I recorded 0.3mm of rain (well, one tip of the buckets on my Davis VP)
at 0415Z this morning. Now, the ground looks damp and there are puddles
on the flat roof next door, but I can't see anything on the radar and
looking around at other sites nearby, nowhere else seems to have
recorded any rain.

I guess it could've been an equipment problem or possibly even a spider
(would've had to have been quite a big spider) sitting in the buckets?

If it did rain, that brings the length of time without any measurable
rain to just shy of 16 days since 28th November.

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Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.jstott.me.uk/weather/

"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
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I recorded 0.3mm of rain (well, one tip of the buckets on my Davis VP)
at 0415Z this morning. Now, the ground looks damp and there are puddles
on the flat roof next door, but I can't see anything on the radar and
looking around at other sites nearby, nowhere else seems to have
recorded any rain.

I guess it could've been an equipment problem or possibly even a
spider (would've had to have been quite a big spider) sitting in the
buckets?

.... we're quite a way from you (in Berkshire), but we too had 0.2mm of
rain (measured in standard gauge) and there *was* rain in the night
which the radar either didn't pick up or only presented the odd pixel
(at least in the resolution I have ... higher res. may have got it). For
you in Kent, the radar will often have difficulty in picking up such
from a low-level source.

Martin.


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Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Tawfield), Berkshire
NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51DEG23MIN30SEC(N): Long: 00DEG46MIN28SEC(W)

Drove back from Dartford to Essex at about 23.00 last night and had the
wipers on intermittent due to the persistent fine drizzle that was falling.
This rarely seems to be picked up by the radar.

Dave
"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
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I recorded 0.3mm of rain (well, one tip of the buckets on my Davis VP)
at 0415Z this morning. Now, the ground looks damp and there are puddles
on the flat roof next door, but I can't see anything on the radar and
looking around at other sites nearby, nowhere else seems to have
recorded any rain.

I guess it could've been an equipment problem or possibly even a spider
(would've had to have been quite a big spider) sitting in the buckets?

If it did rain, that brings the length of time without any measurable
rain to just shy of 16 days since 28th November.

--
Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.jstott.me.uk/weather/

"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
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"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
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I recorded 0.3mm of rain (well, one tip of the buckets on my Davis VP) at
0415Z this morning. Now, the ground looks damp and there are puddles on
the flat roof next door, but I can't see anything on the radar and looking
around at other sites nearby, nowhere else seems to have recorded any
rain.

I guess it could've been an equipment problem or possibly even a spider
(would've had to have been quite a big spider) sitting in the buckets?

... we're quite a way from you (in Berkshire), but we too had 0.2mm of
rain (measured in standard gauge) and there *was* rain in the night which
the radar either didn't pick up or only presented the odd pixel (at least
in the resolution I have ... higher res. may have got it). For you in
Kent, the radar will often have difficulty in picking up such from a
low-level source.

You should also bear in mind that you may have had 0.2mm sitting
in bucket (topped up with the odd dribble of dew or fog-drip)
since the last time it rained. I occasionally notice that a heavy
dew will tip the bucket at the AWS at Hampstead for this very
reason ... one of the many small disadvantages of AWSs.

Philip Eden

In message , Philip Eden
writes

"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
...

"Jonathan Stott" wrote in message
...
I recorded 0.3mm of rain (well, one tip of the buckets on my Davis VP) at
0415Z this morning. Now, the ground looks damp and there are puddles on
the flat roof next door, but I can't see anything on the radar and looking
around at other sites nearby, nowhere else seems to have recorded any
rain.

I guess it could've been an equipment problem or possibly even a spider
(would've had to have been quite a big spider) sitting in the buckets?

... we're quite a way from you (in Berkshire), but we too had 0.2mm of
rain (measured in standard gauge) and there *was* rain in the night which
the radar either didn't pick up or only presented the odd pixel (at least
in the resolution I have ... higher res. may have got it). For you in
Kent, the radar will often have difficulty in picking up such from a
low-level source.

You should also bear in mind that you may have had 0.2mm sitting
in bucket (topped up with the odd dribble of dew or fog-drip)
since the last time it rained. I occasionally notice that a heavy
dew will tip the bucket at the AWS at Hampstead for this very
reason ... one of the many small disadvantages of AWSs.

There was a genuine 0.3 mm here yesterday evening, both in the manual
gauge and in the Davis VP. I had checked the manual gauge yesterday
morning. The drizzle was quite wetting for at least three hours. Roads
were wet, not damp.

Norman.
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

There was a genuine 0.3 mm here yesterday evening, both in the manual
gauge and in the Davis VP. I had checked the manual gauge yesterday
morning. The drizzle was quite wetting for at least three hours. Roads
were wet, not damp.

Norman.
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

There was 0.3mm in St Albans as well and there was definitely some drizzle
for some time as I found out when I went out.

Alan

I haven't recorded any rainfall whatsoever since the 27th November.
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Nick G
Worcester
45m amsl

"Alan Gardiner" wrote in message
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There was a genuine 0.3 mm here yesterday evening, both in the manual
gauge and in the Davis VP. I had checked the manual gauge yesterday
morning. The drizzle was quite wetting for at least three hours. Roads
were wet, not damp.

Norman.
(delete "thisbit" twice to e-mail)
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Norman Lynagh Weather Consultancy
Chalfont St Giles 85m a.s.l.
England

There was 0.3mm in St Albans as well and there was definitely some drizzle
for some time as I found out when I went out.

Alan

"Norman Lynagh" wrote in
message ...
In message , Philip Eden wrote:

You should also bear in mind that you may have had 0.2mm sitting
in bucket (topped up with the odd dribble of dew or fog-drip)
since the last time it rained. I occasionally notice that a heavy
dew will tip the bucket at the AWS at Hampstead for this very
reason ... one of the many small disadvantages of AWSs.

There was a genuine 0.3 mm here yesterday evening, both in the manual
gauge and in the Davis VP. I had checked the manual gauge yesterday
morning. The drizzle was quite wetting for at least three hours. Roads
were wet, not damp.

Wasn't trying to suggest there wasn't some real drizzle ... merely
to point out this particular mini-flaw in tipping-bucket gauges.

Philip Eden

Dave.C wrote:

Drove back from Dartford to Essex at about 23.00 last night and had the
wipers on intermittent due to the persistent fine drizzle that was falling.
This rarely seems to be picked up by the radar.

Been talking to my nocturnal PhD friends(!) and they can confirm that at
2am it was indeed drizzling slightly. I guess by 4am enough may have
fallen to tip the bucket (possibly if the bucket wasn't empty after dew,
etc.)

Is 16 days a significantly long amount of time to go without rain at
this time of year?

--
Jonathan Stott
Canterbury Weather: http://www.jstott.me.uk/weather/