Greater Manchester had wettest July ever last month

Last month was the UK's sixth wettest July on record, and the wettest ever July in Greater Manchester, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.

The UK saw an average of 140.1mm rain across the month, the sixth highest total for July since records began in 1836.

1988 holds the record for the UK's wettest ever July, with an average of 150.5mm of rain, followed by 2009 (145.5mm), 1939 (143.5mm), 1936 (142.6mm), 1888 (142.2mm) and now 2023.

Northern Ireland had an average of 185.4mm of rain last month, just above the previous record of 185.2mm set in 1936.

This figure could be revised once all rainfall data for July is collected and reviewed, the Met Office said.

Other parts of the North West also set new rainfall records, with Lancashire and Merseyside all having their wettest July.

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