On Apr 23, 2:03 pm, Boltar wrote:
On 23 Apr, 11:30, (Adrian D. Shaw) wrote:

Rain at last! It started to rain at around 5:30 this morning (Monday
23rd April), the first rain since the morning of 30th March.

This is the longest spell my weather station has recorded without rain
in its 2 years, and the longest I recall since I started manual recording
in 2000.

First rain here in london for about the same length of time too. Not
much - enough to wet the ground. Better than nothing though.

B2003

Better than nothing? Why? It ruins a record but at the
same time is hydrologically totally insiginifcant. Also, it'll make
the roads just wet and slippery enough for there to be a few more
traffic accidents. Furthermore, it didn't fall on hot ground so not
releasing that nice smell. So, overall, poo to it.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.