"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:

At 0900z on the 28th the event total at Whipsnade is up to
64.8mm. It has been raining continuously for 27.5h, and it has
rained for 33.1h of the last 37 according to the Dynes TSR.
The Luton figure will be appreciably higher, but I won't pick
that up until this evening.

Final event rainfall (20z on Sat to 20z on Mon) was
70mm at Whipsnade (today's rain estimated from TSR record)
and 99mm at Luton (recorded in a standard rain-gauge
with a standard measuring cylinder). The extensive flooding
in low-lying parts of Luton which triggered the cancellation
of the Carnival was testament to the exceptional fall in the
town.

Philip