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Old June 11th 06, 08:52 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default No drought

In message 2006061109545216807-taharley@dundeeacuk, Trevor Harley
writes
Most annoyingly we had measurable preciptation last night. With nothing
since 28 May, a drought was looking likely.

This has been the worst of all worlds: fog, everywhere else in the
country hot (even Motherwell), a parched garden, and 0.2 mm of drizzle
meaning I can't even enter a 1 in my drought column. Haar just isn't
funny (geddit?).


A very small amount of rain like the above doesn't break an absolute
drought :

Absolute Drought - A period of 15 consecutive days without rainfall of
more than 0.01" (0.2mm)

So you are just OK.
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