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Old December 23rd 12, 09:58 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Phil Layton wrote:

Only another 60mm to go before the end of the year!

RR 20.2mm yesterday Tx 12.0c

Phil
Guildford


That set my mind thinking. If there is 1m of rain (1000 mm) in a year that
means that over 1 sq m the total fall will be 1 tonne of water. Therefore over
1 sq km the total amount of water in a year will be 1 million tonnes. That's an
impressive total - or have I got my sums wrong?!

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.