{"id":4376,"date":"2012-12-31T12:51:53","date_gmt":"2012-12-31T12:51:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/?p=4376"},"modified":"2012-12-31T12:51:53","modified_gmt":"2012-12-31T12:51:53","slug":"out-with-2012-and-looking-for-sunshine-in-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ablogfrommydog.com\/contents1a\/2012\/12\/out-with-2012-and-looking-for-sunshine-in-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Out with 2012 and looking for sunshine in 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is now – well almost, given we still have a few hours left of 2012 – \u00a0official that this year has been the wettest year on record<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Millions of pounds of resources have no doubt gone into this prediction, but dogs throughout the land could have told the boffins this, in return for a chew or two.<\/p>\n

\"Waves<\/a>
Waves batter the Silloth sea defences<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What a horrible year and one we actually gave up on as the darker nights started, preferring to snuggle up in our beds and listen to the rain pelting onto the windows.<\/p>\n

In a Met Office press release a spokesperson said that: ”\u00a0The UK as a whole still needs 46 mm of rain over the last few days of December to break the annual record.”<\/p>\n

Our garden, which is on a hill, is now soaked through. Dad has installed duck boards to stop us standing on the soggy ground when we go out, lest our soggy paws bring mud and dirt into the house.<\/p>\n

Here are a few Met Office<\/a> stats:<\/p>\n