Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Mar 25, 9:03 pm, David Allan wrote:
Weather observation - Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
OS X (Eastings) 440951
OS Y (Northings) 554026
Lat (WGS84) N54:52:46 (54.879323)
Long (WGS84) W1:21:48 (-1.363282)
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Yes, I know that some corners of the UK are desperately crying out
for rain, but I found it very hard to feel sorry as I selfishly
lounged in the garden this afternoon with a glass of chilled wine at
my side. The sun beating down from a cloudless sky... it felt like a
summer's day and not the last days of March! Noticed that our local
Sainsbury's had all the BBQ stuff out on display yesterday...
wondering whether that was a pre-planned decision or just jumping on
the good weather window?
Regards... David Allan.


We are not crying out for rain. Anybody would think all the
reservoirs had dried up, the mains cut off and there were standpipes
in the street. It's March, for goodness' sake, not late June and
evaporation rates are still relatively low. If the dry spell
continues into the summer then things will certainly get a bit serious
but that is extremely unlikely not least because the radiation regime
changes and will bring an end to the blocking tendency.

Well the media and indeed the weather forecasts most certainly
give the impression that the SE/E is 'crying out for rain'.
Would you say they were overdoing it?

As for barbecues - awful things. Crap food cooked and consumed in
the maximum of discomfort just so you can pretend you're in the
outback along with the jolly swag-men and their leathery sheilas.

And the usw 'grumpy old man' award for March goes to.......
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Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl