Airport records average month's rainfall in nine days

The Met Office issued several weather warnings for rain in Devon on Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Rainfall in part of Devon has exceeded the monthly average for September nine days into the month, official figures show.

The Met Office says Exeter Airport has recorded 63.6mm (2.504in) of rain so far during the month, which is above the 60.3mm (2.374in) September average.

Other sites in Devon have also seen heavy rainfall, including Dunkeswell which has had 78.2mm (3.079in) which is just below its monthly average of 78.3mm (3.083in), the Met Office said.

The wet weather followed several weather warnings for rain issued by the Met Office on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

Elsewhere in the county, the Met Office said North Wyke had had 58.2mm (2.291in) of rain so far in September, with the average being 71mm (2.795in).

Dry but cool forecast

Meanwhile, Chivenor and Plymouth have seen 37.2mm (1.465in) and 33.6mm (1.323) respectively - which is about half the monthly average rainfall for September for those sites, according to the Met Office.

The BBC Weather outlook for Devon is for generally drier weather this week.

However, the forecast still features some patchy rain and showers forecast on Tuesday.

Temperatures are also set to turn cooler from midweek onwards, with BBC Weather forecasting 12C (53.6F) in parts of Devon on Wednesday.

Analysis by David Braine, BBC South West senior broadcast meteorologist

We normally use the 1961 to 2020 averages when we talk about typical monthly rainfall for given locations.

September averages across the South West range from 60mm (2.36in) to as much as 100mm (3.94in) on higher ground for total rain for the entire month.

There are always year-by-year differences, but to see between 70mm (2.76in) and 100mm by 10 September is very unusual and well above what we normally expect to see so early at the start of autumn.