"Jennik" wrote in message
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I noted in Mail on Sunday 19th Aug that Mr J Kettley mentioned that on Wed
15th a band of torrential rain had swept across the whole of Britain For me
in mid Suffolk that was 0.1 mm. Little different for Wattisham near by.
The BBC One Show this week featured the difficulty of harvesting in Essex
due to the continual rain, saying that this would increase food
prices,though adding that this was partly due to the drought in America!
I have measured 2.2 mm of wet in the past two weeks and this again is
similar to Wattisham I checked the summaries from Shoeburyness and
Andewsfield in Essex. The latter did have rain on 14th -15th Aug but loads
of dry days. The harvest carried on at a pace in my area on most days. I
realise that showers are hit and miss but I would reckon mostly the latter
in this area.
It has been noteable that ther have been 7 days in last fortnight when a few
spots only of rain have fallen here, whilst more significant precip is
obvious quite close. Lat night the local BBC forecast stressed the heavy
rain nearby that would reach all during the evening, maybe with thunder
involved. Nothing at all here until a drizzly patch after midnight giving
me some real rain to measure again. Total 0.5mm in 24 hrs to 0900Z this
morning.
I'm surely going to get a decent shower today??

NSS Mid Suffolk

Not too far to the west ,ie southwest Essex .we clocked uo 3.9mm in 25
minues last evening between 1115-1140 and a further 2.9 thru the night
Jennk, If you want more rain go west young man....(ask Will)

RonB