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Steven Briggs · January 26th 06, 09:01 PM posted to uk.sci.weather

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Warren Radmore wrote:
Here in Mid Devon (Exeter) have only had 17.2MM so far this month, and if it
stays like that it will be the joint lowest January rainfall on record (17
years). 1997 we had 17.2MM as well.

How is it looking in the dry Sussex and to the east?

Anyone in Yorkshire got any rainfall figures. I only remember one day
with any real rain rather than a little drizzle and that lasted minutes
as a squall went through. It seems even dryer than January 2005. This
is worrying as at the start of the month Howden and Derwent and even
Ladybower Resivours were nowhere near the levels you would expect at
this time of year.

Simon Sheaf
Sheffield South Yorkshire

Yeah. Dry.
Jan 11.7mm so far. Nowt more in prospect. A lot of the fronts a few
weeks back didn't make it across the Pennines as usual. There's a very
significant rain shadow effect here for anything coming in from the
North-West in particular.

My driest month on record is Jan 97, at 6.8mm, so its not unusual. Mind,
Feb 97 made up for it with 115mm. Full data on my archive page below.

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steve

Weather at Scotton, Knaresborough, North Yorkshire
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