Does anyone know what the record is in the UK for the number of successive
days of rain?

Here in Carmarthenshire we've now reached 19 straight days on which rain
fell. I suspect this is still a long way short of the record, but it seems
like ages since I was able to get out and do any serious work outside.
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On Nov 28, 12:46*am, "hungerdunger"
wrote:
Does anyone know what the record is in the UK for the number of successive
days of rain?

Here in Carmarthenshire we've now reached 19 straight days on which rain
fell. *I suspect this is still a long way short of the record, but it seems
like ages since I was able to get out and do any serious work outside.
--
Hungerdunger
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The reocrd here is 21 days, 1 - 21 April (of all months) 1998.
Recording started in 1983. I've no doubt this is some way short of a
UK record. One has to be careful with the definition of a rain-day.
The normal criterion is 0.2 mm but a day with 0.1 mm or "trace" can
still be damp and drizzly.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 556 ft.

hungerdunger wrote:

Does anyone know what the record is in the UK for the number of successive
days of rain?

Here in Carmarthenshire we've now reached 19 straight days on which rain
fell. I suspect this is still a long way short of the record, but it seems
like ages since I was able to get out and do any serious work outside.


The last dry 09-09z rain day in Tideswell was 29th Oct.

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Norman Lynagh
Tideswell, Derbyshire
303m a.s.l.

On 28 Nov 2009 07:52:18 GMT, "Norman" wrote:

The last dry 09-09z rain day in Tideswell was 29th Oct.

Here, 22nd October.
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Alan White
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On 28 Nov, 04:25, Tudor Hughes wrote:
On Nov 28, 12:46*am, "hungerdunger"

wrote:
Does anyone know what the record is in the UK for the number of successive
days of rain?

Here in Carmarthenshire we've now reached 19 straight days on which rain
fell. *I suspect this is still a long way short of the record, but it seems
like ages since I was able to get out and do any serious work outside.
--
Hungerdunger
To reply by email, remove the MARX from my address

* * The reocrd here is 21 days, 1 - 21 April (of all months) 1998.
Recording started in 1983. *I've no doubt this is some way short of a
UK record. *One has to be careful with the definition of a rain-day.
The normal criterion is 0.2 mm but a day with 0.1 mm or "trace" can
still be damp and drizzly.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 556 ft.

Longest spell here, by an appreciable margin, was 41 days ending 16th
of January 1994. This is the longest spell without a rain day (0.2mm
or more). There are no other spells 30 days.

Graham
Penzance

On Nov 28, 9:13*am, Graham Easterling
wrote:
On 28 Nov, 04:25, Tudor Hughes wrote:



On Nov 28, 12:46*am, "hungerdunger"

wrote:
Does anyone know what the record is in the UK for the number of successive
days of rain?

Here in Carmarthenshire we've now reached 19 straight days on which rain
fell. *I suspect this is still a long way short of the record, but it seems
like ages since I was able to get out and do any serious work outside..
--
Hungerdunger
To reply by email, remove the MARX from my address

* * The reocrd here is 21 days, 1 - 21 April (of all months) 1998.
Recording started in 1983. *I've no doubt this is some way short of a
UK record. *One has to be careful with the definition of a rain-day.
The normal criterion is 0.2 mm but a day with 0.1 mm or "trace" can
still be damp and drizzly.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 556 ft.

Longest spell here, by an appreciable margin, was 41 days ending 16th
of January 1994. This is the longest spell without a rain day (0.2mm
or more). There are no other spells 30 days.

Graham
Penzance

Yes, I remember 1993/94 as being continuously wet (see post from about
two weeks back) and how rare completely dry days were.
In Southampton (which is usually relatively dry compared to places
further north and west) I only recall one completely rain-free day
this month (though any rain between approx 0000 and 0730 would go
undetected) though I'd imagine November 2000 and 2002 also both had a
similar lack of dry days.

Nick