Man walking along a coastal promenade with waves and sea spray crashing onshore. The man is looking very wetImage source, Getty
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Storm Austen battered the UK last week with heavy rain and strong winds

BySimon King Lead Weather Presenter

The recent stormy weather brought England's wettest week in two years, according to the Environment Agency.

However, despite the rain, Wales and most of England are still in drought with parts of southern England in severe drought.

Met Office provisional statistics for October show that the UK received above average rainfall.

However, the National Drought Group have said it will take sustained and above average rainfall over a seven month period for conditions to improve to normal.