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The August of 1917 was a washout, it is the 3rd wettest August on record for England and Wales with 172.0mm. (6.77 inches) For Wales, it was 128% in excess of the average, England it was 94%, Ireland it was 81% and for Scotland it was 23%. Some rainfall totals Camden Square: 3.99" (167%), 23 days of rain Tenterden: 6.4" (265%) 22 days of rain Bury St Edmunds: 5.02" (199%) 23 days of rain Stroud: 5.99" (207%) 24 days of rain Boston: 4.47" (187%) 21 days of rain Newcastle: 7.58" (237%) 29 days of rain Cardiff: 7.9" (174%) 28 days of rain Dundee: 5.56" (167%) 29 days of rain Dublin: 7.58" (246%) 24 days of rain The month went out with a bang when an unusually deep low crossed the UK A pressure reading of 966mb was recorded by Charles Lewis Brook at 7.20am (GMT) on the 28th August at Harewood Lodge in Yorkshire. The storm produced heavy rains, thunderstorms and severe gales in places.