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Annual precipitation
715 mm
2025
Where this number comes from
Spatially aggregatedHigh confidence2025

Source: Met OfficeHadUK-Grid gridded climate observations, HadUK-Grid areal series, Rainfall, England SE and Central S, annual. Licence: Open — attribution required (attribution required).

Method: Met Office published area-average total precipitation, from the HadUK-Grid 1 km gridded analysis of the national rain gauge network. Gauge density is far lower in the nineteenth century than today, and mountain precipitation is systematically under-measured, so early values carry greater uncertainty than recent ones.

Retrieved 24 August 2026.

Rainfall

Annual rainfall — South East and Central Southern England (climate district)
Annual rainfall — South East and Central Southern England (climate district)Annual rainfall — South East and Central Southern England (climate district): South East and Central Southern England (climate district) in mm, from 1836 to 2025.05001,000mm18361860188419081932195619802004South East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1836: 892 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1837: 622 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1838: 680 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1839: 877 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1840: 604 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1841: 962 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1842: 666 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1843: 748 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1844: 661 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1845: 676 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1846: 769 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1847: 570 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1848: 976 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1849: 704 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1850: 656 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1851: 611 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1852: 1,092 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1853: 791 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1854: 542 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1855: 645 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1856: 730 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1857: 684 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1858: 538 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1859: 819 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1860: 941 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1861: 657 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1862: 761 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1863: 675 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1864: 547 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1865: 865 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1866: 878 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1867: 734 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1868: 781 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1869: 756 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1870: 578 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1871: 694 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1872: 1,011 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1873: 673 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1874: 668 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1875: 846 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1876: 842 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1877: 932 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1878: 789 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1879: 875 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1880: 836 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1881: 769 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1882: 866 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1883: 732 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1884: 615 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1885: 744 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1886: 820 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1887: 588 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1888: 752 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1889: 668 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1890: 645 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1891: 867 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1892: 659 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1893: 619 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1894: 883 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1895: 680 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1896: 704 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1897: 724 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1898: 590 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1899: 671 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1900: 743 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1901: 613 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1902: 616 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1903: 1,020 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1904: 686 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1905: 657 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1906: 757 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1907: 713 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1908: 658 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1909: 824 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1910: 858 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1911: 746 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1912: 915 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1913: 756 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1914: 863 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1915: 973 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1916: 911 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1917: 766 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1918: 782 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1919: 786 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1920: 731 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1921: 411 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1922: 785 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1923: 809 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1924: 962 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1925: 860 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1926: 772 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1927: 999 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1928: 837 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1929: 745 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1930: 805 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1931: 719 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1932: 742 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1933: 602 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1934: 723 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1935: 937 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1936: 805 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1937: 921 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1938: 653 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1939: 896 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1940: 766 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1941: 738 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1942: 728 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1943: 662 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1944: 676 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1945: 650 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1946: 911 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1947: 633 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1948: 774 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1949: 645 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1950: 823 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1951: 1,045 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1952: 772 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1953: 615 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1954: 856 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1955: 682 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1956: 703 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1957: 732 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1958: 900 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1959: 717 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1960: 1,064 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1961: 740 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1962: 682 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1963: 769 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1964: 640 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1965: 813 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1966: 906 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1967: 858 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1968: 864 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1969: 717 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1970: 779 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1971: 708 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1972: 705 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1973: 562 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1974: 968 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1975: 714 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1976: 669 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1977: 817 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1978: 716 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1979: 838 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1980: 760 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1981: 826 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1982: 831 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1983: 698 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1984: 811 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1985: 732 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1986: 829 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1987: 778 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1988: 715 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1989: 678 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1990: 659 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1991: 678 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1992: 804 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1993: 854 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1994: 877 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1995: 749 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1996: 616 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1997: 724 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1998: 867 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 1999: 838 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2000: 1,109 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2001: 862 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2002: 1,009 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2003: 640 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2004: 757 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2005: 610 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2006: 788 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2007: 844 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2008: 852 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2009: 822 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2010: 690 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2011: 631 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2012: 1,005 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2013: 806 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2014: 1,039 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2015: 737 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2016: 730 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2017: 726 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2018: 759 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2019: 859 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2020: 900 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2021: 808 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2022: 752 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2023: 1,022 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2024: 999 mmSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) 2025: 715 mm
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Underlying data
PeriodSouth East and Central Southern England (climate district) (mm)
1836892
1837622
1838680
1839877
1840604
1841962
1842666
1843748
1844661
1845676
1846769
1847570
1848976
1849704
1850656
1851611
18521,092
1853791
1854542
1855645
1856730
1857684
1858538
1859819
1860941
1861657
1862761
1863675
1864547
1865865
1866878
1867734
1868781
1869756
1870578
1871694
18721,011
1873673
1874668
1875846
1876842
1877932
1878789
1879875
1880836
1881769
1882866
1883732
1884615
1885744
1886820
1887588
1888752
1889668
1890645
1891867
1892659
1893619
1894883
1895680
1896704
1897724
1898590
1899671
1900743
1901613
1902616
19031,020
1904686
1905657
1906757
1907713
1908658
1909824
1910858
1911746
1912915
1913756
1914863
1915973
1916911
1917766
1918782
1919786
1920731
1921411
1922785
1923809
1924962
1925860
1926772
1927999
1928837
1929745
1930805
1931719
1932742
1933602
1934723
1935937
1936805
1937921
1938653
1939896
1940766
1941738
1942728
1943662
1944676
1945650
1946911
1947633
1948774
1949645
1950823
19511,045
1952772
1953615
1954856
1955682
1956703
1957732
1958900
1959717
19601,064
1961740
1962682
1963769
1964640
1965813
1966906
1967858
1968864
1969717
1970779
1971708
1972705
1973562
1974968
1975714
1976669
1977817
1978716
1979838
1980760
1981826
1982831
1983698
1984811
1985732
1986829
1987778
1988715
1989678
1990659
1991678
1992804
1993854
1994877
1995749
1996616
1997724
1998867
1999838
20001,109
2001862
20021,009
2003640
2004757
2005610
2006788
2007844
2008852
2009822
2010690
2011631
20121,005
2013806
20141,039
2015737
2016730
2017726
2018759
2019859
2020900
2021808
2022752
20231,022
2024999
2025715

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