Wettest summer since records began in 1766, with 414mm of rainfall across England and Wales from May to July
In late July, Gloucestershire and Worcestershire flooding, left 48,000 homes without power for two days, and 10,000 motorists were stranded on the M5 overnight
The RAF and Army were called in to help when Tewkesbury became cut off
Surface water and river flooding affected more than 55,000 homes and businesses across the country
7,000 people were rescued
17,000 families had to leave their homes
13 people died
Estimates put the total losses at about £4bn, of which insurable losses were reported to be about £3bn
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The 2012 floods were a series of weather events during the course of the year and on through the winter into 2014
At the start of 2012, the UK experienced drought and a March heatwave
By April, a series of low pressure systems brought by the jet stream, the wettest month in a 100 years
It continued through May and led to the wettest start to June in 150 years, with flooding and extreme events throughout the UK and parts of Europe
By end of June and again early July, heavy thunderstorms gathered strength across mainland UK; a product of two fronts colliding over the UK - warm air from the Azores meeting water laden cold air from the west
Afternoon of 6 July saw the Met Office issue its highest alert of Take Action
Intense low pressure systems in September, November and December brought heavy rains, which overwhelmed the already saturated ground, causing widespread flooding
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