What is the highest amount of rainfall in the UK?

Answer 1

08th July 2009 - Hastings in East Sussex - around three and a half inches (91mm) falling on the town centre, and around 105mm (over four inches) near St Leonards.

these are the highest since 1865, and it broke the previous Hastings record of 61mm within 24 hours on August 18, 1952.

Answer 2

According to the web, in answer to your question:

"The UK gets on average 33 days of snow fall or sleet a year (1971 - 2000). Most of this is snow falling on higher ground where temperatures are lower, as can be seen on the map. "

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It depends from year to year. This year there was around 10 - 15 inches in the south of England but in Scotland there was at least 40 inches.

Answer 3

The record for the highest amount of rainfall in the UK in a 24-hour period is 341.4 mm (13.44 inches) in Cumbria on December 5, 2015. Floods and landslides were reported in the area due to this extreme rainfall event.

Answer 4

The wettest part of the UK is the western highlands, which gets over three meters of rain a year. It rains or snows most days in this part of the Island.