"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
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Rainfall totals of over 50 mm in 48 hours ending 18.00 UTC on Monday

Weybourne 54 mm, Liscombe 56 mm, Wattisham 60 mm, Benson 62 mm,
High Wycombe 64 mm, St Catherine's Point 81 mm.

Colin Youngs
Brussels


I've just returned from Wootton, IOW (opposite side to
St. Catherine's Point shown above) where 60.7mm fell
in the 24 hour period 27/0900-28/0900Z, the wettest
such period in any month since 31 July 1978. The rain
was relentless, mostly in the heavy category but never
torrential. Total rainfall for the 48 hour period ending
28/0900Z was 67.0mm.

The local track to Woodside (extends 1 mile north) was
virtually impassable on foot this morning without wellies,
a scene typical of a wet winter. Two days ago the entire
track was bone dry. Where the ground was not flooded,
it was carpeted in tree debris (one caravan crushed by a
fallen tree).

On the coast at 0930Z, the wind was straight off the
choppy Solent from due north, mean 31kt, gusts 41kt
using a hand-held anemometer. Combined with a temp
of +7C, this yielded a wind chill equivalent of minus 5C,
great for the holidaymakers! Ski jackets were the order
of the day.

Nigel (Romsey, Hampshire)