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How much rain fell in West Dean, West 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 West Dean (under 0.2mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 05:05 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 West Dean | 0.0km | 7.4mm | 119.2mm | 155.9mm | 2.3mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Walderton nr Walderton | 6.1km | 3.6mm | 95.4mm | 129.0mm | 1.6mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Stedham nr Stedham | 8.7km | 6.4mm | 99.2mm | 128.2mm | 5.4mm |
Daily totals 27 Sep–26 Oct. Wettest day: 24.2mm.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr West Dean, against a full-month average of 19.0 rain days (based on 2 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 730 mm (1 Jan to 25 Oct), against 692 mm by the same date in an average year (2000–2025) — 5% wetter.
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: 2023 (1,257 mm). Driest: 2003 (673 mm). Average: 939 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.
West Dean gets about 1,029 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 123 mm; driest May, 56 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), 2.2 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.
Rain gauge River gauge Storm overflow
Nearest gauge on it: Iping Mill, 8.6 km away: 0.35 m Steady.
Every gauge on the River Rother →A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of West Dean's monitored area.
1 storm overflow within 5 km of the centre of West Dean'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: © 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.
Village and parish in West Sussex, England
West Dean is a village, Anglican parish and civil parish in the District of Chichester in West Sussex, England 5 miles (8 km) north of Chichester on the A286 road just west of Singleton. The parishes include the hamlets of Binderton and Chilgrove.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
5.4mm of rain fell yesterday (26 Oct 2026), from the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km of West Dean.
October so far: 130.4mm vs 116.2mm October average — 12% wetter (the average covers the whole month; we are 27 days in). Figures are the average of 9 rain gauges within 15km.
Rainfall gauge nr West Dean is the nearest rain gauge, 0.0km from the centre of West Dean's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
17 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr West Dean, against a full-month average of 19.0 rain days.
2023 was the wettest year in the record since 2000, with 1,257 mm from the average of 8 local rain gauges, against an average of 939 mm a year. The driest was 2003, with 673 mm.
10 Jun 2012: 63.2 mm on average across 8 local rain gauges, and up to 80.8 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 West Dean's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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