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May 27th 06, 08:24 PM
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Wrong sort of rain for radar?
I noticed that no rainfall appeared on the UKMO radar for my area until
4.00pm, not even the "slight" blue. It was raining more or less continuously here from about 11.30 a.m. It was mainly moderate (what we tend to call fine rain) but nevertheless amounted to 3mm. Did anyone else notice that? Dave, S.Essex. |
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May 28th 06, 01:07 AM
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Wrong sort of rain for radar?
Dave.C wrote: I noticed that no rainfall appeared on the UKMO radar for my area until 4.00pm, not even the "slight" blue. It was raining more or less continuously here from about 11.30 a.m. It was mainly moderate (what we tend to call fine rain) but nevertheless amounted to 3mm. Did anyone else notice that? Dave, S.Essex. Less than that here (though I haven't measured it yet) but quite a spell of rain so "fine" I'd call it drizzle. Maybe the droplets were too small to be detected by radar. Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey, 556 ft. |
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May 28th 06, 01:17 AM
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Wrong sort of rain for radar?
"Tudor Hughes" wrote in message oups.com... Dave.C wrote: I noticed that no rainfall appeared on the UKMO radar for my area until 4.00pm, not even the "slight" blue. It was raining more or less continuously here from about 11.30 a.m. It was mainly moderate (what we tend to call fine rain) but nevertheless amounted to 3mm. Did anyone else notice that? Dave, S.Essex. Less than that here (though I haven't measured it yet) but quite a spell of rain so "fine" I'd call it drizzle. Maybe the droplets were too small to be detected by radar. Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey, 556 ft. Definitely not drizzle. It was sufficiently heavy to cause splashing in the puddles and someone at Benfleet (not far away) said it had been "pouring all day". Most peculiar |
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May 28th 06, 09:23 AM
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Wrong sort of rain for radar?
"Dave.C" wrote in message
. uk... "Tudor Hughes" wrote in message oups.com... Dave.C wrote: I noticed that no rainfall appeared on the UKMO radar for my area until 4.00pm, not even the "slight" blue. It was raining more or less continuously here from about 11.30 a.m. It was mainly moderate (what we tend to call fine rain) but nevertheless amounted to 3mm. Did anyone else notice that? Dave, S.Essex. Less than that here (though I haven't measured it yet) but quite a spell of rain so "fine" I'd call it drizzle. Maybe the droplets were too small to be detected by radar. Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey, 556 ft. Definitely not drizzle. It was sufficiently heavy to cause splashing in the puddles and someone at Benfleet (not far away) said it had been "pouring all day". Most peculiar I suspect a radar was out of the network and more distant radars were filling in from longer range and looking over the top of the rain. Will -- |
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May 28th 06, 12:08 PM
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Wrong sort of rain for radar?
Will Hand wrote: I suspect a radar was out of the network and more distant radars were filling in from longer range and looking over the top of the rain. What would be the point of that and how does it affect the way digital data is collated for model runs? A touch of the Andrew Lanes by the sound of it. Can we have a name to curse in our prayers? Who is the minister of cock ups for the weather? That's the Home Office again isn't it? Not the only things they overlook. |
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