"Joe Hunt" wrote in message
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"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
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Looks like our day maximum is going to be 18.4degC ... just beating
the
18.1degC on 31st March. Very pleasant out there for the gardening
....
but we *do* need some rain; with Dew Points around 4degC, and a
steady
wind running, the newly broken soil is drying rapidly - and in
sheltered
parts of the garden (which would normally be damp at this time of
year),
there is no notable 'dampness' available.

Martin.

The first six hours of tomorrow are looking very wet


.... yes indeed: as of 07GMT, 7mm of welcome rain. A steady fall from
about 22Z yesterday evening - the garden has 'woken-up' and although it
is a gloomy old morning, everything seems fresh and alive out there
first thing. We do need quite a bit more though - 10mm could fall and
given the high (potential) evaporation rates at this time of year, it
would soon be 'lost' (except in the water butt, which is nicely full!)

Martin.


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