UK's Wet Winter: Record-Breaking Rain & Storms

0:00It's February 27th, and this episode is brought to you by NordVPN, fast, reliable, online privacy. Links in the episode description. Here's what's happening across the UK. This winter's rain across the United Kingdom has spelt endless in many spots, but provisional meant office stats show it's only 9% above. Average for the whole country so far. That's whether the normal, yet nowhere near the record books nationally. Southern England stands out though, heading toward its second-wettest winter ever in some areas. A stuck weather setup played the big role here, steering repeated storms into the south and east while sparing the northwest. England as a whole saw 35% more rain than usual, with Northern Ireland at 25% above average, and Wales 14%. Wetter. Scotland bucked the trend at 16% drier overall. More name storms, Brahm, Garedi, Ingrid, and Shandra amped up the chaos, especially in the southwest. Garedi hit Cornwall and the Isles of Silly hardest, with gusts up to 99 miles per hour, and

1:05a rare red warning that sent emergency alerts to thousands. Fletting followed in southern spots, whilst no disruptive roads and rails further north. Sunshine took a hit too, with the UK getting just 80% of its normal amount, and places like Aberdeen endured weeks of gloom. Temperatures stayed above average overall, but cold snaps brought snow to ski resorts in Scotland for their best season in years. As climate change pushes on, UK winters keep warming up one degree Celsius since the 1950s, and getting wetter, with six of the 10 sawgiest. Half a year since 2000, expect even heavier downpours ahead if emissions stay high.