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How much rain fell in Wannock, East Sussex? Daily, weekly and monthly totals averaged over the Environment Agency rain gauges within 15km, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: little or no rain forecast for the area around Wannock (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).
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 Wannock | 0.1km | 1.7mm | 75.2mm | 119.5mm | 4.0mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lewes nr Lewes | 9.7km | 0.8mm | 75.0mm | 110.0mm | 3.4mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Pevensey Bay nr Pevensey Bay | 9.8km | 1.9mm | 80.3mm | 115.6mm | 2.5mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 30.4mm.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Wannock, against a full-month average of 19.4 rain days (based on 23 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 603 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 575 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 5% wetter.
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: 2023 (1,076 mm). Driest: 2003 (590 mm). Average: 793 mm a year.
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.
Wannock gets about 904 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 117 mm; driest April, 50 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Wannock's monitored area.
11 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Wannock's monitored area. None of the 11 with a live status is 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: © Southern 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.
Civil parish in East Sussex, England
Willingdon and Jevington is a civil parish in the Wealden District of East Sussex, England. The two villages lie one mile (1.6 km) south of Polegate. Willingdon is part of the built-up area which is Eastbourne, and lies on the main A22 road, whilst Jevington is on a minor road leading to Friston. In 2011 the parish had a population of 7440. The civil parish was formed on 1 April 1999 from "Jevington" and "Willingdon" parishes. Under the name of Willingdon it is also an electoral ward.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
1.3mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km of Wannock.
October so far: 107.2mm vs 94.6mm October average — 13% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 7 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr Wannock is the nearest rain gauge, 0.1km from the centre of Wannock's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
18 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Wannock, against a full-month average of 19.4 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,076 mm from the average of 7 local rain gauges, against an average of 793 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 590 mm.
29 Oct 2000: 36.4 mm on average across 7 local rain gauges, and up to 44.4 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 Wannock's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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