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  • Location: Irlam
  • Location: Irlam

Hopefully we won't get into this part of this list but it's not looking good at the moment.

Wettest February on record for England and Wales (mm)

158.6 1833

152.7 1923

143.6 1950

143.2 1990

143.2 1977

142.1 1937

132.0 1916

131.7 1900

130.0 1848

129.6 1966

129.1 1768

124.2 1925

123.5 1915

116.0 1918

115.3 1812

115.1 2002

114.9 1995

114.1 1851

114.0 1823

113.5 1776

112.1 1904

111.6 2007

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  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District. 290 mts a.s.l.
  • Weather Preferences: Anything extreme
  • Location: Derbyshire Peak District. 290 mts a.s.l.

It's interesting how local variations fit in with the broader picture.

2002 was easily the wettest Feb' on record here ( since 1978 ) with 206 mm but it's only 16th in the national list whereas 1990 is 4th in the national list but recorded 37 mm less than 2002 here.

1977 was the wettest of all locally ( approximately 240mm here; I was recording at a different local site then) but nationally it's equal with 1990.

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  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire
  • Weather Preferences: Winter: Cold & Snowy, Summer: Just not hot
  • Location: Cheddington, Buckinghamshire

Wettest winters on record for England and Wales423.0 1914-15420.9 1989-90418.3 1876-77415.6 1994-95388.3 1993-94380.6 1868-69374.3 1959-60373.5 1915-16363.0 1965-66362.0 1936-37340.8 2013-14 up to 5th Feb.

 

So we need 83mm in 3 and a bit weeks to take the record. Normally that would be a bit of a tall order, but this winter I would not be at all surprised if it came off.

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

Wet Weather Here To Stay As Jet Stream Blamed

 

Forecasters have told Sky News the unsettled weather that has brought heavy rain, strong winds and flooding is set to remain until at least the middle of this month. After that, conditions "may start to calm down and the second half of February could be slightly more settled", said a Met Office spokeswoman.

 

The relentless wet weather that has pummelled much of the UK for the past couple of months has been caused by a powerful jet stream, experts said. It pushed an "exceptional" succession of low pressure systems across the Atlantic Ocean, as powerful winds and a deluge of rain struck the country, especially southwest England. There have been a number of major winter storms during December and January and the Met Office said it was the relatively short time between each one that has led to major flooding.

 

It said: "It was their rapid succession, with further rain falling on already saturated ground that caused the significant flooding problems." There are amber severe weather warnings in place for southern parts of England until 11pm on Saturday due to another storm coming in from the Atlantic. Forecasters warned people should be prepared for possible 60-70 mph winds on the coast and 50-60mph gusts inland on Saturday, and up to 3cm of rain. Sky's weather forecaster Nazaneen Ghaffar said: "For the next few days we will see further wet and windy weather. "This weekend will see a significant storm system bringing severe storm-force winds on Saturday, giving huge waves, especially across southwest Ireland where they could reach up to 12 metres.

 

"This deep area of low pressure will continue to bring further strong winds and heavy downpours through Sunday as well." One of the reasons for the sustained wet weather is that the winds have been coming from the west. Traditionally when they are from the east they can sometimes bring snow from Siberia at this time of year. The Met Office also said another factor could be what is called the quasi-biennial oscillation (QBO). This is a cycle, discovered in 1959, which involves a narrow band of fast moving winds like the jet stream which sits about 15 miles up over the equator. The cycle sees these winds change from an easterly to westerly direction about every 14 months.

 

When the QBO is in its westerly phase, it tends to increase the westerly winds in the jet stream - meaning there is a higher risk of a stronger, more persistent jet stream with more vigorous Atlantic storms. It has been in its westerly phase since early 2013 and the Met Office expects it to decline over the next few months. The Met Office also said it was the wettest December and January period in England and Wales since 1876/1877 and the second wettest since records began in 1766. It has been one of, if not the most, exceptional periods of winter rainfall in at least 248 years. Despite the rainfall being concentrated in the second half of the month it was the wettest December for southeast England since 1959.

 

The jet stream is a narrow band of very strong winds which tends to move from west to east across the Atlantic, bringing our weather systems with it. The position varies within the natural fluctuations of the environment. It is caused by the temperature difference between tropical air masses around the equator and polar air masses.

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1208067/wet-weather-here-to-stay-as-jet-stream-blamed

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  • Location: Darlington
  • Weather Preferences: Warm dry summers
  • Location: Darlington

1 full dry day for the month so far but only 16mm of rain (to the 7th) has fallen so compared to other parts of the UK the opening 7 days hasn't had much rain here

 

February is traditionally our driest month according to the 1981-2010 stats with March 2nd driest

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  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)
  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)

Just over 100mm here Feb

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
  • Weather Preferences: Any Extreme
  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield

41.5mm to this morning here 69% of average. Raining steadily here now so more to add. Only one dry day this year so far.

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  • Location: Sheffield
  • Location: Sheffield

41.5mm to this morning here 69% of average. Raining steadily here now so more to add. Only one dry day this year so far.

Cricky! Let's hope we don't beat the Sheffield February record from 1977 which was a staggering 202.5mm

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  • Location: Peasedown St John.N.E.Somerset
  • Weather Preferences: Fair to Foul...
  • Location: Peasedown St John.N.E.Somerset

40.5mm total for the month. Nothing compared to some..

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
  • Weather Preferences: Any Extreme
  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield

Cricky! Let's hope we don't beat the Sheffield February record from 1977 which was a staggering 202.5mm

Slim chance on that one very hard to do. Now on to 51.8mm 86.2% of average.

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74mm recorded from that storm, barely stopped raining since Friday evening. February now at 192mm, well above the 165mm average already. A record wet February and winter looks possible with plenty more forecast next week.

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  • Location: Keyingham, East Yorkshire
  • Weather Preferences: Spanish plumes, hot and sunny with thunderstorms
  • Location: Keyingham, East Yorkshire

Good grief, it sounds grim in those valleys.

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  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)
  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)

That ones gone by the weekend then.

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  • Location: Irlam
  • Location: Irlam

Wettest seasons on record for England and Wales: W for winter, S for summer, A for autumn

A 502.7 2000

A 455.8 1852

A 438.6 1960

A 424.1 1935

W 423.0 1914-15

W 420.9 1989-90

W 418.3 1876-77

W 415.6 1994-95

S 409.7 1912

S 409.2 1879

A 402.4 1770

A 400.6 1772

A 399.1 1875

A 398.7 1768

A 396.9 1799

A 396.8 1976

S 396.3 1829

A 394.3 1872

A 391.1 1903

W 388.3 1993-94

A 387.9 1825

A 384.6 1841

W 380.6 1868-69

A 379.1 1880

A 378.9 1773

A 378.1 1954

A 377.9 1974

A 377.8 1794

A 377.5 1944

W 374.3 1959-60

S 375.2 2012

W 373.5 1915-16

W 372.8 2013-14 up to 9th Feb

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A crazy 1,026mm this winter now, over the 1 metre mark. Have recorded wetter individual months such as November 2009 with 465mm but never so wet for so long. The annual average is 1,865mm so that's more than half a year's rainfall in 2 months, never recorded such a wet 2 month period (didn't record Autumn 2000 which may have matched it).

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
  • Weather Preferences: Any Extreme
  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield

Feb chugging along nicely 53.9mm this morning today's rain not included so we will be above average tomorrow.  So far we had 256.9mm this Winter above average but a long way below the record of 406.9mm in 1977.

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  • Location: Irlam
  • Location: Irlam

Wettest winters on record for England and Wales

423.0 1914-15

420.9 1989-90

418.3 1876-77

415.6 1994-95

388.3 1993-94

380.6 1868-69

378.8 2013-14. Up to 10th February

Wettest seasons on record for England and Wales: W for winter, S for summer, A for autumn

A 502.7 2000

A 455.8 1852

A 438.6 1960

A 424.1 1935

W 423.0 1914-15

W 420.9 1989-90

W 418.3 1876-77

W 415.6 1994-95

S 409.7 1912

S 409.2 1879

A 402.4 1770

A 400.6 1772

A 399.1 1875

A 398.7 1768

A 396.9 1799

A 396.8 1976

S 396.3 1829

A 394.3 1872

A 391.1 1903

W 388.3 1993-94

A 387.9 1825

A 384.6 1841

W 380.6 1868-69

A 379.1 1880

A 378.9 1773

W 378.8 2013-14 up to 10th February

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  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)
  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)

This amazing destructive spell of weather began on December 12th and two non calendar months have now passed since then.

I have recorded 652mm rain since that date, this figure is half the annual average of 1320mm

In two successive calendar months the highest total was 495mm and that being from the December and January gone. Before this the highest over two months was 454mm for November and December 2009. The wettest 3 months period in my 10 year record is 592mm for October to December 2012. This spell of weather then quite unprecedented in my short record.

 

Just passed 400mm for the year to date

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  • Location: Irlam
  • Location: Irlam

Wettest winters on record for England and Wales

423.0 1914-15

420.9 1989-90

418.3 1876-77

415.6 1994-95

388.3 1993-94

383.8 2013-14 Up to 11th February

Wettest seasons on record for England and Wales: W for winter, S for summer, A for autumn

A 502.7 2000

A 455.8 1852

A 438.6 1960

A 424.1 1935

W 423.0 1914-15

W 420.9 1989-90

W 418.3 1876-77

W 415.6 1994-95

S 409.7 1912

S 409.2 1879

A 402.4 1770

A 400.6 1772

A 399.1 1875

A 398.7 1768

A 396.9 1799

A 396.8 1976

S 396.3 1829

A 394.3 1872

A 391.1 1903

W 388.3 1993-94

A 387.9 1825

A 384.6 1841

W 383.8 2013-14 up to 11th February

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  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield
  • Weather Preferences: Any Extreme
  • Location: Sheffield South Yorkshire 160M Powering the Sheffield Shield

We're now up to 75.8mm for the month 126.1% of the total. 278.8mm for the winter.

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  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)
  • Location: Llanwnnen, Lampeter, Ceredigion, 126m asl (exotic holidays in Rugby/ Coventry)

Following on from post above Dec 1973 to Feb 1974 was comparable to this extended wet spell.

The closest rain gauge to here 3 miles away had a Winter total of 750mm. Jan 391mm and Feb 218mm being the exceptionally wet period totalling 609mm, which may well be the wettest two month period historically in the area.

 

For sheer persistence of extremely wet weather though late 1929 to 1930 would take some beating with the following figures:

Oct 1929 230mm Nov 304mm Dec 299mm Jan 1930 215mm Total 1048mm in 4 months!

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