Article posted on 30 January 2014
Parts of England have had their wettest January since records began more than 100 years ago, figures show.
The Met Office said much of Southern England and parts of the Midlands had already seen twice the average rainfall for January by midnight on Tuesday - with three days left in the month.
And it is warning of more rain, as well as snow and high winds, for much of the UK in the coming days.
In Somerset, the military remains on standby to help flooded areas.
Up to and including January 28, the South East and Central Southern England had a record 175.2mm (6.9in) of rainfall in January - beating the previous record of 158.2mm for the same parts of England set in 1988.
Across South-West England and South Wales, the 222.6 mm (8.8in) of rainfall up to midnight on Tuesday meant January 2014 was already the fifth-wettest on record.
Thursday has seen more settled weather, but the Environment Agency has warned that high tides, strong winds and large waves will bring a risk of coastal flooding to communities in the South West of England on Saturday.
It has more than 30 flood warnings in place and some 160 flood alerts - the majority in Southern England - with fears that heavy rain falling on already-saturated ground could cause further flooding.
The Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) has also issued several flood warnings.
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