What happened to that “wettest summer on record”, Met Office? – Watts Up With That?

From NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW THAT

By Paul Homewood

The Met Office has briefed the Government and transport chiefs to prepare for at least 50 days of rain over the next three months, raising fears of further flooding in the UK and dashing any hopes of a warm British summer.

Last summer saw 40 days of rain, but the Met Office predicts this summer will be even worse, putting popular summer events such as Wimbledon, Trooping of the Colour, Royal Ascot and many other festivals including Glastonbury at risk.

To count as a rainy day, the rainfall must be at least 2.5 mm within 24 hours.

The UK’s wettest ever summer in 1912 saw rainfall lasting more than 55 days.

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/uk-set-for-50-days-of-rain-in-one-of-the-wettest-summers-in-over-a-hundred-years

You may remember this warning from Left Radio a month ago!

So far, the summer has been much drier than average:

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And the Met Office’s three-month outlook suggests rainfall will remain near average:

https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/services/government/contingency-planners/index

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Can anyone remind me why we need the Meteorological Agency?