As forecast heavy rain has fallen across large parts of the UK causing flooding and disruption to travel and outdoor events.
Here is a selection of rainfall totals recorded at Met Office observation sites on Friday 6 July 2012:
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UK RAINFALL 6 JULY 2012 1am – 7 JULY 1am |
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Location |
Area |
Rainfall (mm) |
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| EMLEY MOOR |
WEST YORKSHIRE |
56.6 |
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| RYHILL |
WEST YORKSHIRE |
52.6 |
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| HOLBEACH |
LINCOLNSHIRE |
44.8 |
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| NORMANBY HALL |
HUMBERSIDE |
43.6 |
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| MARKET BOSWORTH, BOSWORTHPARK |
LEICESTERSHIRE |
41.6 |
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| BINGLEY |
WEST YORKSHIRE |
40.2 |
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| LOFTUS |
CLEVELAND |
39.4 |
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| BOSCOMBE DOWN |
WILTSHIRE |
38.6 |
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| SHAWBURY |
SHROPSHIRE |
36.6 |
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| SHEFFIELD |
SOUTH YORKSHIRE |
36.2 |
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| COTON-IN-THE-ELMS |
DERBYSHIRE |
36 |
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| NEWPORT(SALOP) |
SHROPSHIRE |
36 |
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| BRADFORD |
WEST YORKSHIRE |
36 |
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| PORTHMADOG |
GWYNEDD |
35.2 |
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| SCARBOROUGH |
NORTH YORKSHIRE |
34.6 |
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| ABERDARON |
GWYNEDD |
33.6 |
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| NANTWICH, REASEHEATH HALL |
CHESHIRE |
32.6 |
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| NOTTINGHAM, WATNALL |
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE |
32.4 |
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| KEELE |
STAFFORDSHIRE |
32 |
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| FYLINGDALES |
NORTH YORKSHIRE |
31.8 |
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| LLYSDINAM |
POWYS |
31.2 |
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| ISLE OF PORTLAND |
DORSET |
30.4 |
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| SHOBDON AIRFIELD |
HEREFORD&WORCESTER |
30.2 |
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Overnight into Saturday the heaviest rain fell across the southwest of England and parts of southern Scotland:
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UK RAINFALL 6 July 7pm – 7 July 10am |
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Location |
Area |
Rainfall (mm) |
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| DUNKESWELL AERODROME |
DEVON |
45 |
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| ISLE OF PORTLAND |
DORSET |
42.4 |
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| EXETER AIRPORT |
DEVON |
41.8 |
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| NETTLECOMBE, BIRDS HILL |
SOMERSET |
38 |
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| CAMBORNE |
CORNWALL |
37.8 |
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| CHARTERHALL |
BERWICKSHIRE |
37.6 |
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| PLYMOUTH, MOUNTBATTEN |
DEVON |
35.2 |
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| LISCOMBE |
SOMERSET |
34.6 |
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| EDINBURGH,ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN |
MIDLOTHIAN |
33.4 |
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| CULDROSE |
CORNWALL |
31.8 |
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| CARDINHAM, BODMIN |
CORNWALL |
28.6 |
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| ST ATHAN |
SOUTH GLAMORGAN |
26 |
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| STORMONT CASTLE |
DOWN |
25.4 |
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