2012 the second wettest year
2012 was the second wettest year in the UK since records began in 1910, according to provisional statistics from the Met Office. It is just a few millimetres short of the record set in 2000.
Levels of rainfall across the UK
This map shows levels of rainfall across the UK in 2012 in relation to the average in the 30 years up to 2010.
Everything above 100% (coloured pale to dark blue) is above the average and everything below that figure (coloured pale to dark brown) denotes less-than-average rainfall.
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Not even the rain could dampen British spirits in 2012
Even the wet weather - and there was plenty of it - failed to dampen our spirits in a great year for Britain.
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2012 was the second wettest on record for the UK
It's official, 2012 was the second wettest year on record for the UK.
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It's raining, it's pouring - but why?
As 2012 narrowly missed out as the wettest year on record, Met Office figures show it is getting wetter.