Hi Stephen,

Regards to Helen and family BTW!

I have to agree with you to some extent. I have used British Rainfall and Met
mag. a lot in my researches over the years and the detail and dedication is
astonishing. It is a great pity that BR ceased publication in its old form in
1960 IMO. However, I don't think The MetO assume they are valueless just not in
a readily accessible computer format, any member of the public is able to go
down to Exeter and browse the published data in the National Met. Library and
Archives, just ring up beforehand and arrange an appointment is best. See
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/corporat...ary/index.html for more details.

Stephen if you wish to chat further on this subject you have my phone number and
e-mail.

Cheers,

Will
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