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What happened to the ‘unprecedented’, ‘new normal’ hot weather that blew in from north Africa for a few days, then blew away again? Or was that just the media and warmist climate pundits shooting the breeze for yet another opportunistic headline? In any case it looks as if the Great British Summer is now back to its usual erratic self, but becoming somewhat wetter than the seasonal average.

Thunderstorms and heavy downpours are set to hit the UK this week, as Brits face what could be one of the wettest Augusts on record, says the Evening Standard.

Severe thunderstorm warnings are in place for London and the south east on Monday, with the chance of flooding, travel disruption and power cuts, the Met Office warns.

Further north, a yellow weather warning will be in place overnight from Chester to Lancaster, as forecasters warn of heavy rain and further flood risks.

Regular heavy downpours could continue into the last week of the month – with potentially enough rainfall to make it the wettest August on record.

The previous high, in 1912, saw an average of 167.6mm across the country.

Met Office forecaster Becky Mitchell said: “It’s been pretty wet and it looks like it’s going to stay that way until the last week of August. Only then are we expecting to see a break in the clouds.”

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August 13, 2019 at 08:12AM