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Wettest winter on record for parts of the UK, says Met Office
Cornwall, Leicestershire, and the West Midlands saw record wet winters due to Atlantic storms, with England receiving 42% more rain than usual, Met Office reports.
- This winter , the Met Office reported Cornwall, Leicestershire and the West Midlands recorded their wettest winter since records began in 1836.
- A string of Atlantic low-pressure systems moved across the UK, producing repeated wet and windy outbreaks while three named January storms — Goretti, Ingrid and Chandra — brought repeated downpours.
- England received 42% more rain across December–February while Scotland finished 14% below average, with rainfall 17% above average in the north and 58% above in the south of England.
- Flooding and travel disruption followed, with vehicles in floodwater on Houndsfield Lane, Birmingham and flooded fields near Burrowbridge, Somerset after persistent rain.
- Although natural patterns dominated, officials said climate change provides context, and February brought some of the lowest sunshine totals on record for all four UK nations.
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Wettest winter on record for three counties in England
Southern England experienced its fourth wettest winter since data began in 1836.
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