Has is it been wet for such a sustained period in the UK before?

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PinkSudoku13@reddit

> It's been wet and dreadful solidly for a about 7/8 months Really? Haven't noticed it. In Wales, we've had quite a lot of sunny days. It didn't feel particularly rainy nor cloudy.

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Ok-fine-man@reddit (OP)

In the North of England it's been raining non-stop. Lucky for some in Wales.

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Ok-fine-man@reddit (OP)

What woul you call today and yesterday? You're trying to claim it wasn't raining?

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CaptainPedge@reddit

You're trying to claim it has rained for 8 months solid. Go away

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Ok-fine-man@reddit (OP)

Pretty much. Have you been on holiday?

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NaturalDegree1144@reddit

He's taking the piss mate, I'm in south Wales and my horse has now got his own pond.

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Ok-fine-man@reddit (OP)

They don't look like they're taking the piss. You can say they're talking shit. You are allowed to do that about your fellow countryman.

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BaBeBaBeBooby@reddit

Given daily rain is normal in Wales, it probably takes a lot for rain to feel noticable

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It's not just you, in the Midlands it's been way rainier than normal as well. It's not that it's constantly chucking it down but there's always at least a drizzle in between a few days of it being dry.

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KateEatsKale@reddit

Depends where you live. London hasn't been too bad. Been quite warm and dry mostly. Haven't worn a coat except for half a dozen times.

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JourneyThiefer@reddit

Lmao hear in Tyrone it’s basically rained since last July

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Scarred_fish@reddit

It depends where you are. We've only had an average of [13 days with precipitation](https://weatherspark.com/y/42303/Average-Weather-in-Shetland-United-Kingdom-Year-Round#Sections-Precipitation) of any kind in that time. It's the relentless sun, brightness rather than temperature, that makes things so uncomfortable.

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SpudFire@reddit

Where did you get 13 days from? I'm not disagreeing, just trying to understand the data

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Scarred_fish@reddit

The average days with precipitation per month from October is 13.9 It's in the precipitation table.

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JourneyThiefer@reddit

That’s just the average though for the climate, not how many actually happened

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Ok-fine-man@reddit (OP)

I don't know what that means

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holytriplem@reddit

Is it worse than 2012?

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RevolutionaryPie5829@reddit

2012 was a rainy summer but maybe not as heavy or as consistent. I had a may baby and it was such a crap year. He never got to crawl on the grass or spend any proper time outside. He was delayed in his walking because of it.

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McCretin@reddit

October 2022 to March 2024 has been the wettest 18 months on record in England.

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RFCSND@reddit

We will still have hosepipe bans this year because there are no reservoirs to collect it

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imminentmailing463@reddit

A stat I learned recently is we haven't built a potable water reservoir since 1992. That's 32 years ago. And the population is nearly 10 million bigger now. On basically all crucial infrastructure it's absolutely mind boggling how asleep at the wheel successive governments have been. The absolute opposite of fixing the roof while the sun shines. Enjoying the new skylight and not considering it may not always be sunny.

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TeflonBoy@reddit

I do remember reading and how a new reservoir was proposed but blocked by locals. Can’t remember where it was though.

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claireauriga@reddit

There's currently one going on near me. I'd like to hear more about how they plan to mitigate the water table rise in an area that's already a flood plain, but otherwise my main objection is that they won't invest in nature and recreation or in improving the infrastructure they will use and wear out while building it. I don't like the idea of the huge earth walls, but I'd be more reconciled to them if they were full of nature and used to access recreational water facilities.

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TeflonBoy@reddit

From the little I know about planning, all of the things you mention are considered and answered at the proposal stage. I’d be surprised if these questions/answers aren’t posted online. As for nature reserves, all the ones near me have an element of that. It’s impossible to build now without considering the environmental impact and how to mitigating this.

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claireauriga@reddit

The nature proposals are pretty rubbish and there are no plans for recreation. There is no provision for contributing to the roads and other infrastructure they will be making use of. And they have some estimates of the water table rise but are still carrying out studies on it. I'm not against a reservoir in principle. But anyone having a massive impact on the surrounding area also needs to make positive contributions to that area.

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TeflonBoy@reddit

Do construction projects usually pay for road maintenance? Also, having worked on our own flood prevention, I can guarantee no res will be built without it fully modelled.

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G_UK@reddit

Thanks, was waiting for someone to say this

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G_UK@reddit

Thanks, was waiting for someone to say this

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imminentmailing463@reddit

Sounds about right. One of the most frustrating things about our planning system is how much power it grants a small number of vocal people, so that they can often kibosh something that many more people would welcome or be indifferent about.

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TeflonBoy@reddit

I heard someone say we are fossilised as a country and I can’t quite get over how accurate it feels.

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OccidentalTouriste@reddit

Great benefit of privatisation. Take on debt free utility with captive consumers, pay out £72 billion in shareholder dividends and at the same time accrue £62 billion in debt. Have a compliant regulator who allows you to pump sewage into waterways and the sea far outside the exceptional circumstances detailed in your contractual terms. If necessary allow yourself to go bankrupt and leave the taxpayer to clean up the mess. Nice work if you can get it.

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RFCSND@reddit

Our regulation is truly amazing in that it captures the worst of both worlds in so many different industries

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OccidentalTouriste@reddit

Great benefit of privatisation. Take on debt free utility with captive consumers, pay out £72 billion in shareholder dividends and at the same time accrue £62 billion in debt. Have a compliant regulator who allows you to pump sewage into waterways and the sea far outside the exceptional circumstances detailed in your contractual terms. If necessary allow yourself to go bankrupt and leave the taxpayer to clean up the mess. Nice work if you can get it.

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coachhunter2@reddit

Don’t worry, we’ll have lots of lovely raw sewage to make up for it

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Id1ing@reddit

Nah we won't. It generally requires a relatively dry winter followed by a dry spring to get into that territory.

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BaBeBaBeBooby@reddit

At least the reservoirs are full again - back in mid-2022 there was much panic in the media about low water levels

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SD92z@reddit

Normal for lancashire

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No-Platform-4242@reddit

If you live in Aberdeen like I do, yes.

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GrimQuim@reddit

Imagine living on the east coast and thinking you understand rain.

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jaymatthewbee@reddit

2023 was a wetter than average year across most of the UK except for western Scotland which was drier. It was the 6th wettest year on record in England.

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