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| Rainy November wettest on record | Rainy November wettest on record |
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| The Met Office has said last month was the wettest November on record, with an average of 217.4mm (8.6in) of rain across the UK. | The Met Office has said last month was the wettest November on record, with an average of 217.4mm (8.6in) of rain across the UK. |
| The weather station that recorded the highest rainfall last month was in Shap, Cumbria, with 621.4mm (24.5in). | The weather station that recorded the highest rainfall last month was in Shap, Cumbria, with 621.4mm (24.5in). |
| The previous recorded average of 193.6mm (7.6in) dates back to 1951. | The previous recorded average of 193.6mm (7.6in) dates back to 1951. |
| Severe weather at the end of November caused chaos to Cumbria's infrastructure, flooded 1,300 properties and killed a police officer. | |
| Pc Bill Barker, 44, died as he was swept away in flood waters when Northside Bridge, in Workington, collapsed as he directed motorists away from danger. | |
| The Met Office said isolated heavy downpours in places like Cumbria, south-west Scotland and Snowdonia had ramped up the average rainfall for the UK. | |
| The statistics show that rainfall last month also set a new record of 197.6mm (7.78in) for England and Wales, breaking the previous high of 196.9mm (7.75in) which had stood since 1929. | |
| The driest Met Office weather station was in Wainfleet, Lincolnshire, where only 69.6mm (2.7in) of rain fell. | |
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| A Met Office spokesman said: "The interesting thing about this is not that it's a new record wettest November but it's how isolated the heaviest rain was through the month. | |
| "Places like Cumbria, south-west Scotland and Snowdonia have received by far the most rainfall and turned it into a record month despite pretty dry conditions further east where lots of places have recorded less than 100mm (3.9in) of rain." | |
| A fund set up to help the victims of Cumbria's devastating floods has reached £1m after just 10 days. | |
| The Cumbria Flood Recovery Fund is providing financial assistance for those worst affected by the record levels of rainfall. |