On Thu, 28 Jun 2012 at 05:14:10, Michael Di Bernardo
wrote in uk.sci.weather :

Absolutely awful conditions across the area, flash flooding in many
areas. Checking my records, 2 new ones have been set. Highest rain
rate was recorded with 1080mm /hr

That's 42.5 inches an hour - really??
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Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)