Last month was the wettest February on record in Northern Ireland, figures released by the Met Office on Monday confirmed.

Average rainfall in Northern Ireland during February 2020 was 222.7mm, which is over two and a half times the long-term average.

The Met Office figures show that it was also the wettest February on record in England and Wales, and the second-wettest on record in Scotland.

The statistics state that across the UK, the 2019/20 winter (December, January and February) was the fifth-wettest on record.

In Northern Ireland, there was 399.8mm of rainfall over the three-month period on average.

Whilst it won't be as unsettled as of late, there's still some changeable weather to come this week pic.twitter.com/ju2aluHwx9
— Met Office (@metoffice) March 2, 2020

Looking forward, the forecast from the Met Office indicates that rain will persist over the next two weeks.

“The weather looks likely to remain rather wet and windy into the middle of March, especially in the north. More settled conditions may start to develop from the south towards the end of the period,” the Met Office stated.

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Wettest February on record in Northern Ireland

Rainfall in Northern Ireland during February 2020 was over two and a half times the long-term average.