On 30/06/2020 22:43, Julian Mayes wrote:
Nicholas is correct - it was the 24h to 0900 UTC yesterday, the 29th. It is the EA gauge at Honister and the total was 212.8mm.

https://www.itv.com/news/border/2020...-day-on-record

A quick web search reveals a site run by a den of sceptics that tries to demolish the record, even hilariously by discrediting the time period, stating that UK daily rainfall should be read at 09h not 10h - forgetting about summer time. However, in amongst such drivel they have unearthed a previous record at Bruton (Sexeys Sch) Somerset of June 28 1917. I had an idea that this had been rejected - otherwise the MO would not have said what they said about the new record this week.

Here's the URL - it really is awesomely annoying..but does show a photo of the site....
https://notalotofpeopleknowthat.word...ut-to-be-fake/


Although to be fair the bit about the time of recording the daily
rainfall came in the comments section, not the actual website.

That said, the whole thing does read like a conspiracy theorist site.
Always something underhand going on, everything's lies, covering up the
'truth'....


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Col

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