The Bowen Basin was hit with 350 mm of rain in December, against an average of 102 mm.

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Flights have been redirected to Newquay Airport since mid December due to heavy rain over the last month.

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Parts of the cliff became unstable after heavy rain in December.

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Between 1 and 4 December 71.8mm of rain fell compared to 27mm in November.

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Sales at Greggs' High Street stores were hit by the heavy rain and flooding seen in December.

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On Friday, the Met Office said 46mm (2in) of rain was needed to fall before 31 December to break the record for the UK, with 1, 291.2mm (50in) having been recorded between 1 January and 26 December.

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On Friday, the Met Office said just 46mm (2in) of rain was needed to fall before 31 December to break the record for the UK, with 1, 291.2mm (50in) having been recorded between 1 January and 26 December.

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According to the island's Met Department, nearly three times as much rain fell in the first four days of December as in the whole of November.

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In November and again in December, dozens of homes were flooded in Devon after heavy rain.

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The storm has at least brought the rain to beleaguered rice farmers, but it also heralds the hurricane season which lasts till December.

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