Thread: [WR] Otter Valley, Devon - Drought 'Not' Broken....
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Old June 23rd 15, 08:55 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default [WR] Otter Valley, Devon - Drought 'Not' Broken....
On 23/06/2015 8:17 AM, Bruce Messer wrote:
but surely a drought is 14 days with no measurable rainfall?

That's why I put the 'Not' in inverted commas.

Then again, as the rain all evaporated without leaving a trace yesterday
afternoon, it might as well be called a drought. Anyway, I am really
referring to an environmental drought here rather than a meteorological one.

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Nick Gardner
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http://www.ottervalley.co.uk
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