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16 December 2014 Last updated at 07:13 GMT
It was the start of three months of extreme weather that triggered massive floods in South West England and other parts of Britain.
Somerset was one of the worst hit areas and some schoolchildren there were forced to travel to school by boat.
Jenny's been to meet Jake and his family to see how things are one year on.
In the run up to Christmas last year, severe storms, battering winds and tidal surges hit the UK.