September may have been the driest nationally since records began over a century ago in 1910, according to provisional figures released by the Met Office - but not in Leicestershire.
Mercury weatherman Dave Mutton, who started keeping his records in January, 1959, has revealed that September - which followed a super-hot summer with temperatures in the 90s - was the driest so far, with just 4.1mm (0.16ins) of rain, compared with 5.6mm (0.22ins) this September.
Dave said:"That summer, in 1959, was one of the best for years, with temperatures in the 90s, but it broke down in October, just as it looks like it's going to this year.
"In September, 1959, we had just four rain days, this year we've had six. It's been very mild this September and we've had about 136 hours of sunshine, compared with an average of 141 hours, but it's been very close.
"The average temperature for this September was 15.1C, one degree above normal. The daytime temperatures have been two and a half degrees above average."
He added: "But it looks like it's going to be more autumnal from the weekend with some wind and rain around.Temperatures will get back to normal to a high of 16C or 17C which we've been getting at night.It's becoming more unsettled and cooler."
Trevor Bishop, the Environment Agency's deputy director of water resources, said there's no danger of a dry September leading to water shortages.
"The results show a broadly positive picture and even if rainfall is below average this autumn the country will not go into drought."