Manchester may be known as 'the Rainy City' - but when it comes to Britain's wettest towns and cities, it barely makes the top 10.
Analysis of Met Office climate records going back to 1981 show Manchester has averaged just 86.7cms of rain every year.
That pales in comparison to the 115cms of rain racked up by Cardiff - the wettest city in Britain.
Glasgow (112cms) is second, Preston (103.4cms) third, and Huddersfield (102.8cms) fourth.
Manchester comes in eighth - behind Plymouth and Blackpool, too.
The Trinity Mirror Data Unit analysed climate figures for dozens of the largest cities and towns across Britain.
We looked at data for the Met Office monitoring station nearest to the centre of each place.
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London - the driest place in the country - gets just 56cms a rain each year, with Ipswich, Cambridge and Middlesbrough not far behind.
There is more gloomy news, too - while Manchester may be only eighth in terms of total rain, it does get more rainy days than most.
The data shows it rains at least a little bit on 151.7 days a year, on average. Only Glasgow (170.3 days), Huddersfield (154.4 days), and Preston (153.2 days) fare worse.