"It looks like global warming has plateaued out in our region over the past 12 months"

Coventry's wettest April since 2004 - Coventry Telegraph

A spokesperson from Bablake Weather station said: "It looks like global warming has plateaued out in our region over the past 12 months.

"Every month since May 2007 has been cooler than its counterpart 12 months previously in Coventry, and April 2008 has now continued that trend for a twelfth consecutive month."

He added: "Looking at the records, this is the longest such spell locally since our records began in 1892 - the previous record stood at eight months in both 1897 and 1934."