With thundery showers bringing heavy rain, some areas saw high rainfall totals over the weekend. The wettest was Carlisle, in Cumbria, which saw 97.4 mm of rain over the last 48 hours.
48 hour rainfall totals (0900 GMT 27 July to 0900 GMT 29 July 2013)
| Site Name | Area | Rain (mm) |
| Carlisle | Cumbria | 97.4 |
| Keswick | Cumbria | 77.2 |
| Shap | Cumbria | 66.8 |
| Market Bosworth, Bosworth Park | Leicestershire | 65.2 |
| Leek, Thorncliffe | Staffordshire | 58 |
| Rochdale | Greater Manchester | 55.6 |
| Ravensworth | North Yorkshire | 54.2 |
| Blencathra | Cumbria | 51 |
| Keele | Staffordshire | 48.4 |
| Newton Rigg | Cumbria | 46.6 |
Carlisle also made it into the top ten wettest days of the year so far, with 79.8 mm on Sunday alone, however it’s still some way behind Plockton, which saw 108 mm on the 5th May earlier this year.
Top ten wettest days in 2013 so far
| Site | Area | Date | Rain (mm) |
| Plockton | Ross & Cromarty | 05/05/2013 | 108 |
| Strathallan School | Perthshire (In Tayside Region) | 07/05/2013 | 100 |
| Holne, Priddons Farm | Devon | 22/03/2013 | 84.6 |
| Carlisle | Cumbria | 28/07/2013 | 79.8 |
| Pembrey Sands | Dyfed | 15/05/2013 | 72 |
| Llanarmon Dyffryn Ceiriog | Clwyd | 15/05/2013 | 69.6 |
| Achfary | Sutherland | 14/05/2013 | 67.8 |
| Market Bosworth, Bosworth Park | Leicestershire | 28/07/2013 | 65.2 |
| Dinorwic | Gwynedd | 14/04/2013 | 65.2 |
| Achnagart | Ross & Cromarty | 03/05/2013 | 64.2 |
Despite the dry start to the month, this rainfall means this July is unlikely to set any records for being dry.
Official blog of the Met Office news team 
Reblogged this on FishTweed and commented:
Some areas did see the rain which was forecast at the weekend, however there wasn’t as much in the Tweed catchment as had been anticipated. More to come?
Can you use some of the Climat Stations in your report for example I recorded 64.2mm which would put me on the list – Brampton, Cumbria 7076.. thanks
28 mm on 29th July Royal Wootton Bassett. All fell in thunderstorm lunch time