Six of the 10 wettest years in the UK have now occurred since 1998. The wettest on record is 2000 when 1,337.3mm of rain fell. It is followed by 1954 and then 2008, with 1,295mm. This year’s average UK-wide rainfall is 1,291mm, with much more than another four millimetres likely.

Seems records only began in 1910.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/downpours-make-2012-englands-wettest-year-on-record-8431832.html

Well this time last year the media were masturbating furiously over the lack of rain. Journo’s standing in the middle of dried up river beds… The drought and hose pipe bans were in full swing. If only some of them could be standing in those river beds right now. The end was upon us.

Short memories and shite media = usual frenzy

Um…… wasn’t it predicted that global warming would cause more extremes of weather, which appears to be exactly what’s happening.