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rainfall totals recorded between 20 and23 November 2003, using data available on 24 November 2003. Most of the rain fell in the 48 hours between 21:00 on 21 November to 21:00 on 23 November. Rainfall 20-23 November 2003 Station 20 Nov 21 Nov 22 Nov 23 Nov 20-23 Nov Nov monthly 4-day total as 48

rainfall for the 4-day period 18 to 21 October 2023 from storm Babet as actual totals in mm (left) and percentage of the October whole-month average (right). Large swathes of the UK received over 50mm of rain, with 75 to 100mm widely across eastern Scotland, the Pennines, North Wales, the Mourne

: the month began unsettled, with frontal systems generally affecting northern areas most of all, giving some high rainfall totals over western Scotland on 7th to 9th. All areas were stormy around 12th due to Storm Callum, with 24-hour rainfall totals exceeding 100 mm in South Wales, and it remained very

developing and crossing over the worst affected areas of Cornwall. Scale: mm per hour Predannack radar, Cornwall (still image at 0500 GMT on 17 November) The figures below show hourly rainfall totals from rain-gauges at Cardinham (near Bodmin) and Heligan (near Mevagissey) from 2200 GMT on 16 November

, and also that sunshine totals were well above average. Mean temperatures for March were 1.0 °C above the long-term average. There were some cold nights and late frosts during April, but daytime temperatures were mostly slightly above average; monthly-mean temperatures were 0.2 °C above average

spells of fine weather. With the contrast in rainfall between these two months, total rainfall amounts for the season to date have been unexceptional. Sunshine has also shown a contrast, being rather more than normal in September, but well below average for most areas during October. In September

than double their average March rainfall, and only in north-west Scotland was rainfall appreciably below average. The overall UK rainfall total was 155% of average, making it provisionally the sixth wettest March in a series back to 1836. April rainfall totals were generally closer to average, again

, and Seathwaite, Cumbria, recorded 316 mm of rainfall within 24 hours. Parts of north Wales and the Southern Uplands of Scotland also recorded high rainfall totals from this event. The associated high river flows and flooding problems were exacerbated by the very wet ground conditions - Cumbria had

and early December, with Flooding in Cumbria December 2015 bringing record-breaking rainfall totals to Cumbria on 4th and 5th; the saturated conditions meaning that the ground had no capacity to store any further moisture. The rain on Boxing day led to serious flooding across parts of Lancashire, North

much closer to average, and also that sunshine totals were well above average. Mean temperatures for March were 1.0 °C above the long-term average. There were some cold nights and late frosts during April, but daytime temperatures were mostly slightly above average; monthly-mean temperatures were 0.2