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Rainfall in Up Cerne

How much rain fell in Up Cerne, Dorset? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.

The average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of the centre of Up Cerne's monitored area, all reporting in the last two days. This October they range from 95.3mm to 163.3mm. The nearest is Rainfall gauge nr Up Cerne, 0.0km away. Rain can be very local, so one street may differ from the average.
9.9mm
Yesterday (26 Oct 2026)
86.6mm
Last 7 days
130.8mm
October so far
vs 126.0mm avg — 4% wetter
10.9mm
Today so far (UTC)

Rain forecast

Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Up Cerne (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 10.3mm at Rainfall gauge nr Up Cerne was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 19.8% of 541 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 12.0mm at Rainfall gauge nr Evershot was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 16% of 589 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.
⚠️ Yesterday's 4.6mm at Rainfall gauge nr King's Stag was the wettest day at this gauge since 24 Oct 2026 and in the top 30.7% of 512 rain days in this gauge's 2-year record.

Nearest rain gauges to Up Cerne

GaugeDistanceYesterday7 daysOctoberToday
Rainfall gauge nr Up Cerne 0.0km 10.3mm 94.0mm 148.6mm 15.3mm
Rainfall gauge nr Evershot nr Evershot 6.9km 12.0mm 94.6mm 143.2mm 11.6mm
Rainfall gauge nr King's Stag nr King's Stag 9.9km 4.6mm 74.4mm 110.5mm 9.5mm

Last 30 days (average of 7 gauges within 15km)

Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 24.8mm.

Rain days this October

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Up Cerne, against a full-month average of 20.7 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).

Rainfall year by year in Up Cerne

2026 so far: 837 mm (1 Jan to 26 Oct), against 822 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — about average.

One bar per calendar year, the average of 7 local rain gauges: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2024 (1,393 mm). Driest: 2011 (814 mm). Average: 1,110 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.

Wettest days and storms in Up Cerne

Wettest days since 2000

  1. 57.4 mm 3 Oct 2004up to 73.0 mm at one gauge
  2. 55.8 mm 23 Dec 2013 · 2013-14 UK winter floodsup to 66.4 mm at one gauge
  3. 54.1 mm 18 Dec 2022up to 80.5 mm at one gauge
  4. 49.0 mm 4 Aug 2009up to 65.0 mm at one gauge
  5. 48.1 mm 29 Sep 2024up to 62.0 mm at one gauge

Storms that brought the most rain here

  1. 73.8 mm Storm Bert · 22–25 Nov 2024
  2. 73.3 mm Storm Angus · 19–21 Nov 2016
  3. 54.9 mm Storm Chandra · 26–27 Jan 2026
  4. 51.0 mm Storm Herminia · 26–27 Jan 2025
  5. 50.4 mm Storm Ciaran · 1–2 Nov 2023

Daily totals are the average of 7 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 Up Cerne

Up Cerne gets about 1,143 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 137 mm; driest July, 64 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), 3.2 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 Up Cerne

Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow

Rivers near Up Cerne

River Frome the largest river near Up Cerne

Nearest gauge on it: Maiden Newton, 8.9 km away: 0.37 m Falling ▼.

Every gauge on the River Frome →

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 Up Cerne's monitored area.

Storm overflows near Up Cerne

3 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Up Cerne's monitored area. None of the 3 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: © 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 Up Cerne

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

Hamlet in Dorset, England

Up Cerne is a hamlet lying to the west of the River Cerne, between Minterne Magna and Cerne Abbas in Dorset, England. It was the birthplace of John Mount Batten.

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

Frequently asked questions

How much rain fell in Up Cerne yesterday?

9.9mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Up Cerne.

Is this month wetter than normal in Up Cerne?

October so far: 130.8mm vs 126.0mm October average — 4% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.

Where is the nearest rain gauge to Up Cerne?

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

21 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Up Cerne, against a full-month average of 20.7 rain days.

What was the wettest year in Up Cerne?

2024 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,393 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 1,110 mm a year. The driest was 2011, with 814 mm.

What is the wettest day on record in Up Cerne?

3 Oct 2004: 57.4 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 73.0 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 Up Cerne's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.