Water in South East and Central Southern England (climate district)
Met Office climate district covering south east and central southern England — the most heavily populated and most water-stressed part of the UK.
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Where this number comes from
Source: Met Office — HadUK-Grid gridded climate observations, HadUK-Grid areal series, Rainfall, England SE and Central S, annual. Licence: Open — attribution required (attribution required).
Method: Met Office published area-average total precipitation, from the HadUK-Grid 1 km gridded analysis of the national rain gauge network. Gauge density is far lower in the nineteenth century than today, and mountain precipitation is systematically under-measured, so early values carry greater uncertainty than recent ones.
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Rainfall
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| Period | South East and Central Southern England (climate district) (mm) |
|---|---|
| 1836 | 892 |
| 1837 | 622 |
| 1838 | 680 |
| 1839 | 877 |
| 1840 | 604 |
| 1841 | 962 |
| 1842 | 666 |
| 1843 | 748 |
| 1844 | 661 |
| 1845 | 676 |
| 1846 | 769 |
| 1847 | 570 |
| 1848 | 976 |
| 1849 | 704 |
| 1850 | 656 |
| 1851 | 611 |
| 1852 | 1,092 |
| 1853 | 791 |
| 1854 | 542 |
| 1855 | 645 |
| 1856 | 730 |
| 1857 | 684 |
| 1858 | 538 |
| 1859 | 819 |
| 1860 | 941 |
| 1861 | 657 |
| 1862 | 761 |
| 1863 | 675 |
| 1864 | 547 |
| 1865 | 865 |
| 1866 | 878 |
| 1867 | 734 |
| 1868 | 781 |
| 1869 | 756 |
| 1870 | 578 |
| 1871 | 694 |
| 1872 | 1,011 |
| 1873 | 673 |
| 1874 | 668 |
| 1875 | 846 |
| 1876 | 842 |
| 1877 | 932 |
| 1878 | 789 |
| 1879 | 875 |
| 1880 | 836 |
| 1881 | 769 |
| 1882 | 866 |
| 1883 | 732 |
| 1884 | 615 |
| 1885 | 744 |
| 1886 | 820 |
| 1887 | 588 |
| 1888 | 752 |
| 1889 | 668 |
| 1890 | 645 |
| 1891 | 867 |
| 1892 | 659 |
| 1893 | 619 |
| 1894 | 883 |
| 1895 | 680 |
| 1896 | 704 |
| 1897 | 724 |
| 1898 | 590 |
| 1899 | 671 |
| 1900 | 743 |
| 1901 | 613 |
| 1902 | 616 |
| 1903 | 1,020 |
| 1904 | 686 |
| 1905 | 657 |
| 1906 | 757 |
| 1907 | 713 |
| 1908 | 658 |
| 1909 | 824 |
| 1910 | 858 |
| 1911 | 746 |
| 1912 | 915 |
| 1913 | 756 |
| 1914 | 863 |
| 1915 | 973 |
| 1916 | 911 |
| 1917 | 766 |
| 1918 | 782 |
| 1919 | 786 |
| 1920 | 731 |
| 1921 | 411 |
| 1922 | 785 |
| 1923 | 809 |
| 1924 | 962 |
| 1925 | 860 |
| 1926 | 772 |
| 1927 | 999 |
| 1928 | 837 |
| 1929 | 745 |
| 1930 | 805 |
| 1931 | 719 |
| 1932 | 742 |
| 1933 | 602 |
| 1934 | 723 |
| 1935 | 937 |
| 1936 | 805 |
| 1937 | 921 |
| 1938 | 653 |
| 1939 | 896 |
| 1940 | 766 |
| 1941 | 738 |
| 1942 | 728 |
| 1943 | 662 |
| 1944 | 676 |
| 1945 | 650 |
| 1946 | 911 |
| 1947 | 633 |
| 1948 | 774 |
| 1949 | 645 |
| 1950 | 823 |
| 1951 | 1,045 |
| 1952 | 772 |
| 1953 | 615 |
| 1954 | 856 |
| 1955 | 682 |
| 1956 | 703 |
| 1957 | 732 |
| 1958 | 900 |
| 1959 | 717 |
| 1960 | 1,064 |
| 1961 | 740 |
| 1962 | 682 |
| 1963 | 769 |
| 1964 | 640 |
| 1965 | 813 |
| 1966 | 906 |
| 1967 | 858 |
| 1968 | 864 |
| 1969 | 717 |
| 1970 | 779 |
| 1971 | 708 |
| 1972 | 705 |
| 1973 | 562 |
| 1974 | 968 |
| 1975 | 714 |
| 1976 | 669 |
| 1977 | 817 |
| 1978 | 716 |
| 1979 | 838 |
| 1980 | 760 |
| 1981 | 826 |
| 1982 | 831 |
| 1983 | 698 |
| 1984 | 811 |
| 1985 | 732 |
| 1986 | 829 |
| 1987 | 778 |
| 1988 | 715 |
| 1989 | 678 |
| 1990 | 659 |
| 1991 | 678 |
| 1992 | 804 |
| 1993 | 854 |
| 1994 | 877 |
| 1995 | 749 |
| 1996 | 616 |
| 1997 | 724 |
| 1998 | 867 |
| 1999 | 838 |
| 2000 | 1,109 |
| 2001 | 862 |
| 2002 | 1,009 |
| 2003 | 640 |
| 2004 | 757 |
| 2005 | 610 |
| 2006 | 788 |
| 2007 | 844 |
| 2008 | 852 |
| 2009 | 822 |
| 2010 | 690 |
| 2011 | 631 |
| 2012 | 1,005 |
| 2013 | 806 |
| 2014 | 1,039 |
| 2015 | 737 |
| 2016 | 730 |
| 2017 | 726 |
| 2018 | 759 |
| 2019 | 859 |
| 2020 | 900 |
| 2021 | 808 |
| 2022 | 752 |
| 2023 | 1,022 |
| 2024 | 999 |
| 2025 | 715 |