The news has provided preliminary data indicating that 1,695.9 mm of rain fell between October 2022 and March 2024.
Following a rainy winter and a wet start to the year, a lot of places have extremely saturated ground, making the recent weeks’ rainfall events more sensitive.
Joanna Robinson, a news weather producer, attributed the rainy weather to the jet stream’s location, which has frequently been near or over the UK, bringing with it low pressure systems and lots of precipitation.
It’s also been mild, with warmer air that can contain more, she continued. The atmosphere has the capacity to contain 7% more water vapor for every 1C increase in temperature.
