SuDS+ Rainfall Assessment Report Published

One of the highlights of the SuDS+ project has been working with students from local universities to complete fieldwork and investigate the results of the data collected. The suDS+ team have been fortunate to harness the skills of the students which has enabled additional research to be completed.

Over the past few weeks, Freya has been working with the SuDS+ team on both fieldwork and data analysis. In the field, this has included environmental monitoring and surveying, taking water quality samples, and pond dipping to assess pollution levels whilst building a clearer picture of current site conditions.

On the data side, she has been analysing spatio-temporal patterns in rain gauge records from January 2024 to June 2026. This has involved aggregating rainfall time-series data, and identifying the most significant storms which have occurred during the monitoring period. Also, characterising the catchment by delineating the watershed boundary and calculating the relative area of influence of each rainfall gauge. The conclusions drawn from this project can relate to SuDS+ by highlighting multi-scalar rainfall trends and estimated return periods for major storms since January 2024.

Freya told us “I would like to thank Cameron, Eleanor, Mark, and the wider SuDS+ team for this opportunity, and I look forward to hopefully continuing volunteering in the autumn! It has been fantastic to contribute to a project focusing on sustainable hydrological management and flood attenuation, and I hope that some of the work that I have done will be able to benefit the wider community in Stanley.”

RAIN GAUGE 001 OVERVIEW
For the whole period 6th Jan 2024 to 22nd June 2026 (899 days)
Total gauge tips	9401
Total rainfall (mm)	1851.997
Maximum rainfall (mm)	49.644
No. dry days	368
No. wet days	531
Top 3 wettest days	22-May-24	41.173	mm
	26-Sep-24	49.644	mm
	20-Sep-25	49.644	mm

Read Freya’s report on the Outputs Page