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Rainfall in Thorpe Satchville

How much rain fell in Thorpe Satchville, Leicestershire? 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 Thorpe Satchville's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 61.7mm to 71.0mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Thorpe Satchville, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
4.6mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
34.8mm
Last 7 days
67.4mm
October so far
vs 73.1mm avg — 8% drier
0.0mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: about 3.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Thorpe Satchville, heaviest in the hour to 05:00 (2.9mm).

A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated Mon 23:05 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 3 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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Nearest rain gauges to Thorpe Satchville

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Thorpe Satchville 0.0km 4.0mm 33.0mm 71.0mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Rotherby nr Rotherby 6.8km 4.0mm 31.0mm 64.1mm 0.0mm
Rainfall gauge nr Whissendine nr Whissendine 11.0km 3.8mm 34.8mm 70.1mm 0.0mm

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

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 10.7mm.

Rain days this October

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Thorpe Satchville, against a full-month average of 17.9 rain days (based on 18 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Thorpe Satchville

2026 so far: 522 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 540 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

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 (919 mm). Driest: 2011 (409 mm). Average: 680 mm a year.

Wettest days and storms in Thorpe Satchville

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 55.9 mm 17 Jul 2001up to 62.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 51.3 mm 9 Aug 2004up to 59.8 mm at one gauge
  3. 41.3 mm 27 Jul 2019up to 50.6 mm at one gauge
  4. 38.4 mm 5 Jan 2025up to 47.2 mm at one gauge
  5. 35.7 mm 27 Aug 2026up to 40.4 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 71.4 mm Storm Babet · 18–22 Oct 2023
  2. 45.3 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 29.4 mm Storm Henk · 2–5 Jan 2024
  4. 27.3 mm St Jude storm 2013 · 27–28 Oct 2013
  5. 25.2 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 Thorpe Satchville

Thorpe Satchville gets about 676 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month October, 68 mm; driest March, 43 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), 1.6 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 Thorpe Satchville

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Thorpe Satchville

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 Thorpe Satchville's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Thorpe Satchville

9 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Thorpe Satchville's monitored area. None of the 9 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: © 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.

About Thorpe Satchville

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

Civil parish in Leicestershire, England

Twyford and Thorpe is a civil parish in Leicestershire, England, comprising the villages of Twyford and Thorpe Satchville, and the hamlet of John O'Gaunt. The parish, which is in the Melton district, has a population of 612 at the time of the 2001 census, increasing to 628 at the 2011 census.

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Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Thorpe Satchville yesterday?

4.6mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km of Thorpe Satchville.

Is this month wetter than normal in Thorpe Satchville?

October so far: 67.4mm vs 73.1mm October average — 8% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 6 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Thorpe Satchville?

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

15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Thorpe Satchville, against a full-month average of 17.9 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Thorpe Satchville?

2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 919 mm from the average of 6 local rain gauges, against an average of 680 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 409 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Thorpe Satchville?

17 Jul 2001: 55.9 mm on average across 6 local rain gauges, and up to 62.0 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 Thorpe Satchville's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.