Sodden elements of Britain have skilled the wettest September on document after being deluged over the previous week, resulting in widespread flooding.
As but extra rain lashed the nation in the present day, provisional figures confirmed rainfall figures for final month reached new highs in 10 English counties, the Met Workplace stated.
Of the areas recording their highest-ever September totals since information started in 1836, Gloucestershire was worst-hit with 212.2mm, or 8.35ins.
The determine is greater than double the UK common for September, of 90mm (3.6ins).
Provisional figures confirmed rainfall figures for final month reached new highs in 10 English counties
Sodden elements of Britain have skilled the wettest September on document
Bedfordshire, the place 182.7mm, or 7.2ins, fell, and Oxfordshire, which acquired 185.2mm/7.29ins of rainfall, recorded their highest-ever totals in any single month no matter time of yr, since 1836.
Different which acquired a soaking included Berkshire (172.1mm/6.77ins), Buckinghamshire (176mm/6.92 ins), Northamptonshire (171.3mm/6.74ins) and Wiltshire (196.5mm/7.73ins)
On Monday, the ultimate day of September, over two extra inches of rain fell in locations, with the wettest place – Marsden, West Yorkshire – recording 57mm (2.2ins) within the 24 hours to 9am this morning – with additional outbreaks of rain persevering with via the day.
After flooding hit central England together with Bedfordshire over the weekend, watercourses burst their banks yesterday in areas together with Merseyside, the place residents had been evacuated from houses in Bootle, and Wigan, Larger Manchester, the place pensioners’ bungalows had been left underwater.
The saturated finish to the month got here regardless of heat and sunny climate in the course of the month when even western Scotland noticed temperatures attain 25C (77F).
However the nice situations had been dropped at an finish with heavy thunder which included as many as 13,000 lightning strikes in a single day – heralding an unsettled end to the month.
Forecasters stated the wettest situations had been typically skilled in southern areas.
Met Workplace scientist Emily Carlisle stated: ‘September noticed unsettled climate throughout the UK. The jet stream was south shifted for many of the month, making it very moist for some within the south, however moderately dry for some within the north.
Forecasters stated the wettest situations had been typically skilled in southern areas
Southern England had its wettest September since 1918, and its third wettest since 1836
‘The month started with heavy showers and thunderstorms to the south of the UK, while the north of the nation noticed a lot drier and hotter situations.
‘Though mid-month noticed a return to extra settled climate and a rise in temperatures, low stress was by no means too far-off and the tip of the month concluded with frontal techniques bringing heavy rain and thunderstorms, with an Amber Nationwide Extreme Climate Warning being issued.’
General, England noticed 95% extra rainfall than its September common, with Wales experiencing 39% extra, the Met Workplace stated.
Southern England had its wettest September since 1918, and its third wettest since 1836.
In the meantime, temperatures and sunshine hours had been near common
The Met Workplace stated Britain skilled a mean of 122.7 hours, 4% lower than standard
The typical day by day most temperature for England was 17.6C (63.68F), 0.5C under the 1991-2020 common, and 16.1C (60.98F) in Wales, 0.8C decrease.
Some respite within the rain is now anticipated with a principally cloudy day tomorrow, adopted by dry situations and sunny spells in most areas on Thursday and Friday, earlier than extra unsettled climate returns on the weekend.
