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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Nadeem Badshah

Northern Ireland and parts of England had wettest July on record

A family take shelter under their picnic blanket during a rain shower at the Kent Country Show on 8 July in Maidstone, England.
A family take shelter under their picnic blanket during a rain shower at the Kent country show on 8 July in Maidstone, England. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

The UK experienced its sixth wettest July on record last month and Northern Ireland its wettest ever July, Met Office figures show.

Forecasters have warned there will be more torrential downpours and thunderstorms on Wednesday owing to an unseasonably deep area of low pressure crossing Britain.

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