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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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

Looking to my eye like 2013-14  have the dubious honour of being the wettest winter ever by 28 February, and the fourth - or maybe 3rd wettest season ever.  Autumn 2000 looks to reamin the benchmark for that!

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Well for the south-east England region it is probably already the wettest winter on record.

The previous record was 390.2mm in 1914/15

The stats for this winter are as follows:

Dec 138.7mm
Jan 181mm
Feb 64mm (to the 11th) 

Total 383.7mm (to 11 Feb)

So we were only 7mm short of the record as at the 11th. Most parts of SE England had at least 10mm of rain yesterday so we should have already exceeded the record even before tomorrow's rain.

 

Well for the south-east England region it is probably already the wettest winter on record.

The previous record was 390.2mm in 1914/15

The stats for this winter are as follows:

Dec 138.7mm
Jan 181mm
Feb 64mm (to the 11th) 

Total 383.7mm (to 11 Feb)

So we were only 7mm short of the record as at the 11th. Most parts of SE England had at least 10mm of rain yesterday so we should have already exceeded the record even before tomorrow's rain.

 

Interesting point there - But it's well worth waiting and going for the all time E & W record - and I think we'll get that OK.

 

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Wettest winters on record for England and Wales
423.0 1914-15
420.9 1989-90
418.3 1876-77
415.6 1994-95
394.8 2013-14 Up to 12th 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
W 394.8 2013-14 up to 12th February

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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
109.1 1881
107.7 1883
107.4 1866
105.8 1974
105.4 1879
105.3 2001
104.9 1826
103.7 1813
103.5 1893
103.4 1910
102.6 1774
102.5 1935
101.6 1997
100.9 1941
100.7 1957
99.2 1775
97.7 1876
97.0 1783
95.8 1833
95.2 1772
95.1 2000
95.1 1819
94.8 1799
93.2 1869
93.1 1885
92.7 1835
92.4 1789
92.2 1967
92.0 1980
90.8 1897
90.6 1970
90.5 1989
89.7 1922
89.4 1831
89.3 1837
89.1 1946
88.2 1872
88.2. 1809
87.2 2010
86.2 1978
85.8 1894
85.3 1781
85.2 1994
84.8 1802
84.6 1884
84.3 1811
84.1 1960
84.1 1880
83.3 1996
82.8 1801
82.1 1914
81.6 1954
81.2 2011
81.2 1861
81.1 1769
80.5 1927
80.3 1926
79.1 1931
79.0 1919
78.7 1906
77.6 1877
77. 2014 up to 12th February

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Wettest winters on record for England and Wales
423.0 1914-15
420.9 1989-90
418.3 1876-77
415.6 1994-95
394.8 2013-14 Up to 12th 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
W 394.8 2013-14 up to 12th February

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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
109.1 1881
107.7 1883
107.4 1866
105.8 1974
105.4 1879
105.3 2001
104.9 1826
103.7 1813
103.5 1893
103.4 1910
102.6 1774
102.5 1935
101.6 1997
100.9 1941
100.7 1957
99.2 1775
97.7 1876
97.0 1783
95.8 1833
95.2 1772
95.1 2000
95.1 1819
94.8 1799
93.2 1869
93.1 1885
92.7 1835
92.4 1789
92.2 1967
92.0 1980
90.8 1897
90.6 1970
90.5 1989
89.7 1922
89.4 1831
89.3 1837
89.1 1946
88.2 1872
88.2. 1809
87.2 2010
86.2 1978
85.8 1894
85.3 1781
85.2 1994
84.8 1802
84.6 1884
84.3 1811
84.1 1960
84.1 1880
83.3 1996
82.8 1801
82.1 1914
81.6 1954
81.2 2011
81.2 1861
81.1 1769
80.5 1927
80.3 1926
79.1 1931
79.0 1919
78.7 1906
77.6 1877
77. 2014 up to 12th February

Cheers Kevin - we've got to  double what we've already had this month to get there - Can't see that somehow. But......

 

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Wettest winters on record for England and Wales
423.0 1914-15
394.8 2013-14 Up to 12th February

Wettest seasons on record for England and Wales: W for winter, S for summer, A for autumn
A 502.7 2000
W 394.8 2013-14 up to 12th February

Wettest February on record for England and Wales (mm)
158.6 1833
77. 2014 up to 12th February

Thanks for the stats Kev. Very much enjoying these regular updates.

It's looking like the wettest winter on record is going to be smashed rather than just pipped by a couple of mm!

The wettest February isn't entirely out of the question but the next couple of weeks would have to continue very unsettled which I seriously hope isn't the case.

About 388.9mm has been recorded in the last 9 weeks.

That's about 6.2mm per day.

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Wettest winters on record for England and Wales
423.0 1914-15
420.9 1989-90
418.3 1876-77
415.6 1994-95
397.8 2013-14 Up to 13th 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
W 397.8 2013-14 (up to 13th February)

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
109.1 1881
107.7 1883
107.4 1866
105.8 1974
105.4 1879
105.3 2001
104.9 1826
103.7 1813
103.5 1893
103.4 1910
102.6 1774
102.5 1935
101.6 1997
100.9 1941
100.7 1957
99.2 1775
97.7 1876
97.0 1783
95.8 1833
95.2 1772
95.1 2000
95.1 1819
94.8 1799
93.2 1869
93.1 1885
92.7 1835
92.4 1789
92.2 1967
92.0 1980
90.8 1897
90.6 1970
90.5 1989
89.7 1922
89.4 1831
89.3 1837
89.1 1946
88.2 1872
88.2. 1809
87.2 2010
86.2 1978
85.8 1894
85.3 1781
85.2 1994
84.8 1802
84.6 1884
84.3 1811
84.1 1960
84.1 1880
83.3 1996
82.8 1801
82.1 1914
81.6 1954
81.2 2011
81.2 1861
81.1 1769
80.5 1927
80.3 1926
80. 2014 (up to 13th)

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Wettest winters on record for England and Wales
423.0 1914-15
420.9 1989-90
418.3 1876-77
415.6 1994-95
412.8 2013-14 Up to 14th 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
W 412.8 2013-14 up to 14th February


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
109.1 1881
107.7 1883
107.4 1866
105.8 1974
105.4 1879
105.3 2001
104.9 1826
103.7 1813
103.5 1893
103.4 1910
102.6 1774
102.5 1935
101.6 1997
100.9 1941
100.7 1957
99.2 1775
97.7 1876
97.0 1783
95.8 1833
95.2 1772
95.1 2000
95.1 1819
95. 2014 up to 14th February

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Wettest winters on record for England and Wales
423.0 1914-15
420.9 1989-90
418.3 1876-77
415.6 1994-95
412.8 2013-14 Up to 14th 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
W 412.8 2013-14 up to 14th February


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
109.1 1881
107.7 1883
107.4 1866
105.8 1974
105.4 1879
105.3 2001
104.9 1826
103.7 1813
103.5 1893
103.4 1910
102.6 1774
102.5 1935
101.6 1997
100.9 1941
100.7 1957
99.2 1775
97.7 1876
97.0 1783
95.8 1833
95.2 1772
95.1 2000
95.1 1819
95. 2014 up to 14th February

On the verge of overtaking 94/95.... Don't recall that winter as being extremely wet though which is odd given I was at uni at the time and had to walk a mile between house and campus each day - clearly was too pissed most of the time to realise it was pissing down on me!.

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Wettest winters on record for England and Wales 423.0 1914-15 420.9 1989-90 418.3 1876-77 415.6 1994-95 412.8 2013-14 Up to 14th 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 W 412.8 2013-14 up to 14th February 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 109.1 1881 107.7 1883 107.4 1866 105.8 1974 105.4 1879 105.3 2001 104.9 1826 103.7 1813 103.5 1893 103.4 1910 102.6 1774 102.5 1935 101.6 1997 100.9 1941 100.7 1957 99.2 1775 97.7 1876 97.0 1783 95.8 1833 95.2 1772 95.1 2000 95.1 1819 95. 2014 up to 14th February

On the verge of overtaking 94/95.... Don't recall that winter as being extremely wet though which is odd given I was at uni at the time and had to walk a mile between house and campus each day - clearly was too pissed most of the time to realise it was pissing down on me!.

1994/95 was certainly a pretty wet winter here as far as I recall, although there were more instances of snow and frost that winter in my area than has been the case this time. I recall the weekend of Saturday 10th & Sunday 11th December 1994 very well as a slow miving atlantic weather front got stuck over Scotland that weekend and delivered copious amounts of rain in the west; there was quite a lot of flooding not far from where I live.

The summer that followed wasn't bad though!

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It is climbing the February table pretty swiftly. Even just another 25mm for the rest of the month, which is not a lot in context of this winter, it will be well up there in the top 15 wettest Februaries.

Surely we are not going to have another top 10 month?!

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Although even if it does get to the top there are quite a few similarly wet Winters, so not "unprecedented" at all.

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Although even if it does get to the top there are quite a few similarly wet Winters, so not "unprecedented" at all.

If it gets to the top of the list of wet winters it WILL be unprecedented in terms of wet winters

Because that's what the defintion of unprecedented is

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Assuming there was no weather before 1850 or whenever.

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I was reading about the wettest 3 month period in E+W history, which is apparently Nov 1929 to Jan 1930 at 812mm - can't quite believe it's that high but as we climb past the winter record (as we surely will) and to the season record (which is probably safe), the wettest 3 month period would be the next to compare ourselves to, and show how 'unprecedented' this period is.

Andrew

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I was reading about the wettest 3 month period in E+W history, which is apparently Nov 1929 to Jan 1930 at 812mm - can't quite believe it's that high but as we climb past the winter record (as we surely will) and to the season record (which is probably safe), the wettest 3 month period would be the next to compare ourselves to, and show how 'unprecedented' this period is.

Andrew

Otoh, would we expect the record rainfall for different period to be the same? And is it a fair comparision?  I would guess that the potential maximum rainfall in autumn might well be higher than for winter given the air is warmer then and thus hold more moisture.

 

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I was reading about the wettest 3 month period in E+W history, which is apparently Nov 1929 to Jan 1930 at 812mm - can't quite believe it's that high but as we climb past the winter record (as we surely will) and to the season record (which is probably safe), the wettest 3 month period would be the next to compare ourselves to, and show how 'unprecedented' this period is.

Andrew

Too high. That period was 500mm.

The wettest 3 month period is October to December 2000 with 512.3mm

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It's not just southern Engalnd braking records.

Down here in the south of France Nice has apparently reported a record 550mm of rain so far this winter.That's around 22 inches!