22 November 2009
Q.Martinstown in Dorset used to have the record 24 hour rainfall in UK with 11in of rain on 18 july 1955. Was this amount beaten by anywhere in Cumbria in the floods of Nov 2009? Thanks.
A.Seathwaite in Cumbria set a new UK record of 314.4mm (12.38 inches) of rain in a 24-hour period on 19-20 Nov 2009. It recorded 372mm over 30 hours.