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Old August 23rd 10, 12:11 PM posted to uk.sci.weather
Martin Rowley Martin Rowley is offline
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Default [WR] West Moors/E.Dorset rainfall 22nd/23rd AUG 2010

.... in the 'standard' climatological rain-day (24hr from 22/0900Z),
our total rain here was 35.6 mm (against the 33.1 mm in adjacent
electronic gauge, confirming the approximate 10% under-read for the
latter).

Just under 2/3 of the 36-odd mm came in the three hours 22/2100 and
22/2359Z (21mm by electronic gauge).

We have only been recording here for just over three years (start July
2007), and in that record, our highest 24hr rain-day total was 38.2mm
18th November 2007.

The total reported above for the past 24hrs is now our *second*
highest, beating the 35.2 mm in May 2008(25th).

Returning from run-about locally - no problems due to rainfall -
hardly any puddles!

Martin.


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Martin Rowley
West Moors, East Dorset (UK): 17m (56ft) amsl
Lat: 50.82N Long: 01.88W
NGR: SU 082 023