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.
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From @metoffice on Twitter:2012: The year that drenched Britain
Britain was battered by bad weather in 2012 with an unprecedented amount of rain falling across the UK causing widespread devastation.
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