From NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW THAT
By Paul Homewood
For all the talk of droughts, last year in England rainfall finished well within normal bounds. The worst droughts were, of course, all prior to the Second World War.
Seasonally, spring was exceptionally dry, as would be expected with the record sunshine figures, though not as dry as 1893. Nor do the numbers suggest that springs are getting drier or droughts more common overall.
The other seasons were not exceptional in any fashion.
As we know there was a dry start to the year and a wet end. But is this sort of weather swing unusual?
Not really is the answer, as a comparison with 1929 shows.
Annual rainfall in 1929 was almost exactly the same as 2025, and just as last year, it was extremely dry until autumn. Indeed, it was 10% drier cumulatively by the end of summer than 2025.
From October through to December, and January 1930 too, the heavens opened. Rainfall for that period in 1929 was 38% greater than last year.
It’s a good reminder that, whatever weather we get, it has always occurred before!
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/climate/maps-and-data/uk-and-regional-series
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