"Hugh Newbury" wrote ...
Evershot, WDorset: 185m (607ft) amsl
09:00z 07/05/11
Ppn (standard gauge) 10.7mm last 24hrs
Ppn (standard gauge) 11.2mm this month
Ppn (standard gauge) 30-day rolling total 18.5mm
Ppn (AWS) 6.6mm last 24hrs
Ppn (AWS) 7.0mm this month

Overcast, drizzle, warm, slight breeze
www.evershot-weather.org


.... well the 'significant' rain duly arrived as briefly noted last
night. Three thundery episodes ...

06/1935Z - 06/2023Z, never particularly spectacular here (though note
report of possible weak tornado Christchurch nearby).

06/2112Z - 06/2120Z, thunder heard, several muffled rumbles, again, as
above, the activity seemed to be towards the SE or SSE and never
overhead; discharge every 10-15 seconds or so, mainly CC/IC, but a
couple of bright/vivid CG strokes seen - something like 5 km away to
SE which, if striking objects, must have left some impact.

07/0558Z - 07/0630Z (latter time determined by the 10-minute rule):
weak, low audio-frequency rumbles fairly near, with short period of
moderate/heavy rain around the start of the period, soon becoming
slight.

Total rainfall in rain-day ending 07/0900Z = 11.2 mm which represents
roughly a fifth of our eLTA 1971-2000, useful, but already evaporating
readily despite the rather high dew points (13degC).

Repeat performance possible this evening I fancy ....

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