Thread: Whats happened to the south easts rain?
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Old December 23rd 05, 11:41 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Whats happened to the south easts rain?
On 23 Dec 2005 12:58:57 -0800, "Boltar"
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How there can such large variability in rainfail between areas in such a
small island such as ours? Does a hundred miles or so of land really
effect weather fronts that much after they've crossed 3000 miles of water?

Orographic effects.

The rainfall in Helensburgh, 12km to our south-east, (c.1400mm/yr) is
markedly different to that here (c.2000 mm/yr).

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