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Rainfall in Takeley Street

How much rain fell in Takeley Street, Essex? 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 Takeley Street's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 50.8mm to 78.1mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Takeley Street, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
3.0mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
40.4mm
Last 7 days
65.7mm
October so far
vs 60.7mm avg — 8% wetter
2.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Takeley Street (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).

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 2.4mm at Rainfall gauge nr Takeley Street was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 34.3% of 376 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 3.8mm at Rainfall gauge nr Stansted Mountfitchet was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 29.3% of 451 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 2.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr Uttlesford was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 32.2% of 379 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Takeley Street

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Takeley Street 0.0km 2.4mm 29.8mm 54.6mm 1.2mm
Rainfall gauge nr Stansted Mountfitchet nr Stansted Mountfitchet 5.6km 3.8mm 46.0mm 78.1mm 2.4mm
Rainfall gauge nr Uttlesford nr Uttlesford 6.6km 2.6mm 30.2mm 50.8mm 1.0mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 13.2mm.

Rain days this October

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Takeley Street, against a full-month average of 17.7 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Takeley Street

2026 so far: 368 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 473 mm by the same date in an average year (2002–2025) — 22% drier.

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: 2014 (787 mm). Driest: 2005 (373 mm). Average: 603 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Takeley Street

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 41.6 mm 27 May 2007up to 52.6 mm at one gauge
  2. 38.6 mm 29 Oct 2000up to 46.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 36.9 mm 26 Aug 2015up to 42.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 35.9 mm 24 Jul 2015up to 37.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 34.4 mm 25 Aug 2014up to 37.6 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 46.2 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 33.8 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 30.5 mm Storm Ciaran · 1–2 Nov 2023
  4. 29.3 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  5. 21.1 mm Storm Callum · 11–14 Oct 2018

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 Takeley Street

Takeley Street gets about 638 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 68 mm; driest March, 40 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), 2.6 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 Takeley Street

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Takeley Street

River Stort the largest river near Takeley Street

Nearest gauge on it: Bishops Stortford, Grange Paddocks, 6.1 km away: -0.02 m Steady.

Every gauge on the River Stort →

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 Takeley Street's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Takeley Street

6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Takeley Street's monitored area. None of the 6 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: © Thames 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.

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Takeley Street yesterday?

3.0mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of Takeley Street.

Is this month wetter than normal in Takeley Street?

October so far: 65.7mm vs 60.7mm October average — 8% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Takeley Street?

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

18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Takeley Street, against a full-month average of 17.7 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Takeley Street?

2014 was the wettest year in the record since 2002, with 787 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 603 mm a year. The driest was 2005, with 373 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Takeley Street?

27 May 2007: 41.6 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 52.6 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 Takeley Street's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.