Heavy rain from 00.30 to 09.00 GMT giving us another 24.5 mm
July total so far 89.6 mm and sunshine for what's it worth 16.7 hours!
Rain stopped but very dull since 09.00, what's new!.
Sunshine hours since June 1st, are a miserable 69.6 (in almost 40 SUMMER
days)!


July as been dire as a summer month since the hot, dry and sunny 2006, but
2012 could well be the worst of all.


sun hours rainfall (mm)
July 2007 119.5 147.8
July 2008 138.7 112.8
July 2009 132.4 166.1 (record)
July 2010 87.1 (record) 90.5
July 2011 143.0 100.2
July 2012 16.7 89.6 (both after 10 days)

From 1971 to 2006, I've only recorded 3 July's with rainfall 100 mm or
above.

1971-2000 average rainfall stands at 55.3mm
1971-2000 average sunshine hours 163.5



Graham (North Staffs)