Records have tumbled in many parts, with South East and central southern England having seen more than double the rainfall expected in a ‘normal’ winter.
Just how damp things have been is brought home by a new benchmark in the long-running England and Wales Precipitation series. That stretches back to 1766, and the 435mm of rain recorded between December 1 2014 and February 24 is the most ever, beating the 423mm set in 1915.
It has also been a warmer than average winter, with the predominance of West and South West winds bringing in mild air from the Atlantic, storms what the Met Office thinks will be a winter 1.5 degrees Centigrade milder than usual.
The UK average mean temperature for the winter so far is 5.2 dgrees centigrade.
A full summary of the weather this winter will be available on the Met Office website early in March.