Dan Holley, a meteorologist at Norwich-based WeatherQuest, revealed in a post on X, formerly Twitter, the areas of East Anglia that had their wettest October on record in 2023. In Norfolk, the locations were the seaside town of Cromer and Houghton Hall, near Fakenham. EAST ANGLIA - OCTOBER 2023:🌡️ Joint 8th warmest Oct on record🌧️ Wettest Oct since 2000 (ranked 12th)☀️ Near-average sunshineWettest October on record:- Brooms Barn- Cambridge NIAB- Cavendish- Charsfield- Cromer- Houghton Hall- Santon Downham- Wattisham- Wittering pic.twitter.com/xX1V30hXK2 — Dan Holley (@danholley_) November 5, 2023The Cambridgeshire locations were the Cambridge NIAB (National Institute of Agricultural Botany) and Wittering. Despite East Anglia having "near-average sunshine" last month, it was the wettest October overall for the region since 2000. Storm Babet caused disruption across Norfolk, with some areas still dealing with the impact a fortnight on, and Storm Ciarán got November off to a rainy and windy start.

Source: The Times November 05, 2023 09:52 UTC