Eskdalemuir Storm 26 June 1953
) 72.1 mm (2.84 inches) in 55 minutes at Holehird, Windermere (Westmorland) 53.1 mm (2.09 inches) in 39 minutes at Langley (Cheshire) 43.7 mm (1.72 inches) in 15 minutes at Nelson (Lancashire) At 1400 there was 3-6 inches of water around the office and a "river", 6 inches deep, was flowing across