February 2020 will go on record as the wettest February since formal records began in 1901, according to weather bureau Weeronline.

So far this month, an average of 142 millimetres of rain has hit the Netherlands, nearly three times the February average of 55 mm. The previous record – 138.6 mm – dates from 1946.

Hoogwoud, Apeldoorn and Helmond have been the wettest places in the country, with 180 mm so far. Zeeland has been the driest, with between 70 and 100 mm. However, with more rain forecast for the next two days, the total in the south western province is likely to top 100 mm, Weeronline said.

February 2020 is also the second warmest on record, averaging 7.2 Celsius so far – compared with just 3.3 Celsius in an average February. The warmest February on record was in 1990, with an average temperature of 7.6 Celsius.

It has also been particularly windy this month, with four official storms, three of which hit on a Sunday.