As of 0900GMT (10.00am BST) this morning:

Rainfall last night in period 27/1800 - 28/0900Z (15hr):- 30.4 mm
(rain continuous as far as I could judge, with lengthy periods of heavy
rain accompanied by wind to at least F6; heavy rain 'phases' set in
after 2030Z and had ceased by 0430Z, with mainly moderate otherwise.)

Rainfall in standard rain day for 24hr ending 28/0900Z:- 34.5 mm
(this is the highest 24hr rainfall / 09-09Z, since the 45.1 mm that fell
in the rain-day of the 7th August, 2002: however, that event was a
result of two intense thundery-downpours, _not_ frontal PPN: perhaps
more interestingly, the last time we had a major *frontal*/dynamic
(though undoubtedly with convective elements) rainfall event of such
magnitude was in October 2000, on the 29th (51.6 mm).

The total rainfall this month (so far .. it's still raining steadily):-
115.5 mm, which represents 199% of the eLTA. This will be the third
wettest May in a local series starting 1971. [the others are 1979 with
118 mm and 2000 with 150 mm.]

Martin.




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Martin Rowley: data via -
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Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Tawfield), Berkshire
NGR: SU 854 667 Elev: 80m
Lat: 51DEG23MIN30SEC(N): Long: 00DEG46MIN28SEC(W)