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December was wettest on record for UK - Met Office says Weather records: December was 'wettest month for UK'
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December was the wettest month in the UK in more than a century, provisional Met Office figures show. A stormy and warm December was the wettest month for the UK in more than a century, provisional Met Office figures show.
It was also the wettest calendar month overall since records began in 1910 - and 2015 was the sixth wettest year, data showed. It was also the warmest since records began in 1910, with temperature hitting 7.9C (46F), making it feel more like a day in April or May.
Scotland and Wales both had record-breaking rainfall in December. Overall, 2015 was the sixth wettest year, data showed.
The UK mean temperature for the year of 9.2C was warm but not exceptional, said the Met Office, and not quite hot enough to beat the 2014 record of 9.9C. Record amounts of rain fell in storm-hit Scotland, Wales and the north west of England.
Warm, wet, but not the norm yet The UK mean temperature for the year of 9.2C (49F) was warm but not exceptional, said the Met Office, and not quite hot enough to beat the 2014 record of 9.9C (50F).
Mean December temperatures, which reached a record 7.9C, felt more like April or May days. Roger Harrabin: Warm, wet, but not the norm yet
England saw virtually no frost and, in the UK overall, there were fewer than three days of frost - normally, December would see about 11 frosty days.England saw virtually no frost and, in the UK overall, there were fewer than three days of frost - normally, December would see about 11 frosty days.
The Met Office has said storms Desmond, Eva and Frank were behind the record rainfall, while a humid south-westerly airflow kept it warm.
Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and northern England bore the brunt of the storms, as central and southern England escaped the worst of it.
December's warm weather had a considerable knock-on effect, with retailer Next blaming it for a "disappointing" trading performance in the run-up to Christmas.