No answer to that - that total is absolutely staggering. I
presume most of it has been cyclonic/frontal with a bit (a lot?) of
convective enhancement from relatively warm sea and cool air.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

Definitely Tudor,
we have experienced several 'lows' originating southwest of Morroco where
SST's are currently running warmer than normal. These warm, moist laden
systems also led to the severe floods earlier in the month in the Canary
Islands.
We also get the occasional problem in Gibraltar that fronts can run in over
a low level easterly airflow. Not only does this feed in more moisture from
the Med but the windshear adds the dynamics for embedded CB and can also
slow down the front, hence enhancing possible rainfall accumulations.

Its proving a very interesting place to forecast with its own microclimate.
You wont believe how many people joked that I would only be forecasting
sunshine down in these parts!

Steph.