On 1 Sep, 12:28, "peter clarke" wrote:
This seems to have been *an unusual month. A relentless westerly type,
almost without interruption throughout and, as far as I can remember, no
significant anticycones centred near *the country. Yet it has been a very
dry month in the south-east, thanks to pressure staying relatively high for
much of the time to the south or southeast. Keith's ( Southend) *total of
9.8mm *is the lowest I have seen so far, but it has been *a very wet month
in the west and north, of course.

August must have been a classic example of rainfall when south-west winds
prevail for several weeks, and it will be interesting to see the map of the
rainfall totals for the British isles when it becomes available.

The month must have excited the GW enthusiasts because it was the sort of
month we have been told to expect in a warming climate in summer, with a dry
southeast *and unsettled conditions towards the northwest. August was a very
good example. As ever, *not much notice should be taken of a single month's
weather, but interesting nevertheless.

Peter Clarke
Ewell, Epsom

Peter,

Just did a count-up for Shoeburyness (OGIMET) which totals up as
13.2mm (+3.4mm on my total). It's a shame they don't measure rainfall
at the airport as this is about 1/2 a mile away, whereas Shoeburyness
is about 8 miles away.

Keith (Southend)