As Eglwyswrw’s attempt to break the UK record for the number of consecutive rainy days is over, it appears Tenby was not far behind the north Pembrokeshire village.

No rainfall was recorded in Eglwyswrw on Tuesday as temperatures plummeted to below freezing.

The village and its 700 residents had endured downpours every day since October 24, and after media attention from as far away as Australia, they were hoping the showers would continue until next Tuesday to break the record.

The current holder is the Scottish island of Islay, where it rained for 89 consecutive days in 1923.

Tenby it appears was just trailing behind by about a week in the wetness records.

The town’s last totally dry day was November 2.

“We had only a trace of rain last Friday, but every other day has had a measurable amount, however small,” said weather observer for the Met Office, Trisha Putwain.

“That makes 76 wet days up to and including Sunday,” continued Mrs. Putwain, who works on the team with Olly Matthews, Diane Bradley and Janet Lewis. The team is recognised by, and reports directly to, the Met Office - as has been done in Tenby since 1892.

Mrs. Putwain added: “Rainfall for December was 227.3mm, the wettest on record since Dicky and I started observing in 1996, and for November it was 176.6mm, our fifth wettest November since then.

“During the wet spell, we did manage to notch up around 70 hours of sunshine, and the temperature has dipped below zero on only four occasions so far this winter.”