Monthly North West England precipitation (mm). Daily automated values used after 1996. Wigley & Jones (J.Climatol.,1987), Gregory et al. (Int.J.Clim.,1991) Jones & Conway (Int.J.Climatol.,1997), Alexander & Jones (ASL,2001). Values may change after QC. Year Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual 1873 143.0 18.6 72.4 16.6 53.9 58.2 119.9 122.0 79.2 145.2 69.8 46.9 945.7 1874 112.3 50.9 94.4 38.2 45.3 27.8 66.3 150.1 112.2 152.4 121.5 86.8 1058.2 1875 127.1 32.4 27.1 30.5 58.5 90.1 107.9 80.0 124.1 113.7 123.6 55.1 970.1 1876 51.8 114.8 104.6 75.6 20.6 75.9 86.9 91.4 111.1 79.8 93.8 153.6 1059.9 1877 159.5 107.0 81.8 66.0 68.2 59.7 150.1 160.0 92.4 138.5 175.4 117.1 1375.7 1878 93.5 49.4 54.3 51.0 87.5 88.7 47.9 142.1 116.8 100.8 63.3 57.0 952.3 1879 59.7 66.2 58.4 51.8 67.3 119.8 108.8 152.6 94.2 72.5 42.3 65.9 959.5 1880 21.0 72.3 67.3 45.7 52.3 92.5 163.7 51.2 100.4 77.1 132.9 165.7 1042.1 1881 21.0 120.4 113.0 43.1 97.6 84.8 123.3 152.0 56.8 79.3 121.5 105.0 1117.8 1882 84.7 77.6 95.9 108.4 49.9 130.0 158.1 97.7 66.5 89.3 158.8 108.9 1225.8 1883 129.9 67.5 34.6 46.7 33.4 97.1 75.6 82.9 136.3 138.2 113.2 90.1 1045.5 1884 155.5 74.2 70.9 33.7 62.3 20.9 131.1 48.7 79.0 70.4 51.0 126.4 924.1 1885 62.5 84.2 76.4 46.4 50.0 62.2 56.0 59.2 120.4 133.2 76.4 56.1 883.0 1886 134.8 34.8 90.6 64.7 127.6 48.0 121.6 54.4 113.9 148.8 100.2 129.1 1168.5 1887 75.5 34.5 52.2 45.6 51.9 18.7 49.4 59.9 118.8 60.9 64.4 79.3 711.1 1888 54.9 32.1 74.3 49.5 32.9 60.9 161.2 107.3 41.3 66.8 141.1 75.9 898.2 1889 55.2 67.0 83.2 71.2 72.4 25.8 78.4 147.9 74.6 105.9 58.7 86.1 926.4 1890 133.5 19.9 90.0 35.4 66.1 100.0 85.6 137.1 81.9 83.7 164.5 18.2 1015.9 1891 66.7 12.0 49.6 47.4 57.6 61.6 84.8 194.0 120.3 108.2 98.6 173.9 1074.7 1892 100.5 60.7 29.3 40.6 111.7 92.4 59.9 157.0 135.9 153.2 75.0 68.6 1084.8 1893 43.0 120.9 32.4 20.0 57.6 53.3 97.9 96.9 116.8 118.9 72.9 108.3 938.9 1894 96.2 150.3 76.4 48.7 77.5 80.2 83.3 131.6 17.2 113.9 89.8 107.5 1072.6 1895 75.2 18.0 98.3 59.5 17.3 56.4 147.1 113.9 40.5 135.6 96.9 104.7 963.4 1896 62.8 51.9 138.9 54.2 14.2 77.1 78.8 69.8 154.7 110.3 35.6 134.0 982.3 1897 33.9 81.9 118.5 67.2 54.5 92.6 42.2 136.3 123.8 56.6 124.1 136.9 1068.5 1898 94.9 92.7 44.9 76.8 91.4 76.2 24.7 151.2 42.5 111.0 83.7 117.7 1007.7 1899 148.5 59.5 59.1 90.4 82.9 49.4 69.1 55.5 140.9 83.6 71.9 80.0 990.8 1900 129.1 93.2 21.4 68.6 50.8 92.2 57.6 151.6 54.8 163.3 106.1 131.3 1120.0 1901 68.4 38.9 75.7 63.9 35.4 54.4 53.2 95.6 41.5 101.8 136.0 131.6 896.4 1902 85.8 40.9 65.3 53.5 77.2 41.4 76.7 74.2 38.8 98.5 59.3 96.3 807.9 1903 124.4 109.9 126.9 57.3 74.8 47.3 103.4 136.0 132.9 233.4 90.8 71.5 1308.6 1904 92.3 85.1 58.3 74.0 67.6 40.3 51.0 101.7 45.3 55.2 85.4 81.7 837.9 1905 57.5 55.4 89.1 84.3 26.0 59.0 64.9 99.0 70.9 86.5 104.8 35.6 833.0 1906 136.9 70.2 80.4 36.7 111.6 45.3 49.4 113.3 38.3 159.3 94.7 94.5 1030.6 1907 47.1 60.3 94.7 52.2 97.2 160.1 77.4 111.3 20.4 125.7 77.6 123.9 1047.9 1908 101.1 82.5 88.5 69.5 81.2 58.5 113.1 97.2 115.3 56.8 87.3 75.6 1026.6 1909 68.2 59.2 79.9 86.3 45.2 67.5 138.6 89.2 75.0 145.0 45.4 163.0 1062.5 1910 135.6 120.8 29.4 77.4 65.5 68.8 102.9 141.0 13.4 78.2 122.0 106.7 1061.7 1911 39.2 116.3 46.9 67.7 46.6 78.7 21.6 72.3 109.9 91.0 111.9 154.0 956.1 1912 85.9 50.9 142.5 23.7 57.2 129.9 106.0 159.0 52.1 106.9 103.4 117.0 1134.5 1913 101.9 43.2 121.7 109.2 70.2 69.1 33.0 54.6 64.0 63.3 119.3 73.3 922.8 1914 87.1 86.2 113.7 30.6 59.3 47.6 101.3 70.6 81.2 48.8 141.8 160.4 1028.6 1915 134.6 121.3 47.0 60.5 42.8 30.6 109.4 102.2 28.8 38.0 55.9 172.1 943.2 1916 98.4 111.4 54.1 72.6 82.6 69.7 71.3 79.4 67.5 183.7 96.5 76.3 1063.5 1917 65.4 37.8 60.7 50.7 59.8 64.6 44.8 180.4 68.6 166.7 106.6 54.4 960.5 1918 93.6 112.6 36.1 29.1 61.4 45.7 113.2 89.7 245.4 107.5 59.3 175.7 1169.3 1919 113.5 29.7 124.6 57.3 38.1 47.2 46.0 97.3 69.9 67.2 73.6 162.4 926.8 1920 122.8 94.4 111.7 118.7 123.9 69.5 160.2 69.4 74.0 43.7 56.1 88.7 1133.1 1921 170.2 9.8 96.9 37.3 61.0 11.0 53.6 147.5 52.8 81.0 63.8 147.7 932.6 1922 100.0 108.6 57.4 60.7 46.6 70.6 128.7 103.3 89.4 24.1 60.2 122.7 972.3 1923 101.4 130.1 38.2 77.3 87.3 25.5 110.4 153.3 127.5 154.8 149.3 111.9 1267.0 1924 83.8 28.0 41.4 52.8 141.2 68.3 120.6 133.7 117.1 114.2 72.6 149.7 1123.4 1925 83.9 141.0 40.0 76.2 108.1 5.8 62.2 105.8 108.6 129.4 66.6 96.5 1024.1 1926 113.4 124.5 53.0 41.4 79.3 63.5 98.8 107.1 114.4 99.1 150.4 43.6 1088.5 1927 110.1 52.5 104.2 74.7 47.2 106.4 105.6 171.2 170.1 87.1 121.9 34.8 1185.8 1928 227.6 93.4 74.2 30.3 28.9 148.5 82.9 148.6 46.1 132.7 148.9 80.1 1242.2 1929 47.0 26.6 19.8 41.4 60.2 45.8 96.9 129.4 50.3 141.7 168.9 177.0 1005.0 1930 147.2 9.8 72.9 58.0 46.1 61.7 120.5 146.3 74.0 155.1 126.5 96.7 1114.8 1931 111.4 106.0 16.3 78.3 61.9 136.4 96.2 111.1 69.9 63.6 165.0 67.1 1083.2 1932 122.5 3.7 70.5 87.4 97.9 34.0 118.9 37.7 124.9 164.8 78.4 75.5 1016.2 1933 84.3 96.4 65.1 35.3 52.2 58.8 80.7 55.4 29.1 102.2 44.2 21.6 725.3 1934 104.0 6.5 61.0 59.7 80.3 64.6 47.2 109.9 97.7 149.9 38.2 146.4 965.4 1935 53.3 139.6 31.9 76.1 26.3 92.3 47.4 53.8 169.2 187.5 107.4 78.1 1062.9 1936 108.2 59.1 56.4 25.6 33.3 84.3 101.0 53.3 109.5 92.7 108.9 134.3 966.6 1937 92.2 150.6 43.9 74.1 66.9 54.2 54.3 56.1 63.7 61.6 42.4 64.9 824.9 1938 128.5 36.7 41.4 14.2 87.3 104.5 118.1 93.9 55.6 227.2 141.4 114.7 1163.5 1939 144.4 94.4 58.7 51.7 26.1 78.7 157.9 58.1 33.0 60.1 158.8 69.0 990.9 1940 58.9 49.3 88.0 60.9 44.5 25.5 117.6 44.8 100.1 108.1 145.7 101.4 944.8 1941 32.0 107.4 76.4 42.3 57.8 21.8 45.9 132.5 27.0 135.1 68.7 57.5 804.4 1942 114.2 39.6 73.1 43.8 85.6 20.4 100.3 106.0 84.2 136.3 32.1 106.1 941.7 1943 143.2 72.0 33.3 57.2 80.9 77.4 75.6 134.7 113.0 108.6 73.8 54.1 1023.8 1944 137.2 46.9 17.8 62.9 68.7 77.7 81.6 75.7 145.4 117.4 177.1 98.7 1107.1 1945 84.3 112.7 44.9 61.5 99.6 88.4 67.3 62.8 74.1 139.7 9.5 68.1 912.9 1946 119.4 119.3 35.0 33.5 47.1 84.5 109.4 153.1 152.6 20.3 147.1 109.7 1131.0 1947 97.9 20.8 137.4 100.7 80.3 69.1 90.4 6.8 74.3 20.0 143.1 71.0 911.8 1948 199.0 72.1 54.6 53.7 34.6 129.5 57.6 118.3 94.9 68.9 76.6 97.0 1056.8 1949 71.1 69.4 47.1 102.8 67.2 24.2 59.4 62.9 26.2 131.0 135.7 176.8 973.8 1950 65.6 140.6 50.9 83.4 32.8 58.9 84.6 166.7 172.7 81.7 125.2 72.7 1135.8 1951 105.7 95.9 117.7 57.5 53.2 35.1 70.7 114.1 86.8 28.8 202.5 195.5 1163.5 1952 104.9 34.9 55.0 72.0 58.9 77.4 62.8 108.8 105.9 96.3 62.6 105.1 944.6 1953 43.4 47.9 33.5 73.1 51.1 63.5 135.6 123.6 123.1 49.3 118.8 55.7 918.6 1954 95.3 75.8 64.6 30.9 71.8 99.1 123.5 138.9 146.1 205.8 178.0 134.2 1364.0 1955 70.3 45.6 42.8 50.1 79.7 78.4 29.5 35.9 62.2 71.6 47.9 134.0 748.0 1956 100.9 23.8 40.4 46.4 39.8 57.2 121.9 238.4 84.0 69.3 40.6 105.3 968.0 1957 99.3 76.6 76.9 16.9 50.5 47.1 114.0 139.5 149.9 119.3 44.0 107.3 1041.3 1958 99.4 141.7 33.2 29.4 99.4 108.2 100.0 115.0 130.6 97.7 42.3 93.2 1090.1 1959 86.1 19.8 48.5 78.2 33.3 74.1 88.8 22.2 15.7 113.5 125.2 168.8 874.2 1960 145.0 76.4 37.7 60.4 47.6 38.2 141.0 111.1 81.2 83.3 166.2 100.6 1088.7 1961 130.3 86.0 38.9 96.3 52.3 56.7 95.9 137.1 86.5 132.2 72.2 87.9 1072.3 1962 125.2 76.9 38.8 84.1 73.5 41.3 54.3 152.0 108.4 54.8 55.2 88.9 953.4 1963 16.5 14.1 89.1 81.0 60.6 94.5 52.0 109.2 98.9 92.1 167.5 29.9 905.4 1964 40.5 21.7 65.3 63.8 77.0 55.7 83.5 70.4 58.7 80.6 74.0 156.9 848.1 1965 125.2 12.0 55.6 72.1 77.1 73.7 87.8 86.5 134.8 62.4 80.3 185.0 1052.5 1966 49.9 114.8 63.7 70.3 84.8 111.3 82.4 98.9 97.5 97.6 97.8 151.0 1120.0 1967 58.5 93.7 59.1 42.0 127.5 58.7 97.9 127.3 130.6 233.7 85.1 91.1 1205.2 1968 126.8 47.6 117.5 65.2 85.1 80.6 84.6 55.9 176.9 141.6 58.5 51.6 1091.9 1969 84.8 58.9 52.9 65.0 108.1 66.2 44.2 66.7 53.9 33.8 164.4 84.3 883.2 1970 82.1 98.3 72.7 120.0 17.6 50.7 91.5 82.1 98.0 140.5 158.4 50.7 1062.6 1971 66.8 57.2 66.5 50.1 47.8 69.5 64.7 123.3 31.9 78.7 100.7 26.3 783.5 1972 85.7 53.9 81.3 78.4 67.2 88.1 73.1 39.7 35.2 30.8 159.0 99.0 891.4 1973 62.0 64.9 42.8 68.1 70.5 33.9 105.1 99.2 76.7 78.1 82.4 96.6 880.3 1974 135.1 92.4 50.7 7.4 44.1 78.1 116.7 76.8 158.7 80.8 124.6 120.2 1085.6 1975 155.8 32.2 46.8 70.7 32.5 25.9 92.2 66.6 118.7 53.2 72.2 70.6 837.4 1976 122.3 49.9 62.6 33.1 98.1 27.5 40.7 12.1 147.5 137.9 86.6 70.7 889.0 1977 81.4 128.8 71.4 83.2 40.7 98.8 38.7 61.0 81.4 110.5 139.7 92.6 1028.2 1978 113.0 58.1 98.3 26.9 27.8 65.6 71.2 105.7 120.3 41.4 110.6 127.2 966.1 1979 75.7 29.9 99.5 58.7 116.3 41.2 33.6 116.6 72.2 82.4 133.2 193.6 1052.9 1980 94.0 109.0 94.4 5.8 30.3 131.4 58.5 103.9 88.4 184.7 133.1 115.5 1149.0 1981 104.4 66.9 178.3 46.2 74.0 75.7 62.8 54.8 149.3 182.9 121.5 58.0 1174.8 1982 97.4 56.1 113.3 23.9 46.5 129.6 36.1 132.3 80.2 88.9 163.6 148.3 1116.2 1983 145.4 33.1 101.8 87.1 100.5 41.5 30.0 56.9 107.4 146.3 54.6 154.6 1059.2 1984 154.9 66.3 48.3 16.0 30.1 59.8 24.8 59.4 151.5 131.4 158.6 78.5 979.6 1985 59.0 17.7 57.9 87.6 65.0 67.9 108.6 147.8 94.7 61.4 84.6 139.9 992.1 1986 126.0 6.3 103.1 78.7 95.2 55.0 59.3 100.2 17.9 135.3 138.5 201.7 1117.2 1987 42.2 67.5 119.7 52.2 49.2 126.2 106.9 103.8 110.6 155.5 73.9 93.5 1101.2 1988 164.9 73.0 122.2 48.0 62.0 30.6 171.1 128.9 106.6 114.3 66.4 100.9 1188.9 1989 61.4 110.1 119.3 77.9 32.2 88.3 31.7 88.2 21.9 131.7 62.4 92.8 917.9 1990 170.8 158.7 36.8 43.4 42.8 87.5 45.4 67.1 75.2 154.0 72.0 115.2 1068.9 1991 81.9 73.4 82.1 61.7 15.9 95.9 53.4 45.8 57.5 95.4 135.8 86.4 885.2 1992 57.8 79.1 118.8 73.5 52.7 26.9 68.1 131.9 89.2 108.8 144.8 108.3 1059.9 1993 136.0 11.3 23.8 91.0 111.7 56.7 92.7 78.1 69.1 47.8 52.8 195.4 966.4 1994 131.5 67.7 135.1 93.1 25.9 53.6 63.2 85.8 107.7 112.1 119.0 173.6 1168.3 1995 181.9 142.5 90.5 25.4 55.2 27.8 53.1 15.1 99.7 66.3 60.1 41.6 859.2 1996 38.1 82.1 33.1 64.6 50.1 40.5 50.9 84.2 48.3 109.6 131.2 56.2 788.9 1997 9.8 140.0 48.5 32.9 81.4 109.3 71.2 64.2 59.8 58.9 98.6 120.3 894.9 1998 118.1 53.2 115.0 85.4 38.5 143.9 78.0 87.6 93.1 171.8 107.1 101.4 1193.1 1999 146.6 61.8 75.5 68.3 69.4 103.4 32.0 97.2 160.8 92.8 96.1 171.9 1175.8 2000 108.2 110.3 51.1 79.9 63.6 75.4 102.1 90.2 129.0 217.5 204.1 131.7 1363.1 2001 60.2 86.8 55.5 97.8 54.5 46.0 68.9 94.9 104.1 141.9 75.8 64.0 950.4 2002 90.4 155.4 53.7 62.1 68.4 80.0 69.9 94.6 42.7 175.9 140.5 124.8 1158.4 2003 80.7 41.2 45.8 50.7 100.7 66.0 49.4 17.8 72.0 79.6 101.5 110.4 815.8 2004 144.6 70.9 49.4 54.3 45.3 78.3 66.7 181.6 92.0 137.2 68.7 85.0 1074.0 2005 83.5 49.9 46.8 98.4 57.8 47.4 65.7 62.3 81.5 202.2 110.2 70.8 976.5 2006 47.6 57.2 117.9 63.6 114.7 35.1 29.6 103.6 93.1 136.9 123.1 181.6 1104.0 2007 134.3 67.3 58.4 19.1 77.9 162.7 155.2 76.5 93.4 50.6 78.8 134.9 1109.1 2008 191.9 55.1 94.7 70.8 32.3 97.6 115.7 128.7 134.5 187.2 74.6 80.7 1263.8 2009 98.0 22.2 49.4 46.2 76.2 58.7 168.4 99.9 48.5 87.1 229.8 101.9 1086.3 2010 63.7 46.0 72.7 24.6 33.8 37.3 139.4 70.6 135.8 95.6 113.1 33.7 866.3 2011 84.7 116.6 32.5 28.0 79.9 72.7 77.7 97.1 105.3 100.1 65.8 156.9 1017.3 2012 92.3 46.1 23.0 98.8 59.5 174.4 131.9 124.3 152.6 122.2 127.2 177.2 1329.5 2013 86.2 49.8 61.4 33.4 71.0 50.2 90.6 81.3 70.5 162.7 73.8 137.9 968.8 2014 162.9 127.6 74.6 47.4 89.2 39.8 59.8 127.9 14.2 143.8 81.9 124.5 1093.6 2015 116.6 47.7 85.4 41.1 108.1 38.5 94.7 97.0 52.6 62.6 206.5 271.6 1222.4 2016 173.8 107.5 71.9 85.8 45.7 111.0 86.0 101.2 93.3 34.3 111.2 66.2 1087.9 2017 62.3 88.9 117.5 22.6 43.3 128.0 114.4 95.3 149.1 107.1 112.2 112.7 1153.4 2018 119.5 54.9 77.2 82.7 36.5 28.1 53.5 73.7 117.4 88.6 93.3 127.4 952.8 2019 60.9 58.0 144.7 62.4 48.3 115.9 107.3 131.3 158.4 146.8 108.3 105.3 1247.6 2020 93.1 217.6 67.3 20.9 12.9 123.5 110.1 163.5 69.2 166.9 101.8 155.1 1301.9 2021 166.2 93.7 88.5 12.4 130.2 24.0 80.8 67.5 86.6 176.4 67.8 124.9 1119.0 2022 45.7 145.9 34.2 42.9 58.7 55.2 49.0 43.9 100.1 141.0 134.3 111.6 962.5 2023 117.4 21.1 137.4 55.3 27.4 63.1 171.5 102.5 138.4 160.4 124.5 185.7 1304.6 2024 137.4 109.0 107.1 108.5 -99.9 -99.9 -99.9 -99.9 -99.9 -99.9 -99.9 -99.9 -99.9