Andrew

Yes, and I dont recall that one causing problems anywhere near this scale on the Somerset Levels. (An argument for dredging?) It did however bring the Exe within inches of inundating low lying parts of Exeter even though flood prevention had been installed since the floods that occured there during the exceptionally wet autumn of 1960.

Maybe not the Somerset levels, but I remember the Ouse around York being at unprecedented levels and half of Sussex (not quitr literally) being under water.

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

323.6 2013-14 up to 3rd Feb

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

332.8 2013-14 up to 4th February

Was absolutely incredible seeing the amount of water coming down the Severn through Shrewsbury after the late October storm. See below for the content from a met office article on the wet winter.

The flooding that occurred across much of England and Wales in the autumn and early winter of 2000 was the most extensive since the snowmelt-generated floods of March 1947. In all, 10,000 homes and businesses were flooded at 700 locations. Peak flows on five major rivers - the Thames, Trent, Severn, Wharfe and Dee - were the highest for sixty years, and the River Ouse in Yorkshire reached its highest level since the 1600s. Many river catchments were subjected to multiple flood events, especially in south-east England.

Two areas were particularly hard hit. In mid-October, large areas of Kent and Sussex were left underwater as rivers such as the Ouse at Lewes (East Sussex), the Uck at Uckfield (East Sussex) and the Medway at Tonbridge (Kent) burst their banks. Hundreds of homes and businesses were flooded to a depth of several feet, floodwater and landslips closed roads and rail travellers faced widespread delays and cancellations.

By early November, it was the turn of Yorkshire, with flood warnings on the Ouse and its tributaries such as the Derwent and Aire. On the 4th, the River Ouse at York was 5.3 m above its normal summer level and the associated flooding there was reported as the worst in 400 years of records; some 5000 properties were affected. Around this time there were similar scenes along the Severn, where water levels at Shrewsbury and Worcester were the highest since 1947.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/climate/uk/interesting/autumn2000.html

I hadn't realised 1978/9 was quite so wet.... Quite a combination with the cold of that season!

Andy

90mm to go.

I bet today narrowed the gap somewhat towards the all time wettest winter.

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

340.8 2013-14 up to 5th Feb.

Last night will have added a big chunk to that lot.

I'm guessing we're a fair bit higher on this list now.... and by the weekend will be nearing the top!

I would update it but I'm not sure where to find this data.

Andrew

This thread doesn't make it clear, but I assume this is the Hadley 1766 series, which you can find here

I don't know whether you've got regionalised data, but [and I'll say this quietly], it doesn't seem to have been *that* wet a winter in these parts. I can certainly remember winters, even in recent years, that seemed a fair bit wetter. I cross the Glaze Brook every day on the M62 and it's not even threatened the top of the bank. Similarly, I walk over the Medlock in Manchester most days and that's rarely been above normal (and even then only just above normal)

I think there was a Met Office graphic map that illustrated this well (to the e/o Jan)

I agree, it hasn't been particularly wet in my part of West Yorkshire - we are protected by the Peninnes so we are drier than further west.

I've not seen a cumulative actual for winter to date yet, but the individual completed months are available:

Dec 2013

Jan 2014

Kevin is getting day by day updates as they happen (like you can get for month-to-date CET) - I'd love to know where these are kept

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

372.8 2013-14 up to 9th Feb

Looking like No 1 by the weekend then.

So unfortunately this thread will no longer be about 1914-15.

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

I think I located them (and other interesting stats too):

http://www.met.reading.ac.uk/~brugge/CURR.html

To get a UK average it's quite easy to copy and paste the data in this table into Excel and take an average of the rainfall column (52.2mm up to 10th Feb)

Cheers Kevin - thanks for the latest stats there.

Thanks Kevin.