Monthly South East 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 87.1 50.4 52.9 19.9 41.1 63.6 53.2 56.4 62.0 86.0 59.4 15.7 647.7 1874 46.8 44.9 15.8 48.4 24.1 49.9 28.3 43.6 79.4 96.1 63.9 52.3 593.5 1875 96.9 39.7 22.9 37.0 39.1 76.1 125.1 40.8 54.7 137.7 106.4 27.1 803.5 1876 31.8 71.9 79.5 63.6 16.5 37.2 22.3 66.3 118.2 34.1 89.0 162.9 793.3 1877 146.0 47.7 56.2 66.4 62.3 24.9 78.5 82.4 38.4 58.1 144.5 54.2 859.6 1878 39.9 44.7 34.2 76.6 96.0 46.8 42.3 133.1 35.7 72.9 94.1 40.7 757.0 1879 69.4 94.2 22.2 73.5 73.5 106.0 101.2 134.6 79.7 24.6 18.5 18.8 816.2 1880 11.3 69.2 27.3 48.7 15.4 61.5 131.0 21.7 117.9 168.7 74.8 89.1 836.6 1881 41.1 78.8 51.3 20.9 32.7 50.5 56.9 121.6 57.2 57.5 89.8 86.5 744.8 1882 37.9 41.3 25.2 85.0 37.0 71.4 77.6 43.7 57.0 167.2 79.4 72.1 794.8 1883 60.2 97.4 23.6 36.5 48.1 53.3 69.7 21.7 100.6 58.1 97.8 22.5 689.5 1884 69.9 43.0 44.4 36.2 19.6 52.1 62.5 28.0 60.3 30.9 32.1 80.9 559.9 1885 51.9 78.6 38.1 45.2 75.6 46.2 10.3 33.1 110.3 105.7 86.7 31.6 713.3 1886 98.6 16.4 50.0 48.1 98.1 22.2 74.7 41.5 45.9 93.7 88.2 124.7 802.1 1887 56.4 19.7 38.2 31.8 48.7 24.8 19.9 45.0 75.5 38.4 93.5 47.0 538.9 1888 24.3 36.4 86.7 43.4 36.0 76.2 126.1 61.3 28.3 37.3 112.9 46.9 715.8 1889 26.8 48.9 49.9 65.0 85.6 31.6 74.3 54.8 36.3 126.3 28.7 41.1 669.3 1890 73.1 24.2 46.1 49.4 42.3 64.8 91.9 63.9 31.6 34.3 62.9 21.0 605.5 1891 55.3 1.2 52.7 23.6 65.7 39.5 65.7 121.9 32.1 171.0 74.0 94.6 797.3 1892 20.7 28.9 24.9 25.9 28.1 57.7 60.2 84.7 72.7 97.5 70.3 45.9 617.5 1893 46.2 77.0 10.1 2.2 24.2 24.9 93.3 32.0 39.3 107.6 57.4 57.9 572.1 1894 90.5 50.1 40.1 46.3 39.5 59.8 102.1 62.9 61.4 104.1 120.8 55.5 833.1 1895 66.5 3.0 47.7 50.4 6.6 16.0 103.0 76.4 19.1 83.2 128.9 71.0 671.8 1896 25.3 9.2 80.9 18.0 10.0 66.9 28.5 53.1 170.0 87.2 28.5 100.9 678.5 1897 58.1 75.8 105.1 49.2 35.3 62.9 24.0 91.1 63.6 20.6 32.1 82.5 700.3 1898 18.8 33.4 26.4 33.0 80.7 43.6 15.6 41.2 20.0 87.3 80.2 68.1 548.3 1899 76.0 61.0 17.6 65.0 37.5 36.5 36.2 27.6 63.2 65.5 99.2 38.1 623.4 1900 92.8 125.9 23.3 30.7 30.0 74.6 31.0 73.3 22.3 56.1 72.1 88.2 720.3 1901 25.6 34.2 57.3 63.9 25.5 42.3 73.9 46.0 48.4 60.2 17.2 98.7 593.2 1902 21.8 37.2 42.5 25.8 56.0 76.6 33.1 97.2 34.6 51.0 64.0 42.4 582.2 1903 65.7 33.6 77.6 56.4 75.9 123.6 93.0 104.6 77.7 188.4 48.0 52.0 996.5 1904 96.0 89.2 35.0 30.8 79.5 25.4 55.8 53.4 48.5 45.8 41.4 70.5 671.3 1905 27.8 19.8 97.0 50.0 21.7 104.5 22.2 76.8 55.1 44.1 96.3 23.2 638.5 1906 127.3 63.6 38.7 20.5 51.8 65.1 25.3 24.1 40.3 118.1 113.6 58.6 747.0 1907 26.8 32.4 23.0 79.2 70.5 57.5 50.1 46.2 17.1 129.5 60.2 90.6 683.1 1908 40.2 31.4 73.2 72.6 44.6 31.6 65.3 83.8 44.7 53.0 26.7 69.0 636.1 1909 25.5 9.8 89.7 44.7 43.3 91.0 70.7 62.3 81.6 143.9 23.3 92.5 778.3 1910 56.6 84.7 30.7 51.1 49.8 60.7 56.9 62.2 11.5 92.3 99.4 119.4 775.3 1911 31.5 40.2 48.8 38.5 43.2 51.1 14.5 23.7 35.5 93.3 110.7 153.6 684.6 1912 94.4 53.8 92.2 2.0 40.6 84.0 56.1 151.6 59.3 77.9 51.5 86.4 849.8 1913 97.6 26.6 71.2 77.0 55.2 15.4 41.3 36.0 49.2 106.5 73.3 33.6 682.9 1914 19.2 79.3 114.0 29.6 35.8 44.2 61.3 45.7 29.8 68.1 81.0 190.2 798.2 1915 96.2 103.8 25.7 30.1 82.2 25.2 107.5 51.4 62.9 66.6 69.8 163.9 885.3 1916 37.5 106.6 110.7 28.3 48.3 58.3 37.3 81.1 39.4 107.6 106.7 87.9 849.7 1917 37.3 27.6 50.2 49.3 46.8 63.5 85.8 135.1 48.6 107.4 31.1 32.9 715.6 1918 77.5 30.3 24.2 81.5 50.8 24.4 104.2 35.0 151.1 40.3 57.8 65.3 742.4 1919 116.5 65.6 106.3 63.6 9.1 24.7 55.8 71.7 41.8 23.9 51.4 121.4 751.8 1920 79.2 14.3 44.8 79.6 36.1 58.8 116.9 31.8 65.7 52.9 37.1 65.3 682.5 1921 70.8 12.1 34.5 29.1 35.5 5.8 7.3 46.6 33.8 26.0 51.9 43.0 396.4 1922 86.9 62.5 51.8 82.3 27.4 34.3 92.2 84.2 47.5 24.5 40.3 81.1 715.0 1923 36.6 103.4 59.3 64.5 58.9 11.0 58.8 58.9 56.6 142.5 41.4 73.1 765.0 1924 71.5 13.1 32.3 73.7 100.1 65.8 91.4 67.9 106.0 110.2 64.7 101.1 897.8 1925 76.5 96.3 18.1 62.6 76.2 1.3 98.1 77.8 70.3 91.0 67.2 76.1 811.5 1926 91.6 64.3 11.1 77.9 57.3 79.2 52.1 31.5 32.5 67.6 143.8 11.1 720.0 1927 63.1 100.8 72.0 45.6 30.6 82.8 78.4 105.2 138.5 51.4 77.9 93.3 939.6 1928 112.8 47.5 50.7 40.8 44.0 59.4 58.4 68.1 20.8 137.0 75.3 77.3 792.1 1929 34.0 23.1 2.0 28.8 51.3 31.2 43.3 43.1 10.4 97.8 175.6 148.8 689.4 1930 92.1 21.8 36.2 55.0 64.3 18.8 61.3 70.0 80.9 41.6 121.0 72.5 735.5 1931 47.4 47.9 12.5 87.8 73.1 52.9 82.7 101.3 58.2 16.9 96.1 22.5 699.3 1932 61.3 5.9 41.9 64.5 119.9 30.4 73.2 47.7 66.6 146.4 38.7 21.4 717.9 1933 52.4 70.6 74.1 25.8 57.3 41.4 44.4 22.6 74.0 44.1 28.5 14.5 549.7 1934 52.4 4.9 61.6 54.8 16.8 35.8 38.3 54.8 51.8 46.3 70.5 176.3 664.3 1935 23.4 85.2 14.8 85.9 46.7 83.1 31.2 75.0 106.3 93.5 148.2 82.8 876.1 1936 112.8 56.5 40.0 43.5 14.9 100.8 102.1 15.7 75.4 42.3 101.2 58.5 763.7 1937 124.9 124.9 85.2 66.1 74.9 44.9 38.1 49.3 54.8 72.3 43.4 100.5 879.3 1938 85.9 17.9 9.9 4.2 46.9 17.1 38.3 73.9 60.5 86.6 93.6 88.2 623.0 1939 127.5 29.0 38.1 74.8 33.3 42.2 72.0 63.7 19.5 154.0 144.9 41.0 840.0 1940 72.8 64.5 78.9 43.7 38.8 17.0 77.0 1.7 34.4 89.0 203.0 46.4 767.2 1941 80.7 71.0 86.1 38.6 53.0 46.4 87.5 117.3 15.4 29.4 77.9 47.0 750.3 1942 84.4 20.0 64.9 35.3 83.6 13.7 51.1 75.3 43.3 94.3 48.7 81.1 695.7 1943 130.2 35.9 15.2 28.9 64.5 40.9 48.0 42.9 47.4 81.6 41.9 50.4 627.8 1944 48.1 21.7 4.6 45.0 21.2 41.9 53.2 60.5 60.8 102.9 117.0 49.4 626.3 1945 50.0 49.1 28.0 31.1 57.7 57.2 103.8 42.8 52.3 80.0 7.3 98.0 657.3 1946 54.9 70.6 33.1 53.6 82.7 76.1 48.2 114.5 85.7 33.2 126.7 70.9 850.2 1947 66.8 56.8 150.7 49.4 36.0 54.7 41.5 14.3 32.7 12.5 34.4 67.4 617.2 1948 125.3 37.6 20.1 36.6 79.0 66.1 31.7 96.2 52.4 56.2 46.6 86.0 733.8 1949 27.6 28.0 35.0 39.7 51.1 14.1 23.7 40.3 35.9 189.3 76.2 44.6 605.5 1950 23.2 117.3 28.0 60.7 54.5 36.4 105.5 72.2 79.2 13.4 137.9 50.7 779.0 1951 88.2 138.3 96.4 66.4 58.9 44.3 53.9 112.1 89.5 30.9 161.9 58.5 999.3 1952 59.7 18.8 81.7 46.2 56.7 35.9 14.6 86.9 93.6 87.2 99.9 68.7 749.9 1953 28.4 37.4 12.1 59.0 45.6 55.9 87.5 56.3 68.3 77.9 40.9 17.8 587.1 1954 35.3 64.7 73.0 8.9 62.3 91.8 77.8 76.8 62.4 61.0 131.0 59.8 804.8 1955 79.9 46.1 31.5 10.7 110.5 68.0 16.5 27.8 51.0 77.9 42.2 79.9 642.0 1956 113.7 8.9 18.1 39.1 9.1 63.0 91.3 101.7 73.4 47.0 18.3 100.0 683.6 1957 50.7 97.7 38.4 5.8 32.1 39.3 94.8 81.4 83.5 50.5 70.0 60.2 704.4 1958 90.9 70.9 38.6 26.3 64.5 101.9 54.2 85.3 107.4 73.2 61.4 90.9 865.5 1959 81.1 2.4 60.8 58.6 17.6 25.5 56.0 36.2 3.0 68.8 79.5 143.4 632.9 1960 78.9 67.7 48.2 19.2 49.1 57.3 98.8 102.5 115.8 167.0 132.2 97.5 1034.2 1961 98.7 64.1 2.6 75.8 34.5 30.6 41.6 41.5 75.2 86.4 56.3 102.0 709.3 1962 92.2 12.5 39.1 50.3 47.0 7.5 53.7 73.4 94.0 41.7 69.7 67.7 648.8 1963 23.4 19.1 85.1 73.3 41.7 65.7 38.3 87.0 63.4 51.8 141.0 21.4 711.2 1964 17.4 24.1 97.7 79.6 66.0 90.0 31.1 34.4 19.1 45.3 51.6 65.5 621.8 1965 82.9 11.6 57.1 43.8 47.8 62.4 82.1 72.4 116.2 18.0 90.4 126.9 811.6 1966 45.4 105.4 15.3 105.4 56.1 80.2 75.7 92.5 36.3 129.1 52.0 79.1 872.5 1967 57.7 69.5 45.0 54.9 108.9 45.3 47.2 50.1 74.2 126.6 55.7 66.6 801.7 1968 62.6 40.0 25.7 64.2 59.8 72.9 89.3 68.4 135.5 77.8 43.6 77.1 816.9 1969 87.6 45.0 65.8 29.7 80.2 26.5 60.7 74.3 20.8 4.8 108.4 70.0 673.8 1970 90.3 58.1 51.0 67.4 23.2 31.1 54.7 62.2 66.1 23.1 186.4 40.5 754.1 1971 98.4 22.4 61.1 46.0 51.8 134.4 28.4 85.5 16.0 63.6 64.1 25.3 697.0 1972 73.1 61.5 56.9 57.2 54.5 39.4 33.4 18.4 31.1 26.2 78.4 94.0 624.1 1973 26.1 20.2 14.5 48.9 76.6 71.7 50.4 35.8 59.5 38.6 29.4 45.1 516.8 1974 91.8 92.5 37.6 13.1 30.4 70.6 44.2 88.1 164.7 77.1 158.5 45.8 914.4 1975 108.5 31.4 91.7 51.5 56.5 15.7 31.7 32.8 122.8 26.8 60.2 32.3 661.9 1976 18.8 25.6 17.2 10.0 26.4 14.0 29.2 12.4 123.4 141.5 120.0 87.7 626.2 1977 87.6 104.9 67.7 36.3 42.9 65.8 17.8 132.8 20.3 50.9 75.6 90.7 793.3 1978 96.9 59.3 67.7 57.3 63.6 45.2 74.1 42.2 23.0 5.2 21.3 144.9 700.7 1979 80.1 65.3 109.7 70.6 104.4 44.5 31.7 56.1 21.2 79.2 60.5 122.6 845.9 1980 45.9 60.0 84.2 19.1 27.7 94.0 91.5 69.5 42.5 110.1 52.9 42.8 740.2 1981 34.9 23.6 131.2 43.5 82.1 34.8 41.9 43.8 115.0 95.1 40.8 84.4 771.1 1982 44.4 33.4 80.9 22.7 52.4 95.7 28.6 49.8 64.2 143.0 100.9 87.0 803.0 1983 62.5 33.3 43.1 96.2 98.5 33.3 42.7 23.8 58.9 49.0 46.5 72.1 659.9 1984 112.4 38.4 69.7 5.1 81.5 31.0 25.7 35.8 84.3 89.0 102.0 75.7 750.6 1985 58.2 32.4 48.3 38.4 58.2 89.3 52.3 89.5 17.8 25.8 51.9 103.7 665.8 1986 110.1 16.0 62.3 67.9 62.0 22.0 45.0 103.8 33.9 82.5 101.4 89.6 796.5 1987 18.7 36.5 68.7 57.1 46.2 85.2 68.8 48.8 39.4 198.7 73.0 27.7 768.8 1988 143.8 39.6 75.1 35.4 49.2 33.1 85.5 43.8 45.8 68.0 24.9 17.6 661.8 1989 33.2 58.8 64.4 78.6 14.3 35.7 29.1 35.7 22.9 67.3 37.9 143.8 621.7 1990 98.7 122.3 8.9 41.5 7.7 56.8 15.1 33.6 38.6 79.1 41.4 60.1 603.8 1991 86.7 39.6 51.4 57.1 14.1 102.0 85.2 13.7 56.5 40.2 67.1 20.1 633.7 1992 24.9 27.7 46.3 73.8 57.5 38.6 80.1 98.6 84.1 85.1 132.8 56.4 805.9 1993 90.1 7.1 29.2 84.7 56.6 57.7 60.8 34.2 127.4 112.5 56.8 133.9 851.0 1994 115.6 62.5 52.9 66.2 88.3 29.7 24.9 65.7 90.1 100.0 58.1 99.6 853.6 1995 143.1 92.4 54.1 19.5 29.7 15.9 37.1 3.4 127.8 30.3 63.2 95.3 711.8 1996 57.8 69.3 35.3 31.2 43.2 20.3 38.5 65.2 23.9 50.9 122.6 24.6 582.8 1997 15.3 82.9 13.9 11.3 50.3 100.6 36.5 78.1 13.8 69.7 90.3 75.6 638.3 1998 83.7 9.1 56.5 102.1 22.6 88.6 33.2 20.8 112.9 128.1 65.8 78.4 801.8 1999 96.2 27.5 33.4 58.0 41.2 76.2 29.5 108.9 102.6 64.3 42.7 109.5 790.0 2000 22.1 80.3 20.1 144.6 109.3 20.6 47.6 47.3 86.1 185.9 146.6 110.1 1020.6 2001 93.1 92.9 122.4 75.7 32.2 25.8 51.5 83.4 70.1 133.0 43.0 25.2 848.3 2002 69.4 79.1 44.6 42.9 78.4 58.1 69.5 43.2 37.5 88.4 175.4 137.3 923.8 2003 80.1 27.6 25.6 35.6 45.3 49.5 46.4 16.2 11.0 52.8 142.6 74.3 607.0 2004 86.3 29.7 40.5 81.8 48.7 31.1 52.0 101.8 26.7 121.0 33.4 55.9 708.9 2005 34.4 21.0 48.8 46.5 28.2 35.7 57.3 49.9 48.5 91.5 50.0 64.9 576.7 2006 24.2 52.5 52.5 42.9 97.3 19.8 29.6 72.0 62.0 100.2 85.7 89.0 727.7 2007 71.9 104.5 52.7 2.3 113.5 94.3 108.2 51.0 33.7 44.4 77.8 58.4 812.7 2008 99.1 22.9 89.9 63.5 100.6 38.2 69.1 72.4 64.7 62.2 97.1 39.2 818.9 2009 88.6 70.3 38.7 37.2 35.3 35.2 78.0 33.1 28.2 60.7 177.3 107.6 790.2 2010 63.5 101.5 52.0 20.2 36.6 38.6 26.8 105.8 50.4 75.6 65.4 29.3 665.7 2011 102.4 53.8 15.8 4.3 25.9 83.8 49.9 74.7 36.4 33.8 39.2 91.7 611.7 2012 49.7 19.9 27.9 130.0 41.6 131.2 101.9 42.5 54.4 122.6 90.2 138.9 950.8 2013 63.6 38.5 68.6 41.1 52.9 22.5 31.8 50.6 56.2 141.1 71.5 138.6 777.0 2014 181.9 130.3 38.7 63.0 83.5 38.3 53.0 109.9 13.8 108.5 135.3 55.8 1012.0 2015 93.1 56.0 26.8 22.1 62.3 27.8 68.5 104.1 63.4 54.0 75.2 70.2 723.5 2016 114.1 49.1 79.7 55.6 61.3 114.4 21.6 31.0 46.4 28.7 94.9 17.4 714.2 2017 84.8 47.2 36.8 10.2 74.1 60.1 95.1 74.2 66.0 23.6 44.9 105.0 722.0 2018 80.9 37.7 90.3 78.9 53.4 2.1 26.4 77.4 40.8 58.6 94.6 88.6 729.7 2019 34.0 49.7 58.7 19.7 35.0 82.0 50.0 43.8 74.5 112.5 99.4 123.2 782.5 2020 66.9 126.1 53.8 46.6 4.2 54.0 38.9 85.6 34.8 177.8 55.9 119.4 864.0 2021 115.6 45.8 35.2 6.1 88.9 98.0 82.7 48.7 44.4 122.6 14.2 78.5 780.7 2022 24.3 64.8 38.2 19.7 52.5 35.8 4.1 42.0 76.5 84.2 162.2 85.2 689.6 2023 84.3 6.9 122.9 76.8 37.3 34.8 82.5 67.3 55.0 144.6 113.5 105.8 931.7 2024 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