London - Britain has had the wettest autumn since records began almost 300 years ago, weather experts confirmed yesterday. But with three days left to the end of the last month of autumn, forecasters said more rain was expected and the rainfall would exceed all record-breaking predictions.
The last all-time record for the wettest autumn in England and Wales was in 1852 when 455.8 mm fell - 75 per cent more than the normal rainfall. But this year's autumn has smashed that with 77 per cent more rainfall than average, and a massive 460 mm falling.