341.4 mm is the highest 24 hour rainfall to be recorded in the uk.
what is the highest 24 hour rainfall to be recorded in the uk?
341.4 mm
storm desmond broke the united kingdom's 24-hour rainfall record, with 341.4 mm of rain falling at honister pass, cumbria, on 5 december. the previous record was set in 2009, also in cumbria, when 316.4 mm of rain fell in seathwaite. the highest standard 0900 gmt – 0900 gmt rain day record, however, remains 279 mm at martinstown, dorset set on 18 july 1955. much of the historical data is recorded in this way. the 48‑hour rainfall record was also beaten, with thirlmere reporting 405 mm of rain falling up to 0800 gmt on 6 december 2015, compared to the previous record of 395.6 mm on 18–19 november 2009 at seathwaite. desmond created an atmospheric river in its wake, bringing in moist air from the caribbean to the british isles. as a result, rainfall from desmond was unusually heavy, with the norwegian meteorological institute designating desmond an extreme weather event as a result of the amount of rain that fell.
2015–16 great britain and ireland floods
in china, the lowest reported pressure was 998 mb in yongqiang town on the 13th and the highest 24‑hour rainfall recorded was 250.8 mm in fuzhou city between september 9 and 10, which set a new september daily rainfall record for the station. in taiwan, daily rainfall ranged as high as 393 mm in taipei county, and 611.5 mm in taipei city. the highest wind gust reported was 80 mph/35.9 m/s at lanyu on the 11th. the storm damaged 78 square kilometres of farmland in zhejiang province, china, where direct economic losses were estimated to have been over 53 million yuan. torrential rains (sep 7–10), including those in the monsoonal flow around the pre-haima depression had caused 54.6 million yuan of direct economic losses in pingtan county and changle city. in japan, rainfall and winds were relatively light. in south korea, the highest 24‑hour rainfall report noted was 104.5 mm at wando between the 11th and 12th.
2004 pacific typhoon season