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How much rain fell in Trawden, Lancashire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.9mm of rain forecast for the area around Trawden, heaviest in the hour to Tue 02:00 (0.8mm).
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 Trawden | 0.1km | 5.2mm | 45.6mm | 98.8mm | 4.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Nelson nr Nelson | 3.5km | 8.0mm | 47.2mm | 118.0mm | 3.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Calderdale nr Calderdale | 4.9km | 7.2mm | 55.7mm | 126.2mm | 3.8mm |
Daily totals 26 Sep–25 Oct. Wettest day: 22.6mm.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Trawden, against a full-month average of 22.7 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 931 mm (1 Jan to 24 Oct), against 906 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: 2012 (1,602 mm). Driest: 2010 (879 mm). Average: 1,195 mm a year.
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.
Trawden gets about 1,220 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month December, 144 mm; driest April, 69 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), 0.7 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: Reedyford, 8.0 km away: 0.97 m Rising ▲.
Every gauge on the Pendle Water →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Trawden's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of Trawden's monitored area. The 1 with a live status is not 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: © United Utilities 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.
Village in Lancashire, England
Trawden is a village in the Trawden Forest parish of Pendle, at the foot of Boulsworth Hill, in Lancashire, England. The village co-operatively owns and runs its library, shop, community centre and pub.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
7.1mm of rain fell yesterday (25 Oct 2026), from the average of 12 rain gauges within 15km of Trawden.
October so far: 117.7mm vs 131.4mm October average — 10% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 26 days in). Figures are the average of 12 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Trawden is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Trawden's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Trawden, against a full-month average of 22.7 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,602 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,195 mm a year. The driest was 2010, with 879 mm.
25 Dec 2015: 75.2 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 79.8 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 Trawden's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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