On Fri, 6 May 2011 at 23:10:36, Tom2131
wrote in uk.sci.weather :

Hopefully the beginning of some "useful rain" here after the drought
of the last couple of months.

Here too - 8mm to 9am, plus a bit more after as well.
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)