BBC Weather forecast: Wettest day of the year as thunderstorms hit UK
Wet weather will continue to batter the country over the rest of this week after heavy rain downpours caused extreme flooding damage across Britain.
BBC weather forecaster Susan Powell claimed Tuesday could have been the wettest day of the year for the south-east of England despite temperatures continuing to hit the mid-20s C across the board.
She said: “It was the warmest day of the year, yesterday, for Scotland and for Northern Ireland.
“Probably one of the wettest days of the year though, across the south-east of England.
“In some areas, we saw almost a month’s worth of rainfalls, 60 to 70mm.
“For England and Wales is the story of showers once again today that it’s going to challenge us.
“Showers are always quite difficult to pin at the exact detail. Some areas will get more rain than others.