Frightful February dumped the highest rainfall Scotland has seen in 30 years.
And it was the second-wettest February since records began.
Midlothian had its highest rainfall over the second month of the year since 1894 while Glasgow had close to three times the amount it would normally expect in any February – almost 10 inches.
Scotland was lashed by three storms in a month – with Ciara, Dennis and Jorge bringing more rain than the country has seen since 1990.
The blame was placed on the jet stream, a high-level ribbon of air in the atmosphere which controls our weather.
It was running at between 200mph and 250mph in February, firing a succession of low pressure systems directly across the Atlantic.
However, the good news is that the Met Office says that March should bring more settled weather.
The longer-term forecast for the middle of the month suggests high pressure is starting to build, which could lead to drier and calmer conditions.
Oli Claydon, of the Met Office, said: “We had an exceptionally wet February. We looked back at statistics and found it has
contributed to a wetter winter than normal, overall. Scotland, as a whole, recorded its second-wettest February on record.
“It will be a bit more settled this week. It will remain blustery but not as windy as of late. We see high pressure trying to make inroads into our weather later in March, which could lead to more settled conditions.”
