The rain in December 2015 broke records in Scotland, Wales and the Lake District. Storms Desmond, Eva and Frank brought huge quantities of rain to the west of the UK, while the east stayed relatively dry.
Several of the highest rainfall recordings were in Cumbria. In Shap, 773.2 mm of rain fell in December — this was five times higher than the average December rainfall for the county. Storm Desmond dumped 341 mm of rain at Honister within 24 hours between 4 and 5 December 2015. This beat the previous UK 24-hour record of 316 mm, which fell in Borrowdale, again in Cumbria, and which contributed to the 2009 flooding in the area. In the same 24-hour period in 2015, floods occurred in Keswick after 156 mm of rain fell.
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