On May 17, 9:30*am, "Will Hand" wrote:
"Dawlish" wrote in message

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On May 17, 7:37 am, "CHRIS KIDD" wrote:

Looking at the UK radar - up to 0700 today there is a nice circulation of
rain to the SE of Devon over the Channel ...

Morning Chris; the rain is being flung towards us (again) in that
circulation, which is well shown on the FAX chart.

http://euro.wx.propilots.net/

Dawlish is just on the edge of it now and the rain has eased, but it
woke us up at 0300 and it rained heavily until about 0700. I would
actually describe the rain as being sub-torrential. It really has been
heavy. No thunder. I would imagine they are having to have to try to
dry things out at Westpoint for the last day of the Devon County Show.
They really have been seriously unlucky this May! It will serve to
reinforce the phrase; "it always rains at the Devon County Show". It
doesn't, but weather memory is such a strange thing and few in Devon
would believe you if you told them that it doesn't!

Paul

Update - moderate rain has started again. The dog is platting his legs
and I'm looking at a raincoat! roll on next week and the pleasant
sunshine!
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When I moved down here in 2002 I was told it "always rains at the Devon
show" :-)

Will
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We moved here in 1998, and I was told exactly the same!

Paul