In January there was 274mm of rain. There were 12 days without rain. The wettest day was 21st January with 45mm.
(Thanks to Mr Blake of Ghyll Bank for these figures – there was a technical hitch with our usual source).

Rainfall in 2008 facts:-
In 2008, there was £1459 mm of rain.
The driest month was April with 36mm of rain.
There were 177 days with no rain at all.
The wettest day of the year was 28th December with 42mls.