[OBS]Whipsnade, Beds, Mon 7 May 2007
 

0850z Calm 3200 -DZ 7St004 8Sc020 10.4/09.8 1009.3
RMK: Few spots yesterday before 22z, then mod rain 22-23,
intmt sl to mod rain 23-04, cont mod rain 0400-0830 (hvy
betw 0415 and 0500).

09-09: Tx 14.3 Tn 9.0 Tg 8.8 RR 12.0 sss 3.7

Long dry spell emphatically broken
with largest 24hr total since 4th March: 0.7mm in 37 days
ending yesterday, and 15.2mm in 60 days ending yesterday.
(Would just have qualified for an old "Partial Drought"!)

Philip Eden
Whipsnade 214m

[OBS]Whipsnade, Beds, Mon 7 May 2007
 

"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote in message
...

09-09: Tx 14.3 Tn 9.0 Tg 8.8 RR 12.0 sss 3.7

Long dry spell emphatically broken
with largest 24hr total since 4th March: 0.7mm in 37 days
ending yesterday, and 15.2mm in 60 days ending yesterday.
(Would just have qualified for an old "Partial Drought"!)

Philip Eden
Whipsnade 214m


Nothing like that here, Philip. Only 0.2 mm by 09z this AM. Even that little
was enough to perk up the plants. Lets hope we get some proper rain before
long.

--
Bernard Burton
Wokingham, Berkshire, UK.

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[OBS]Whipsnade, Beds, Mon 7 May 2007
 

"Bernard Burton" wrote:
"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote :

09-09: Tx 14.3 Tn 9.0 Tg 8.8 RR 12.0 sss 3.7

Long dry spell emphatically broken
with largest 24hr total since 4th March: 0.7mm in 37 days
ending yesterday, and 15.2mm in 60 days ending yesterday.
(Would just have qualified for an old "Partial Drought"!)

Nothing like that here, Philip. Only 0.2 mm by 09z this AM. Even that
little
was enough to perk up the plants. Lets hope we get some proper rain before
long.

I expect I'll have to cut the grass very soon now :-(

Philip

[OBS]Whipsnade, Beds, Mon 7 May 2007
 

"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote :

0850z Calm 3200 -DZ 7St004 8Sc020 10.4/09.8 1009.3
RMK: Few spots yesterday before 22z, then mod rain 22-23,
intmt sl to mod rain 23-04, cont mod rain 0400-0830 (hvy
betw 0415 and 0500).

1150z W F4-5 6km -RESH 5Cu012 3Sc050 15.0/13.3 1007.4
RMK: Also 4Ac100. Vis 60km to the WSW where no ppn
falling. We appear to have just caught the tail of the prominent
line of shwrs crossing Beds and Bucks on the radar.

Philip Eden
Whipsnade 214m

[OBS]Whipsnade, Beds, Mon 7 May 2007
 

"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:
"Philip Eden" philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote :

0850z Calm 3200 -DZ 7St004 8Sc020 10.4/09.8 1009.3
RMK: Few spots yesterday before 22z, then mod rain 22-23,
intmt sl to mod rain 23-04, cont mod rain 0400-0830 (hvy
betw 0415 and 0500).

1150z W F4-5 6km -RESH 5Cu012 3Sc050 15.0/13.3 1007.4
RMK: Also 4Ac100. Vis 60km to the WSW where no ppn
falling. We appear to have just caught the tail of the prominent
line of shwrs crossing Beds and Bucks on the radar.

1750z WSW F4-5 70km 3Cu015 5Ci250 13.6/09.8 1008.1
RMK: A little high Sc, some Ac lentic too. Lovely sky.

09-18: Tx 18.3 RR 0.2

Philip Eden
Whipsnade 214m