gauge nr Marske-by-the-Sea nr Marske-by-the-Sea 9.9km 7.3mm 15.8mm 42.0mm 1.9mm

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

Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 11.2mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe, against a full-month average of 20.2 rain days (based on 18 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Stanghow

2026 so far: 480 mm (1 Jan to 22 Oct), against 588 mm by the same date in an average year (2001–2025) — 18% 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: 2012 (951 mm). Driest: 2011 (537 mm). Average: 769 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Stanghow

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 76.9 mm 1 Aug 2002up to 93.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 59.9 mm 20 Sep 2025up to 66.6 mm at one gauge
  3. 52.0 mm 6 Sep 2013up to 87.2 mm at one gauge
  4. 51.6 mm 6 Jun 2017up to 63.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 49.2 mm 11 Jun 2020up to 74.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 53.9 mm Storm Christoph · 19–21 Jan 2021
  2. 49.9 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  3. 38.1 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  4. 37.3 mm Storm Darragh · 6–7 Dec 2024
  5. 30.0 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 Stanghow

Stanghow gets about 889 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 102 mm; driest May, 55 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), 1.7 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 Stanghow

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Stanghow

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 Stanghow's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Stanghow

8 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Stanghow's monitored area. None of the 8 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: © Northumbrian Water storm overflow activity data, licensed under CC BY 4.0. 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.

About Stanghow

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

Village in North Yorkshire, England

Stanghow is a village in the civil parish of Lockwood, in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Stanghow yesterday?

11.2mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Stanghow.

Is this month wetter than normal in Stanghow?

October so far: 54.7mm vs 77.0mm October average — 29% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Stanghow?

Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe is the nearest rain gauge, 7.8km from the centre of Stanghow'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 Stanghow had this month?

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Ugthorpe, against a full-month average of 20.2 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Stanghow?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2001, with 951 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 769 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 537 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Stanghow?

1 Aug 2002: 76.9 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 93.0 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 Stanghow's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.