Sunday 2 September 2012

Britain set to have wettest summer in 100 years!


New statistics from the Met Office show that 2012 is set to be the second wettest summer since records began.
Summer officially ends at the start of September but so far the rainfall for the past three months has been the heaviest for 100 years.
Figures up until 29 August show that 366.8 mm of rain fell across the UK this summer making it the wettest summer since 1912!
The Met Office said this summer is also likely to be one of the dullest on record with just 399 hours of sunshine up to August 28. This would make it the least sunny  since 1980 when there were 396 hours of sunshine.
Of the three summer months, August looks set to be the driest and sunniest across the UK with 105.5mm (4.15in) of rain to August 29, according to the Met Office.
The UK's second wettest summer since 1912 was in 2007 when 357.8mm (14.09in) of rain fell

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