On 14/07/2012 17:31, wrote:
On Saturday, 14 July 2012 15:39:46 UTC+1, George Booth wrote:
On 14/07/2012 14:16, Steve Jackson wrote:
> On Saturday, July 14, 2012 1:15:52 PM UTC+1, George Booth wrote:#
>
> 100mm in Epping so far this month so a new record could be in sight
>
> George, just out of interest, how much rain did you record on Wednesday evening around 6pm in that huge thunderstorm - I was at my daughter;s house, not far from you, by the park in Woodford Green - the rain was torrential!
>
> Steve J
>

Lots of thunder but little rain (0.5mm) from that one. The recent heavy
downpours have been very localised indeed.

--
George in Epping
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

Heavy downpours all day here in North Kent. The weather here this Summer reminds me more of Summers in my native Glasgow. If the weather doesn't improve soon the this tune could be the soundtrack to Summer 2012:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mugtR...eature=related

Gerard,
Rochester,
Kent.


Released March 1966 and I remember it. Perhaps we could get rid of
weather presenters and put on the appropriate music video to get the
message across. Some cracking downpours later on in the summer of 1966
in Enfield as I drove my little electric bread van around (student job)
discovering that the single windscreen wiper stopped working as the
battery got tired. I even recall the weather on World Cup Final day
1966. Warm with heavy showers in the morning, drier in the afternoon.

--
George in Epping
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

"Steve Jackson" wrote in message
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On Saturday, July 14, 2012 1:15:52 PM UTC+1, George Booth wrote:#

100mm in Epping so far this month so a new record could be in sight

George, just out of interest, how much rain did you record on Wednesday
evening around 6pm in that huge thunderstorm - I was at my daughter;s
house, not far from you, by the park in Woodford Green - the rain was
torrential!

Steve J

As a Woodford Green resident Steve,that storm lasted about 20 minutes
6-25/6-45 BST but only gave 4mm of rain,it did seem a lot more tho....

RonB

PS Where's the park in Woodford Green ?

in Enfield as I drove my little electric bread van around (student job)
discovering that the single windscreen wiper stopped working as the
battery got tired.
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Well you had to make some dough somehow George ;-)
I didn't like that record because my girlfriend fancied Scott Walker, or
was it the other one, anyway .... happy days, great year to be 16.
Dave

Ended up with a day total of 25.4mm provided no more falls this evening.
Dave

On 14/07/2012 19:14, Dave Cornwell wrote:

in Enfield as I drove my little electric bread van around (student
job) discovering that the single windscreen wiper stopped working as
the battery got tired.
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Well you had to make some dough somehow George ;-)
I didn't like that record because my girlfriend fancied Scott Walker, or
was it the other one, anyway .... happy days, great year to be 16.
Dave


Yes Dave, one of of the upper crust and I had to use my loaf. Still
recall the names of some of the types of bread I sold 46 years ago. Long
Toms , Split Tins and Cobs. An interest in weather was quite useful as
few products were wrapped and the freshly baked bread was often left at
doorsteps in a shopping bag and I also had to keep everything dry as I
walked around carrying an enormous basket. I could also earn a bonus
from selling non bread food produce and tried to anticipate demand for
particular items based on the weather forecast. Mind you all this was
quite a contrast to my first job that summer-as a dustman. That was a
real challenge in the rain.

--
George in Epping
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk

On Jul 14, 7:16*pm, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Ended up with a day total of 25.4mm provided no more falls this evening.
Dave

My daily total ended up 27.4mm (18z - 18z), month total now 105.2mm
(243%), my July record now smashed.

Looks like another band of showers still to come through about 10 to
11ish this evening.

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

On 14/07/2012 20:50, Keith (Southend)G wrote:
On Jul 14, 7:16 pm, Dave Cornwell wrote:
Ended up with a day total of 25.4mm provided no more falls this evening.
Dave

My daily total ended up 27.4mm (18z - 18z), month total now 105.2mm
(243%), my July record now smashed.

Looks like another band of showers still to come through about 10 to
11ish this evening.

Keith (Southend)
http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"


First band of showers went through here around 10pm. Looked worse on the
radar than it turned out to be on the ground- another 3mm rain.

--
George in Epping
www.eppingweather.co.uk
www.winter1947.co.uk