"zaax" wrote in message
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Water shortages next summer?

Not that I keep rain fall records. On the Suffolk Coast it seems we
haven't had a lot of rain at all.

--
Steve
Felixstowe

Steve, the Hadley centre stats. for the SE over last 3 months may be of
interest :-
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research...EP_Aug2004.gif
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research...EP_Sep2004.gif
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research...EP_Oct2004.gif

and November until the 9th :-
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research..._act_graph.gif

for England and Wales :-
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research...WP_Aug2004.gif
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research...WP_Sep2004.gif
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research...WP_Oct2004.gif

November :-
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research..._act_graph.gif

September was below average but August and October appear to more than make
up for it, with the totals for Aug, Sep. and Oct. standing at roughly 148%
of the average for England and Wales and 130% for the SE.

Perhaps my often flippantly said phrase of "cancel the hosepipe bans" has a
grain of truth to it :-)

Jon.