"Howard Neil" wrote in message
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Warren Radmore wrote:
We have had no recordable rain here near Exeter, Devon this month. Anyone
else with this stat?



My last recorded rainfall (1mm) was on 31st March.

--
Howard Neil
(western end of the Brecon Beacons National Park, at 235 metres asl)
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This seems unusually widespread, especially for the time of year. None here
since March 30th and only 8mm since March 6th.

Dave, S.Essex.

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Dave Cornwell writes:

"Howard Neil" wrote in message
...
Warren Radmore wrote:
We have had no recordable rain here near Exeter, Devon this month. Anyone
else with this stat?



My last recorded rainfall (1mm) was on 31st March.

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This seems unusually widespread, especially for the time of year. None here
since March 30th and only 8mm since March 6th.

I think that long-term records suggest that this time of year is
actually the most likely to have a prolonged drought.
--
John Hall

"I am not young enough to know everything."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

"John Hall" wrote in message
...
In article ,
Dave Cornwell writes:

"Howard Neil" wrote in message
...
Warren Radmore wrote:
We have had no recordable rain here near Exeter, Devon this month.
Anyone
else with this stat?



My last recorded rainfall (1mm) was on 31st March.

-------------------------------
This seems unusually widespread, especially for the time of year. None
here
since March 30th and only 8mm since March 6th.

I think that long-term records suggest that this time of year is
actually the most likely to have a prolonged drought.
--
John Hall

"I am not young enough to know everything."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)



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Would that be for individual localities John or nationwide at the same time,
if you see what I mean?
Dave

"Dave Cornwell" wrote in message
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Would that be for individual localities John or nationwide at the same
time, if you see what I mean?

AFAIK, it's nationwide.
The period February-May is generally accepted as the
driest of the year. The effect nay be more pronounced
in certain localities of course. It's something to do with
the weakening of the Atlantic Westerlies, so I believe.
--
Col

Bolton, Lancashire
160m asl

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Dave Cornwell writes:

"John Hall" wrote in message
.. .
In article ,
Dave Cornwell writes:

"Howard Neil" wrote in message
...
Warren Radmore wrote:
We have had no recordable rain here near Exeter, Devon this month.
Anyone
else with this stat?



My last recorded rainfall (1mm) was on 31st March.

-------------------------------
This seems unusually widespread, especially for the time of year. None
here
since March 30th and only 8mm since March 6th.

I think that long-term records suggest that this time of year is
actually the most likely to have a prolonged drought.

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Would that be for individual localities John or nationwide at the same time,
if you see what I mean?
Dave


Pretty much nationwide, I think. "Blocking" seems to be most frequent at
this time of year, and if the block is in the right place that can mean
a prolonged dry spell.

Philip Eden's piece in today's Telegraph has some info on recent
droughts that occurred at this time of the year.
--
John Hall

"I am not young enough to know everything."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

We think we've got it bad here, I've just come off the phone from my
sister who is on holiday on the Greek island of Evia and the locals/
family there are saying they have not had any appreciable rain since
January.

This is very bad news for them, and they are getting worried, because
March through to May is their wet season

In uk.sci.weather on Sat, 21 Apr 2007, John Hall
wrote :

I think that long-term records suggest that this time of year is
actually the most likely to have a prolonged drought.

Would that be for individual localities John or nationwide at the same time,
if you see what I mean?

Pretty much nationwide, I think. "Blocking" seems to be most frequent at
this time of year, and if the block is in the right place that can mean
a prolonged dry spell.

But such blocks *normally* involve cooler-than-normal weather, whereas
this time we could be heading for record average maxima figures!

I'm currently averaging 18.2C, 4.8C above average. That's even 1C above
the *May* average!
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)

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Paul Hyett writes:
In uk.sci.weather on Sat, 21 Apr 2007, John Hall
wrote :

I think that long-term records suggest that this time of year is
actually the most likely to have a prolonged drought.

Would that be for individual localities John or nationwide at the same time,
if you see what I mean?

Pretty much nationwide, I think. "Blocking" seems to be most frequent at
this time of year, and if the block is in the right place that can mean
a prolonged dry spell.

But such blocks *normally* involve cooler-than-normal weather,

It all depends where the block is.

whereas this time we could be heading for record average maxima
figures!

I'm currently averaging 18.2C, 4.8C above average. That's even 1C above
the *May* average!

That's pretty impressive.
--
John Hall

"I am not young enough to know everything."
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)

In uk.sci.weather on Sat, 21 Apr 2007, John Hall
wrote :

whereas this time we could be heading for record average maxima
figures!

I'm currently averaging 18.2C, 4.8C above average. That's even 1C above
the *May* average!

That's pretty impressive.

Just 0.5C up on minima, though.
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham (change 'invalid83261' to 'blueyonder' to email me)