On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:59:03 -0000, "Stuart Brooks"
wrote:

Paul Crabtree wrote:
Interesting

Possibley Bolton or Oldham must be close
Blackpool, Morecambe ?

Burnley and Bolton look similar, the coastal towns are much drier.
Of course Greenock in Scotland (pop 55000) trounces them with 1500-1600mm of
rain and both Paisley and East Kilbride are a little wetter than the English
trio. Swansea also shades Rochdale/Burnley and Bolton.

The annual average rainfall for Buxton, Derbyshire (a full Market
town, population 21,000) is around 1200 mm a year, significantly
higher than Rochdale (as is its elevation above sea level).

But if we start getting into towns of 20,000+, it's a new ball game
altogether!

Dave