By Paul Homewood
Just one more thing about the wet weather in August 1912.
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/media/pdf/m/9/Aug1912.pdf
As well as East Anglia being badly affected, the South West also suffered, as it does more often than not in these situations.
The Met Office report for August 1912 gave rainfall for the month of 12.1 inches (307mm) at Ilfracombe, a coastal town in North Devon.
The nearest location to Ilfracombe, which the Met Office give historical data for, is the RAF station at Chivenor, only about 10 miles or so away, and also near the coast. Their data only goes back to 1951, so we cannot check numbers in 1912.
However, during last winter, when the South West was as badly affected by the weather as anywhere, the wettest month was January, with 153mm. Indeed, the whole winter only totalled 440mm.
The British Rainfall publication for 1912 gives the monthly rainfall figures…
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