Rochdale, described by Philip Eden as "The wettest town in England with a population of over 50,000", lies at the foot of the Pennines north of Manchester.
Statistics for this town back to 1879 (in the case of rainfall) can be found at www.clmbl.plus.com.


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Interesting

Possibley Bolton or Oldham must be close
Blackpool, Morecambe ?



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Rochdale, described by Philip Eden as "The wettest town in England with a
population of over 50,000", lies at the foot of the Pennines north of
Manchester.
Statistics for this town back to 1879 (in the case of rainfall) can be
found at www.clmbl.plus.com.


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Paul Crabtree wrote:
Interesting

Possibley Bolton or Oldham must be close
Blackpool, Morecambe ?




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Rochdale, described by Philip Eden as "The wettest town in England
with a population of over 50,000", lies at the foot of the Pennines
north of Manchester.
Statistics for this town back to 1879 (in the case of rainfall) can
be found at www.clmbl.plus.com.


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Burnley and Bolton look similar, the coastal towns are much drier.
Of course Greenock in Scotland (pop 55000) trounces them with 1500-1600mm of
rain and both Paisley and East Kilbride are a little wetter than the English
trio. Swansea also shades Rochdale/Burnley and Bolton.

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On Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:59:03 -0000, "Stuart Brooks"
wrote:

Paul Crabtree wrote:
Interesting

Possibley Bolton or Oldham must be close
Blackpool, Morecambe ?

Burnley and Bolton look similar, the coastal towns are much drier.
Of course Greenock in Scotland (pop 55000) trounces them with 1500-1600mm of
rain and both Paisley and East Kilbride are a little wetter than the English
trio. Swansea also shades Rochdale/Burnley and Bolton.

The annual average rainfall for Buxton, Derbyshire (a full Market
town, population 21,000) is around 1200 mm a year, significantly
higher than Rochdale (as is its elevation above sea level).

But if we start getting into towns of 20,000+, it's a new ball game
altogether!

Dave