Did it rain in Birmingham?
Yes — Birmingham had moderate rain last night
6.8mm fell overnight, a decent shower.
Day by day, last 2 weeks
66.8mm total
No rainLight drizzleModerate rainHeavy / soaking rain
Saturday 24 October
6.8mm — Moderate rain
Well watered — hold off
60.6mm of rain in the last 7 days is a good soak. Most of the garden shouldn't need watering right now — containers and anything under cover are the exception, since rain doesn't reach them the same way.
60.6 mm in the last 7 days
The bigger picture — last 90 days
About normal
178mm has fallen over the last 90 days — Birmingham usually gets around 212mm in that stretch, so that's 84% of normal.
It rained meaningfully as recently as yesterday.
No unusual long-term dry spell here — the last 2 weeks below tell you what you need to know.