Monday, 26 June 2006
BRACKNELL (TAWFIELD)
0900 NNE F3 20km -RA 3/CU 6/SC 8/AS T135D119
RMK: 3Cu fra~012, 6Sc~020, 8As (opaque)~100.
[ OVERNIGHT DATA (18Z - 09Z):
screen min: 13.1 grass min: 12.2 precipitation: 1.0 [24hr total: 02.0
mm]
other data: rain, mostly slight, from around 05Z until ~0730Z. Keeping
the soil surface nicely moist - I think we can give the collection of
washing-up water a miss today! ]=


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Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Tawfield), Berkshire, UK
NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51° 23' 30'' N: Long: 00° 46' 28'' W

Monday, 26 June 2006
BRACKNELL (TAWFIELD)
0900 NNE F3 20km -RA 3/CU 6/SC 8/AS T135D119
RMK: 3Cu fra~012, 6Sc~020, 8As (opaque)~100.
[ OVERNIGHT DATA (18Z - 09Z):
screen min: 13.1 grass min: 12.2 precipitation: 1.0 [24hr total: 02.0
mm]
other data: rain, mostly slight, from around 05Z until ~0730Z. Keeping
the soil surface nicely moist - I think we can give the collection of
washing-up water a miss today! ]=

1400 N F2-3 6000 RA BR 8/NS T132D123
RMK: 8Ns015/020 .. one of those rare occasions when I think I can
observe Nimbostratus and nothing else - uniform base and rain bucketing
down! It's been raining steadily here, mainly moderate, since 1230Z: all
buckets, water butts etc., nicely full ;-) =

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Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Tawfield), Berkshire, UK
NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51° 23' 30'' N: Long: 00° 46' 28'' W

Monday, 26 June 2006
BRACKNELL (TAWFIELD)
0900 NNE F3 20km -RA 3/CU 6/SC 8/AS T135D119
RMK: 3Cu fra~012, 6Sc~020, 8As (opaque)~100.
[ OVERNIGHT DATA (18Z - 09Z):
screen min: 13.1 grass min: 12.2 precipitation: 1.0 [24hr total: 02.0
mm]
other data: rain, mostly slight, from around 05Z until ~0730Z. Keeping
the soil surface nicely moist - I think we can give the collection of
washing-up water a miss today! ]=

1400 N F2-3 6000 RA BR 8/NS T132D123
RMK: 8Ns015/020 .. one of those rare occasions when I think I can
observe Nimbostratus and nothing else - uniform base and rain bucketing
down! It's been raining steadily here, mainly moderate, since 1230Z: all
buckets, water butts etc., nicely full ;-) =

1800 NE F3 30km -RA 1/CU 8/AC T134D121
RMK: trCu fra~018, 2Sc~060, 8Ac~120/140. Moderate (short periods heavy)
rain eased around 1515Z, becoming intermittent light thereafter.
[ DAYTIME DATA (09Z - 18Z):
screen max: 14.0 precipitation: 8.1
other data: In our short 7 year record, this is the lowest day maximum
for *any* June. Previous lowest day maximum for the _whole_ of June was
15.4°C on the 5th in 2002, and for the last 10 days of June, 15.8°C on
the 23rd. With today's precipitation, total rainfall for the month has
now leapt up to a respectable 27% of eLTA. ]=

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Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Tawfield), Berkshire, UK
NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51° 23' 30'' N: Long: 00° 46' 28'' W

"Martin Rowley" wrote in message
...
RMK: 8Ns015/020 .. one of those rare occasions when I think I can observe
Nimbostratus and nothing else - uniform base and rain bucketing down! It's
been raining steadily here, mainly moderate, since 1230Z: all buckets,
water butts etc., nicely full ;-) =

Martin,
5mm of rain here and the butts are approx half full. I guess it takes 10mm
to fill a 210litre butt.

Looks like the other half will be filled at the weekend!

Phil

Martin Rowley wrote:

screen max: 14.0 precipitation: 8.1
other data: In our short 7 year record, this is the lowest day maximum
for *any* June. Previous lowest day maximum for the _whole_ of June was
15.4°C on the 5th in 2002, and for the last 10 days of June, 15.8°C on
the 23rd. With today's precipitation, total rainfall for the month has
now leapt up to a respectable 27% of eLTA. ]=

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Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Tawfield), Berkshire, UK
NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51° 23' 30'' N: Long: 00° 46' 28'' W

It turned surprisingly warm & muggy in Penzance briefly this afternoon.
The sun broke through & the temperature rose, very locally, to an
unexpected 19.1C. The result being a sea breeze & the torrential rain
early this evening.

Now foggy, & still raining steadily

Graham
Penzance

"Phil Layton" wrote in message
...

"Martin Rowley" wrote in
message ...
RMK: 8Ns015/020 .. one of those rare occasions when I think I can observe
Nimbostratus and nothing else - uniform base and rain bucketing down!
It's been raining steadily here, mainly moderate, since 1230Z: all
buckets, water butts etc., nicely full ;-) =

Martin,
5mm of rain here and the butts are approx half full. I guess it takes 10mm
to fill a 210litre butt.

How big is the surface area that you draw from, Phil ? I feel a formula
could be created here...

Joe

"Phil Layton" wrote in message
...

"Martin Rowley" wrote in
message ...
RMK: 8Ns015/020 .. one of those rare occasions when I think I can
observe Nimbostratus and nothing else - uniform base and rain
bucketing down! It's been raining steadily here, mainly moderate,
since 1230Z: all buckets, water butts etc., nicely full ;-) =

Martin,
5mm of rain here and the butts are approx half full. I guess it takes
10mm to fill a 210litre butt.

Looks like the other half will be filled at the weekend!

.... having spent the last couple of weeks laboriously using washing-up
water to water the garden via a series of buckets strategically placed
around the garage and outside, I took great delight in drawing off water
from the butts today and now have said buckets full of rain-water all
over the place! Looking at the ENS output for the London grid-point at:-
http://85.214.49.20/wz/pics/MT8_London_ens.png

I'm hoping we can eke out the collection until the beginning of July!

Martin.


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"Joe Hunt" wrote in message
...
How big is the surface area that you draw from, Phil ? I feel a formula
could be created here...

Joe

Joe,
I have to say I realised what a daft posting that was.....I have 3 butts
that utlise about 3/4 of the roof area..
I guess I could work it out but point taken.

Phil