UK weather: Met Office amber warning in force for heavy rain and flooding
November has been very wet overall, especially across England and Wales.
Data released from the Met Office Hadley Centre shows that it has been the wettest month of 2025 so far, recording rainfall that was 31% above average.
In parts of eastern England, some weather stations have recorded their highest November rainfall on record.
Bridlington, Yorkshire for example has had nearly three times the normal rainfall with 180mm recorded compared to an average of 66mm – a new record for November.
Other parts of East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire have received more than double their normal rainfall with the wettest November on record.
Across the three months that make up autumn, the UK recorded 20% more rainfall than the long-term meteorological average, with Northern Ireland and Wales seeing the most.
Autumn has continued the run of above-average temperatures in 2025. But with a mean temperature of 0.4C above seasonal average, no records have been broken.
