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to 28/0900Z September 2003:

1. September rainfall .. 6.2mm (10% eLTA 1971-2000)
easily the DRIEST September for our short record (began 1999); previous
driest September 2002 with 26mm.
Of more significance, comparing with adjacent Beaufort Park (BP) record
(with which we seem to be comparable/within 4% by monthly rainfall), it
would be DRIEST September since *at least* 1971 (11.5mm in September of
that year).

2. Would be (if maintained), the DRIEST any-month in our short record;
driest was last month (August 2003) with 14.2mm.
For the BP record, if we are comparable, then this would be the driest
*any-month* since Aug 1995 (3.8mm), but note that in Feb 1998 BP had
just: 8.0mm.

3. August and September rainfall (combined .. perhaps more interesting).
As at 28/0900Z, total rainfall Aug/Sep=14.2+(6.2 so far)=20.4mm (17%
eLTA):
Looking at the Beaufort Park record (since 1971), cannot find a similar
pairing of such-named months with less rainfall. The nearest I can find
is the August+September pairing in 1972 (another dry year), with 53mm.
Often, if August is dry, then September makes up for it, or a wet summer
is followed by a dryish autumn.

4. Rainfall so far *this year* here at Tawfield = 340mm (~72% eLTA
1971-2000)

Still go three rain-days to go of course, and the cloud outside is
looking a bit threatening .....;-)

Martin.

--
Martin Rowley: data via:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/metindex.htm
Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Great Hollands), Berkshire.
NGR: SU 854 667
Lat: 51DEG23MIN30SEC(N); Long: 00DEG46MIN28SEC(W)
Height(amsl): 80 metres (262 feet)

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"martin rowley" wrote in message
...

snip lots of dry weather

Still go three rain-days to go of course, and the cloud outside is
looking a bit threatening .....;-)


I got the impression from the CF forecast that this coming week
wasn't going to give the quantities of rain that were originally
being envisioned, at least in the south.

Col
--
Bolton, Lancashire.
160m asl.
http://www.reddwarfer.btinternet.co.uk

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"martin rowley" wrote in message
...
to 28/0900Z September 2003:

1. September rainfall .. 6.2mm (10% eLTA 1971-2000)
easily the DRIEST September for our short record (began 1999); previous
driest September 2002 with 26mm.

Martin, you're nearly the lowest in the UK ... 3.3mm at Bognor, but
I'm a bit suspicious of the 1.5mm on the 22nd there.

3. August and September rainfall (combined .. perhaps more interesting).
As at 28/0900Z, total rainfall Aug/Sep=14.2+(6.2 so far)=20.4mm (17%
eLTA):
Looking at the Beaufort Park record (since 1971), cannot find a similar
pairing of such-named months with less rainfall. The nearest I can find
is the August+September pairing in 1972 (another dry year), with 53mm.

Lowest totals to hand for Aug/Sept so far:
Bedford (Thurleigh) 13.2mm
Wattisham 15.6
Filton 16.2
Yeovilton 16.6
Holbeach 17.0
Middle Wallop 17.8
Royston 17.8
Lyneham 18.2
Heathrow 18.8
Redhill airfield 19.2
Andrewsfield 19.6
Herne Bay 19.8

England and Wales rainfall for Aug/Sept so far: 54.7mm.
Aug/Septs with 85mm were 1959 (46.0), 1947 (61.0),
1940 (63.6), 1972 (79.0), and 1778 (81.3).

Driest pairs in last 35 years:
Jun/Jul 1976 50.2
Jul/Aug 1995 51.3
Apr/May 1980 51.4
Mar/Apr 1997 52.6
Sep/Oct 1969 55.8
Apr/May 1974 56.6
Jul/Aug 1976 58.1
Mar/Apr 1990 58.8

Driest of all: Mar/Apr 1938, 23.6mm.

Philip Eden

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On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:36:07 +0100, "Philip Eden"
philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:

"martin rowley" wrote in message
...
to 28/0900Z September 2003:

1. September rainfall .. 6.2mm (10% eLTA 1971-2000)
easily the DRIEST September for our short record (began 1999); previous
driest September 2002 with 26mm.

Martin, you're nearly the lowest in the UK ... 3.3mm at Bognor, but
I'm a bit suspicious of the 1.5mm on the 22nd there.

Philip, I have hi-res copies of hourly radar imagery for that date and
it's reasonably consistent with the 1.5mm reported at Bognor. The rain
was light and patchy in this area and some locations over and just
East of the Isle of Wight may have had no moderate rain at all.

The radar indicates that St Catherines point and Thorney Island would
have had rainfall amounts similar to Bognor; a quick check of
WeatherOnline indicates 24 hour totals of 0.8mm and 3.2mm
respectively. Shoreham was reported as 2.2mm, all in line with the
radar. Let me know if you'd like to see the images.

--
Dave

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32.0mm for Guildford Aug/Sep so far.

Phil

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In uk.sci.weather on Sun, 28 Sep 2003 at 12:39:18, Col wrote :

"martin rowley" wrote in message
...

snip lots of dry weather

Still go three rain-days to go of course, and the cloud outside is
looking a bit threatening .....;-)


I got the impression from the CF forecast that this coming week
wasn't going to give the quantities of rain that were originally
being envisioned, at least in the south.

I exhibit no surprise whatsoever...
--
Paul Hyett, Cheltenham, England

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"Phil Layton" wrote in message
. ..
32.0mm for Guildford Aug/Sep so far.

Phil


7mm in September so far in Christchurch, Dorset, and a combined Aug / Sept
of 30.7mm

Paul

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... well, that post did the trick: 1.8 mm from a sharp shower yesterday
(early PM/Sunday 28th) 1.8 mm, so total so far this month now = 8.0mm.

Martin.
--
Martin Rowley: data via:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/booty.weather/metindex.htm
Bracknell (Wooden Hill/Great Hollands), Berkshire.
NGR: SU 854 667
Lat: 51DEG23MIN30SEC(N); Long: 00DEG46MIN28SEC(W)
Height(amsl): 80 metres (262 feet)

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Rainfall - Last Monday 22nd Sept - here in Alresford we
had showers/drizzle on/off in the PM - not a lot of
the wet stuff came down, the roads/pavements dried
out between showers, neither do I have a scientific
rain gauge and I didn't check my 'water collection'
until Tues am, to my surprise, there was approx 1.5 mm
of rain water in both collection units .I have read on this ng
others posting much larger amounts of rain for that day - as I
say, I was surprised how little we had - I have had to water
the garden on 2 or 3 occasions during this past 6 days -
my front lawn has had it for this year, burnt out - so
Q. Is there a site near here (Alresford mid Hants) where
I can view the usual weather data ?

cheers Jrm



On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 02:15:50 +0100, Dave Ludlow
wrote:

On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:36:07 +0100, "Philip Eden"
philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:

"martin rowley" wrote in message
...
to 28/0900Z September 2003:

1. September rainfall .. 6.2mm (10% eLTA 1971-2000)
easily the DRIEST September for our short record (began 1999); previous
driest September 2002 with 26mm.

Martin, you're nearly the lowest in the UK ... 3.3mm at Bognor, but
I'm a bit suspicious of the 1.5mm on the 22nd there.

Philip, I have hi-res copies of hourly radar imagery for that date and
it's reasonably consistent with the 1.5mm reported at Bognor. The rain
was light and patchy in this area and some locations over and just
East of the Isle of Wight may have had no moderate rain at all.

The radar indicates that St Catherines point and Thorney Island would
have had rainfall amounts similar to Bognor; a quick check of
WeatherOnline indicates 24 hour totals of 0.8mm and 3.2mm
respectively. Shoreham was reported as 2.2mm, all in line with the
radar. Let me know if you'd like to see the images.

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"Dave Ludlow" wrote in message
...
On Mon, 29 Sep 2003 00:36:07 +0100, "Philip Eden"
philipATweatherHYPHENukDOTcom wrote:

Martin, you're nearly the lowest in the UK ... 3.3mm at Bognor, but
I'm a bit suspicious of the 1.5mm on the 22nd there.

Philip, I have hi-res copies of hourly radar imagery for that date and
it's reasonably consistent with the 1.5mm reported at Bognor. The rain
was light and patchy in this area and some locations over and just
East of the Isle of Wight may have had no moderate rain at all.

The radar indicates that St Catherines point and Thorney Island would
have had rainfall amounts similar to Bognor; a quick check of
WeatherOnline indicates 24 hour totals of 0.8mm and 3.2mm
respectively. Shoreham was reported as 2.2mm, all in line with the
radar.

Thanks Dave ... we may therefore accept Bognor's monthly (to date)
total as well.

Philip Eden