sˈɪns ɹˈɛkɚdz bɪɡˈæn ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən ðə wˈɛɾɪst kˈæləndɚ jˈɪɹ hˈæzbiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks wɪð æt lˈiːst sˈɛvɹəl dˈeɪz wɜː mˈɪsɪŋ wˌaɪlst ðə dɹˈaɪəst hˈæzbiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θˈɜːtiːn wɪð , ðˌoʊ bᵻtwˌiːn dʒuːlˈaɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks ænd dʒˈuːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən ˈoʊnli fˈɛl.
Since records began in 1937 the wettest calendar year has been 1996 with at least  (several days were missing) whilst the driest has been 2013 with , though between July 1976 and June 1977 only  fell.