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How much rain fell in Yearsley, North Yorkshire? Daily, weekly and monthly totals from the nearest Environment Agency rain gauges, updated every 15 minutes.
Next 24 hours: about 0.8mm of rain forecast for the area around Yearsley, heaviest in the hour to 19:00 (0.7mm).
A computer model forecast (DWD ICON) for a square about 15 km across, updated 17:05 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 Nunnington nr Nunnington | 11.5km | 8.6mm | 14.8mm | 39.2mm | 3.8mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Hawnby nr Hawnby | 15.6km | 8.8mm | 17.8mm | 44.4mm | 4.2mm |
| Rainfall gauge nr Lower Dunsforth nr Lower Dunsforth | 18.4km | 10.0mm | 19.2mm | 51.2mm | 6.2mm |
Daily totals 24 Sep–23 Oct. Wettest day: 8.6mm.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Nunnington, against a full-month average of 18.8 rain days (based on 25 months of records at this gauge).
2026 so far: 312 mm (1 Jan to 23 Oct), against 507 mm by the same date in an average year (2003–2025) — 38% drier.
One bar per calendar year, the local rain gauge: the Environment Agency's quality-checked daily archive, then live telemetry for the latest months. Wettest: 2012 (974 mm). Driest: 2025 (466 mm). Average: 662 mm a year. Striped years have gaps in the record, so no total is shown for them.
Daily totals are the local rain gauge, for UTC days. 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.
Yearsley gets about 762 mm of rain a year on average (wettest month November, 76 mm; driest March, 48 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), 2.4 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 Discharging now
A level is shown only when the gauge's latest reading is under 6 hours old. Distances are straight-line from the centre of Yearsley's monitored area.
6 storm overflows within 5 km of the centre of Yearsley's monitored area. 1 is discharging now, 5 report not discharging.
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: © Yorkshire 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 civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Yearsley is a small village and civil parish in the county in North Yorkshire, England. The population of the civil parish was less than 100 at the 2011 Census. Details are included in the civil parish of Brandsby-cum-Stearsby. It is situated between the market towns of Easingwold and Helmsley.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).
8.6mm of rain fell yesterday (23 Oct 2026), from Rainfall gauge nr Nunnington, the nearest reporting rain gauge to Yearsley (11.5km away).
October so far: 39.2mm vs 67.9mm October average — 42% drier (the average covers the whole month; we are 24 days in). Figures are from Rainfall gauge nr Nunnington.
Rainfall gauge nr Nunnington is the nearest rain gauge, 11.5km from the centre of Yearsley's monitored area. Rain gauges can be several kilometres from the town itself, so very local downpours may not register exactly.
15 days with at least 0.2mm of rain so far this October at Rainfall gauge nr Nunnington, against a full-month average of 18.8 rain days.
2012 was the wettest year in the record since 2003, with 974 mm from the local rain gauge, against an average of 662 mm a year. The driest was 2025, with 466 mm.
1 Aug 2002: 63.2 mm at the local rain gauge. Records since 21 Sep 2001.
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 Yearsley's monitored area — local rainfall can vary over short distances.
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