In some parts of Great Britain, it has been raining for 40 days without interruption, causing floods, damage to infrastructure and serious problems for agriculture, the Meteorological Service announced.
Continuous rainfall was recorded in parts of Devon, Cornwall and Worcestershire, while south-west England, the Midlands, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland were hit with above-average amounts of rain, the Guardian reported.
According to provisional figures from the Met Office, Northern Ireland had its wettest January in 149 years, while County Down recorded its wettest January on record.
The most precipitation this year was registered in the Morne mountains – 790 millimeters.
In Wales, 94 percent of the average winter precipitation has already been achieved, while England has reached 59 percent of the monthly February average by the beginning of February.
Farmers across the country warn of serious losses, reports Tanjug.
Floods damaged roads and buildings, and the M62 motorway in Yorkshire was temporarily closed for emergency repairs, reports Tanjug.
The organization “Surfers against sewage” announced that it had registered 181 warnings due to the discharge of wastewater, warning of the consequences of years of insufficient investment in water infrastructure.
The Met Office said three locations – North Wyke in Devon, Cardinham on Bodmin Moor and Astwood Bank in Worcestershire – had recorded rain for 40 consecutive days.
Forecasts indicate that the unstable weather will continue.
Meteorologists say that a shorter dry period is expected over the weekend, but that new Atlantic weather fronts could bring additional precipitation as early as next week.
(Vijesti.ba)
