"Hugh Newbury" wrote in message
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Hi:

Is there an archive of rainfall in the UK that I can check this
extraordinary claim?

Apparently Martinstown in Dorset 'holds the record for the most rain
to fall in a day since records began in the UK -- 11 inches'. No date
given, and the amount looks rather too vaguely accurate, if you see
what I mean.

Amy advice as to where to look on the internet most gratefully received.

TIA

Hugh

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Hugh Newbury

Running Linux (Mandrake 10.1) in deepest Dorset

According to this:
http://www.metoffice.com/climate/uk/.../rainfall.html

it was 18th July 1955

Synoptics can be seen he
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/archive...1955071812.gif

taken from:
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/fsrea2eur.html

Also, see he http://www.personal.dundee.ac.uk/~ta...55_weather.htm

I found just typing 'Martinstown in Dorset rain record' in to google brought
up plenty of results.

HTH,
John