December 1914: 190.8mm (7.51") (2nd wettest December on record)

January 1915: 108.7mm (4.28")

February 1915: 123.5mm (4.86") (13th wettest February on record)

Rainfall % of average

England and Wales

Dec 1914: 201%

Jan 1915: 148%

Feb 1915: 196%

Scotland

Dec 1914: 152%

Jan 1915: 109%

Feb 1915: 166%

Ireland

Dec 1914: 187%

Jan 1915: 115%

Feb 1915: 176%

British Isles

Dec 1914: 183%

Jan 1915: 127%

Feb 1915: 181%

Some rainfall totals for this winter

Camden Square: 13.88"

Fawley: 19.00"

Launceston: 24.5"

Colchester: 11.64"

Cardiff: 17.77"

Seathwaite: 55.63"

Glasgow: 12.41"

Edinburgh: 6.76"

Dublin: 11.57"

Belfast: 14.32"

We must be doing well this winter. I.e well on the way to one of the wettest winters on record.

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

374.3 1959-60

373.5 1915-16

363.0 1965-66

362.0 1936-37

340.0 1976-77

337.2 1911-12

335.2 1978-79

332.6 1922-23

331.9 2000-01

331.7 1882-83

330.6 1883-84

330.4 1924-25

330.2 1929-30

329.4 1909-10

328.3 1934-35

327.8 2006-07

326.5 1979-80

323.9 1918-19

322.9 1899-00

320.1 1927-28

319.6 1790-91

318.9 1938-39

317.5 1983-84

316.5 2012-13

314.8 1827-28

313.0 1803-04

309.9 1960-61

309.2 1773-74

308.4 1947-48

306.7 1847-48

298.7 1872-73

298.0 1919-20

296.7 1977-78

295.0 1973-74

293.4 1987-88

293.2 1925-26

292.7 1957-58

292.2 1942-43

290.0 1935-36

289.8 1896-97

287.6 1969-70

286.9 1898-99

286.7 1871-72

284.5 1950-51

283.9 1999-2000

283.6 1903-04

283. Up to 26th January

Local recording for Oct - Dec is a total of 500 mm, over half the annual average already ( I was told 20" in round terms) With no let-up in January, and none likely for February, it will be interesting to see the 6-month totals for Oct-Mar - particularly in this area where these months are the ones in which groundwater is accumulated. Already we have flowing water on several minor roads and cellars flooded; as groundwater is slow to fall, these conditins could last for months yet.

On the plus side - can you imagine the length of the drought / fine spells to make up for it !

Give me a wetter winter and a drier summer any time.

Great stuff as always

Here in wareham,Dorset we could well beat the 1914/15 record albeit locally...if another 86mm of rain fall between now and feb 28th our rainfall totall will exceed that winter.

Not sure the uk as awhole though will get anywhere near the record but am sure this winter will now end up with above average rain and temperature.

Just did a quick calculation from two local weather stations - Teignmouth

December - 221.7mm

Jan (to the 28th) - 195mm

Total for period - 416mm

1981-2010 mean - 200mm

Rain has been recorded everyday this month so far.

Total for Oct to Jan (to the 28th) - 620mm

1981-2010 mean for Oct to Jan - Around 390mm

Even this, the wettest winter on record, had a pretty good cold and snowy snap during the last week of January...

8 inches of snow at Liphook, layed until the end of the month.

Looks like we could beat this in the first 10 days of feb!

This is well worth keeping tabs on - looks very much like we're heading for a new record for the winter.

Well subject to final quality control on the January figures the total rainfall for the first two months of the 2013/14 winter now stands at 316.6mm. This puts us at exactly the same figure as for the whole of the 2012/13 winter which itself was very wet.

We now stand in 30th place on the all time list of wettest winters per Kev's post above and we still have a full month to go.

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

374.3 1959-60

373.5 1915-16

363.0 1965-66

362.0 1936-37

340.0 1976-77

337.2 1911-12

335.2 1978-79

332.6 1922-23

331.9 2000-01

331.7 1882-83

330.6 1883-84

330.4 1924-25

330.2 1929-30

329.4 1909-10

328.3 1934-35

327.8 2006-07

326.5 1979-80

323.9 1918-19

322.9 1899-00

320.1 1927-28

319.6 1790-91

318.9 1938-39

317.5 1983-84

316.6. 2013-14

Martin

423.0 1914-15

420.9 1989-90 S max eQBO

418.3 1876-77

415.6 1994-95 S min e/w QBO

388.3 1993-94 S min eQBO

380.6 1868-69

374.3 1959-60 S max wQBO

373.5 1915-16

363.0 1965-66 S min eQBO

362.0 1936-37

340.0 1976-77 S min eQBO

337.2 1911-12

335.2 1978-79 S max wQBO

332.6 1922-23

331.9 2000-01 S max w/e QBO

331.7 1882-83

330.6 1883-84

330.4 1924-25

330.2 1929-30

329.4 1909-10

328.3 1934-35

327.8 2006-07 S min wQBO

326.5 1979-80 S max eQBO

323.9 1918-19

322.9 1899-00

320.1 1927-28

319.6 1790-91

318.9 1938-39

317.5 1983-84 mid cycle w/e QBO

316.6. 2013-14 S max wQBO

Obviously a lot of years with no data available but the ones we do have show such variety that it is hard to see an explanation for this horror show of relentless rain.

^^^

I thought the Gods were punishing us.

That makes it even more amazing.

Cheers Kevin and great stuff there with those figures. I don't think it will take long to get over 400 mm with the likes of the synoptic charts on the cards at the moment.

Indeed I wouldn't be surprised if we hit the record in the next 10 days.

423.0 1914-15

420.9 1989-90

418.3 1876-77

415.6 1994-95

388.3 1993-94

380.6 1868-69

374.3 1959-60

373.5 1915-16

363.0 1965-66

362.0 1936-37

340.0 1976-77

337.2 1911-12

335.2 1978-79

332.6 1922-23

331.9 2000-01

331.7 1882-83

330.6 1883-84

330.4 1924-25

330.2 1929-30

329.4 1909-10

328.3 1934-35

327.8 2006-07

326.5 1979-80

323.9 1918-19

322.9 1899-00

320.1 1927-28

319.6 1790-91

319.6 2013-14 up to 1st Feb

Those I assume are E+W rainfalls Kevin.
If so, we only need to collect 100mm or so to be knocking on the door of the all time record.

I would guess that it very likely given the charts for the next few weeks.

105mm is all we need - and we have close on 4 weeks to get it as well.