Is the amount of rain we've had bothering anyone else?

[pawsies]

Thankfully not in a flooded area but we are still getting a ridiculous amount of rainfall.
Our local river is overflowing and has flooded the adjacent banks.
I mean how long will it take to dry the ground out? Is this because of global warming/climate change?
How are the insurance companies even going to be able to make a start on repairs when we're still getting so much rain?

[shinyredbus]

I’m not - we have monsoon season where I’m from and this is nothing compared to that. I am sorry for the people affected though.

[Ginfordinner]

I am sick and tired of the constant rain - well it has been mainly sleet today.

I notice that the "I love winter" posters have been very quiet lately.

[Alsohuman]

Every dog walk round here is like the Somme. Absolutely sick of it.

[Ginfordinner]

Park runs have been cancelled for weeks on the trot. Outdoor markets have been cancelled, OH and I have hardly done any walks and I haven't been out on my bike since last year.

[drivingtofrance]

I hate it. Also this wind! I don't recall it being like this for so long in previous winters.

Roll on summer please.

[CallmeAngelina]

This is the UK. Of course it rains. And sometimes we have droughts.
I'm quite old now and remember such extremes as a child. Plus terrifically snowy winters.

[annamie]

It doesn't seem all that different to me. But I'm in the south.

I've been walking 6 miles a day to work and back, it's been fine.

[Ginfordinner]

I'm in South Yorkshire. We have had floods, burst rivers and relentless wind and rain since October. I never managed to clear my garden in autumn as it was so wet.

[Greysparkles]

It was dry and warm down south today

[Ginfordinner]

I was in South London over the weekend and it was very noticeable how much further on the plants and flowers were. Our daffodils aren't out yet where I live. I saw dandelions in flower in Kent near the M25 and it is only February!

[ClientQueen]

Lancashire. It never stops! My manager was musing about the days when rain didn't used to fall from the sky 24/7
The cat is FUMING

[CantKeepSecrets]

I'm getting sick of the sight of soft plays trying to get DS out of the house. My house looks as though I have around 23 feral children as it's been non-stop painting and messy play trying to wear him out indoors . We've braved the park a few times in rain suits and wellies but the rain coupled with wind is just vile.

I hate summer usually but finding myself looking forward to it now.

[LifeIsAPotato]

@annamie, totally off topic, but how long does it take you to walk 6 miles?! I just had a look on Google maps, 5.9 miles to my place of work would take me just under 2 hours!

[TheSandman]

I live in the west Coast of Scotland. This is normal weather for us. Nothing TOO extraordinary about this weather from where I'm looking at it. It's just arriving down south a bit more often - where you're just not used to it as we are.

Like when you guys get a half inch of snow and the whole of England grinds to a halt because of the 'Blizzard Conditions' which from the look of it on TV news is what we would conciser "a bit chilly today, I might put my coat on," weather.

[missmouse101]

@Ginfordinner but nobody likes constant rain! I have been SO grateful to have every day cool though and to not feel ill through being hot. It's heaven to wear a couple of layers and a coat and feel perfectly comfortable. Once the weather warms up, it's hard to lose the heat if you feel too hot. It's just a fact. We're all different and there's no need to be sarcastic! The endless rain is depressing but the coolness is wonderful.

[GinDaddy]

This is an island. If you don't like it, emigrate.

[Monty27]

I'm so sick of the price of broccoli.

[lostinleaves]

Every dog walk round here is like the Somme. Absolutely sick of it

That's a bit over dramatic isn't it ?!

[WomanIsTaken]

Hm. More extreme weather events are to be expected as a result of anthropogenic climate change, as weather systems alter. The climate is not the weather, but patterns of weather will change.

[ItsAllTheDramaMickIJustLoveIt]

The relentless rain is depressing as hell- I know it’s normal in winter but I’m ready for spring. I’m grateful our home hasn’t flooded unlike other people not so far from where we are.

[NeverGuessWho]

It’s bothering me, OP. It’s extreme & relentless here (NW England, Lancashire.)

I’m 45, and have never known it rain so much for so long, likewise re the windy weather - it’s been much windier this winter. When you look at the whole world picture - e.g. the fires in Australia, coupled with what’s happening in my part of the world, the prolonged extremes of weather are worrying.

[Standrewsschool]

Don’t usually mind the rain but we have had so much this winter.

[borntobequiet]

I expect it is.

[NoWordForFluffy]

The rain coupled with the regular 40+mph winds we've had on the coast is depressing. My poor allotment is being neglected. I took a new plot on in Sept and it should be cleared by now, but the weather has prevented it. Right now, part of it is underwater, which doesn't bode well.

[HelgaHere1]

I'm in SW Scotland and it is too wet. Poor sheep are wading in mud - the farmers are going to have problems, can't plant anything, have to keep feeding animals as fields are being turned to mud.
Apparently it is the jet stream which is passing over us instead of north of us so whisks the storms this way instead of northwards.