Wild weather may be on the cards but we’ve got good news!
Middlesbrough is officially one of the driest places in Britain.
Analysis of Met Office climate records going back to 1981 show the town has racked up an average 56.8cms of rain every year.
Of major towns and cities across the country only Cambridge (56.8cm), Ipswich (56.1cms) and London (55.7cms) get less.
Cardiff - the wettest city in Britain - suffers more than TWICE as much rain as Middlesbrough every year, with 115.2cms.
The Trinity Mirror Data Unit analysed the climate figures for dozens of the largest cities and towns across Britain.
We looked at data for the Met Office monitoring station nearest to the centre of each place.
In terms of the rainiest places, Cardiff was followed by Glasgow (112.4cms), Preston (103.4cms), Huddersfield (102.8cms), Plymouth (101cms) and Blackpool (88cm).
Carlisle - despite its status as ‘gateway to the Lake District’ - was only seventh (87.2cms), with Manchester just behind.
Gloucester and Liverpool completed the top 10.
Read about the current Met Office Severe Weather Warning for Teesside.
Top 10 Driest Places in Britain
Place, followed by average yearly rainfall in centimetres between 1981-2010 and the amount of rainy days per year
1. London: 55.7cm, 109.4 days
2. Ipswich: 56.1cm, 106.9 days
3. Cambridge: 56.8cm, 107.5 days
4. Middlesbrough: 56.8cm, 111.5 days
5. Newcastle: 59.7cm, 109.5 days
6. Lincoln: 61.5cm, 115.2 days
7. York: 62.6cm, 117.2 days
8. Reading: 63.5cm, 111.1 days
9. Northampton: 63.8cm, 116.9 days
10. Oxford: 66.0cm, 115.5 days
Top 10 Wettest Places in Britain
Place, followed by average yearly rainfall in centimetres between 1981-2010 and the amount of rainy days per year
1. Cardiff: 115.2cm, 148.6 days
2. Glasgow: 112.4cm, 170.3 days
3. Preston: 103.4cm, 153.2 days
4. Huddersfield: 102.8cm, 154.4 days
5. Plymouth: 100.7cm, 142.1 days
6. Blackpool: 88.3cm, 145.5 days
7. Carlisle: 87.2cm, 148.6 days
8. Manchester: 86.7cm, 151.7 days
9. Gloucester: 84.3cm, 145.6 days
10. Liverpool: 83.6cm, 144.3 days
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