Rain at last! It started to rain at around 5:30 this morning (Monday
23rd April), the first rain since the morning of 30th March.

This is the longest spell my weather station has recorded without rain
in its 2 years, and the longest I recall since I started manual recording
in 2000.

There have been a couple of days when there was light mist in the air
during this spell, which a more sensitive gauge may have picked up, but
nothing to make the ground damp.

Adrian (12 miles ESE Aberystwyth, 260m/860ft asl)
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Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais/weather/ uk

On 23 Apr, 11:30, (Adrian D. Shaw) wrote:
Rain at last! It started to rain at around 5:30 this morning (Monday
23rd April), the first rain since the morning of 30th March.

This is the longest spell my weather station has recorded without rain
in its 2 years, and the longest I recall since I started manual recording
in 2000.

First rain here in london for about the same length of time too. Not
much - enough to wet the ground. Better than nothing though.

B2003

On Apr 23, 2:03 pm, Boltar wrote:
On 23 Apr, 11:30, (Adrian D. Shaw) wrote:

Rain at last! It started to rain at around 5:30 this morning (Monday
23rd April), the first rain since the morning of 30th March.

This is the longest spell my weather station has recorded without rain
in its 2 years, and the longest I recall since I started manual recording
in 2000.

First rain here in london for about the same length of time too. Not
much - enough to wet the ground. Better than nothing though.

B2003

Better than nothing? Why? It ruins a record but at the
same time is hydrologically totally insiginifcant. Also, it'll make
the roads just wet and slippery enough for there to be a few more
traffic accidents. Furthermore, it didn't fall on hot ground so not
releasing that nice smell. So, overall, poo to it.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, Surrey.

On 23 Apr, 15:56, Tudor Hughes wrote:
Better than nothing? Why? It ruins a record but at the
same time is hydrologically totally insiginifcant. Also, it'll make

Who cares about a record? And it only takes a small amount to sink in
to stop the grass going brown for a few extra days.

the roads just wet and slippery enough for there to be a few more
traffic accidents.

Boo hoo.

B2003

Adrian D. Shaw wrote:
Rain at last! It started to rain at around 5:30 this morning (Monday
23rd April), the first rain since the morning of 30th March.

This is the longest spell my weather station has recorded without rain
in its 2 years, and the longest I recall since I started manual recording
in 2000.

There have been a couple of days when there was light mist in the air
during this spell, which a more sensitive gauge may have picked up, but
nothing to make the ground damp.

Adrian (12 miles ESE Aberystwyth, 260m/860ft asl)


Light intermittent rain all day, some quite heavy showers mixed in.

BTW Adrian do you pronounce Pontrhydygroes has Pont-reed-grows ?

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Joe Egginton
Wolverhampton
~175m ASL

Felly sgrifennodd Joe Egginton :
BTW Adrian do you pronounce Pontrhydygroes has Pont-reed-grows ?

Pont-reed-uh-groyss

Well approximately!

Adrian


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Adrian Shaw ais@
Adran Cyfrifiadureg, Prifysgol Cymru, aber.
Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, Cymru ac.
http://users.aber.ac.uk/ais/weather/ uk