Forecast for yesterday afternoon hinted that there could be the odd
heavy shower about over Southern England.

Well we got one in Tilehurst......

Shower of mod - heavy intensity from 1405 - 1427 UTC
Giving 4.0mm

Total for month now is 8.9mm

Eric Belton

Shower of mod - heavy intensity from 1405 - 1427 UTC
Giving 4.0mm

Total for month now is 8.9mm

Eric Belton


'That shower' gave 1.5mm. here at West Molesey.

Total for month is now..well.... er...1.5mm. (a few traces earlier in month
only).

Driving most of the length of the 'M4 corridor' last weekend I was struck by
suddenly the grass changed from yellow to surprisingly lush green - Wiltshire
seemed to mark the dividing line.

Julian Mayes, West Molesey, Surrey.

In uk.sci.weather on Tue, 19 Aug 2003 at 20:03:05, JJCMayes1 wrote :

Driving most of the length of the 'M4 corridor' last weekend I was struck by
suddenly the grass changed from yellow to surprisingly lush green - Wiltshire
seemed to mark the dividing line.

The grass is still largely green, here in Cheltenham.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham, England

Bracknell (Tawfield)

Rainfall so far this month (August): 2.0mm (~ 4% eLTA)

Rainfall so far this year (Jan - August 20/0900Z): 322mm (~ 77%)
Rainfall Feb to August 20/0900Z): 235mm (~65%)

Grass (what's left of it) looking very sorry for itself, but trees
reasonably green, though with small pockets of dry/brown leaf area.
Not much sign of any, or at least significant, rainfall for SE Britain
for several days - something of an Omega pattern developing with BI
under the high; perhaps we need the Caribbean Hurricane season to
kick-start everything into life? I'm not complaining though - have
enjoyed this summer overall.

--
Martin Rowley: data via:
http://homepages.ntlworld.com/booty....r/metindex.htm
Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Great Hollands), Berkshire.
NGR: SU 854 667
Lat: 51DEG23MIN30SEC(N); Long: 00DEG46MIN28SEC(W)
Height(amsl): 80 metres (262 feet)