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Winter wettest ever, says Met Office Winter wettest ever, says Met Office
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The UK has had wettest winter on record - 486.8mm of rain - beating previous 1995 record, Met Office says With a week still to go in the winter, the UK's rainfall record for the season has already been broken.
More to follow. The incessant storms and rainfall over the past two months have made this the wettest winter since records began in 1910.
According to provisional figures from the Met Office, the UK received 486.8mm of rain between 1 December 2013 and 19 February 2014.
This beat the previous record of 485.1mm of rain set in 1995.
The amount of rainfall recorded in Wales was also a new record for the winter.
Most of the UK is also on target for a warmer than average winter, the Met Office said.