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Rainfall in Stoke St. Michael

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

The average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Stoke St. Michael's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 100.4mm to 175.8mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Stoke St. Michael, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
2.4mm
Yesterday (25 Oct 2026)
104.9mm
Last 7 days
142.7mm
October so far
vs 109.6mm avg — 30% wetter
13.5mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 2.6mm of rain forecast for the area around Stoke St. Michael, heaviest in the hour to Tue 04:00 (1.2mm).

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 4.7mm at Rainfall gauge nr Stoke St. Michael was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 32.5% of 607 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Downhead was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 37.1% of 665 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Doulting was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 42.7% of 634 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Stoke St. Michael

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Stoke St. Michael 0.0km 4.7mm 124.5mm 175.8mm 16.5mm
Rainfall gauge nr Downhead nr Downhead 3.4km 3.4mm 123.5mm 171.1mm 17.7mm
Rainfall gauge nr Doulting nr Doulting 6.5km 2.4mm 104.3mm 151.1mm 17.9mm

Last 30 days (average of 9 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 39.7mm.

Rain days this October

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Stoke St. Michael, against a full-month average of 21.5 rain days (based on 15 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Stoke St. Michael

2026 so far: 789 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 771 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 8 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2000 (1,349 mm). Driest: 2010 (726 mm). Average: 1,019 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Stoke St. Michael

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 51.0 mm 18 Jun 2020up to 84.8 mm at one gauge
  2. 47.1 mm 19 Oct 2001up to 67.2 mm at one gauge
  3. 45.6 mm 1 Dec 2005up to 50.4 mm at one gauge
  4. 43.8 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 85.8 mm at one gauge
  5. 41.9 mm 17 Feb 2024up to 58.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 67.0 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  2. 53.6 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  3. 50.0 mm Storm Herminia · 26–27 Jan 2025
  4. 46.8 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 42.1 mm Storm Boelo · 24–25 Oct 2026

Daily totals are the average of 8 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 Stoke St. Michael

Stoke St. Michael gets about 1,141 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 127 mm; driest May, 75 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), 1.6 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 Stoke St. Michael

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow Discharging now

Rivers near Stoke St. Michael

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 Stoke St. Michael's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Stoke St. Michael

12 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Stoke St. Michael's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 11 report not discharging.

Discharging now, then 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 Stoke St. Michael

Stoke St Michael
Photo: Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on the file page)

Village and civil parish in Somerset, England

Stoke St Michael is a village and civil parish on the Mendip Hills 4 miles (6.4 km) north east of Shepton Mallet, and 8 miles (12.9 km) west of Frome, in the county of Somerset, England.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Stoke St. Michael yesterday?

2.4mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of Stoke St. Michael.

Is this month wetter than normal in Stoke St. Michael?

October so far: 142.7mm vs 109.6mm October average — 30% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Stoke St. Michael?

Rainfall gauge nr Stoke St. Michael is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of Stoke St. Michael'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 Stoke St. Michael had this month?

19 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Stoke St. Michael, against a full-month average of 21.5 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Stoke St. Michael?

2000 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,349 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,019 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 726 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Stoke St. Michael?

18 Jun 2020: 51.0 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 84.8 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 Stoke St. Michael's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.