Woburn in Bedfordshire registered 142.8mm over 48 hours, according to the Met Office, with parts of Oxfordshire, Warwickshire, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Buckinghamshire also experiencing more than 100mm.
Commuters are facing road closures and disrupted rail services as dozens of flood warnings remain in place and further rainfall is expected. Some areas have been struck by more than a month's worth of rain in the past 24 hours - with rising waters damaging homes and making roads impassable. Meanwhile, a fresh weather warning has been issued - bringing the potential for heavy rain, strong winds and the risk of yet more flooding.
It comes after parts of Bedfordshire, Oxfordshire, Warwickshire and Northamptonshire saw more than 100mm of rain in the last 48 hours, with Woburn in Bedfordshire seeing 142.8mm recorded, more than twice the amount of its September average rainfall amount according to the Met Office.
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