Meteosat 8 satellite picture from F. Valk's site at 12.00 UTC on Thursday 8
July
http://www.fvalk.com/images/Day_imag...8-1200-eur.jpg

NOAA 16 VIS satellite pictures from Bernard Burton's site at 14.23 UTC on
Thursday 8 July
http://www.btinternet.com/~wokingham...23-b-uk-n.html
http://www.btinternet.com/~wokingham...23-c-uk-s.html

NOAA 17 VIS satellite picture from Dundee at 11.38 UTC on Thursday 8 July
http://makeashorterlink.com/?S27B561C8

NOAA 17 VIS satellite picture from DLR at 11.32 UTC on Thursday 8 July
http://www.dfd.dlr.de/ftp/put/wetter...7081132.uk.jpg

Bright over the far north of Scotland but otherwise extensive frontal cloud
over Britain. Heavy showers over East Anglia and SE England in the
afternoon picture. Well broken cloud over Ireland. Showers and
thunderstorms over the Netherlands and cloud ahead of a further showery
outbreak moving into Belgium.


UK min. temps on Wednesday night
http://www.medvale.demon.co.uk/weath...s/mn080704.jpg

Scotland 1 to 10°C; Northern Isles 6 to 10°C; Western Isles 6 to 11°C;
Northern England 9 to 13°C; Midlands and SW England 10 to 13°C; East
Anglia 11 to 13°C; SE England 11 to 14°C; Wales 8 to 13°C; Northern
Ireland 9 to 11°C.

Lossiemouth 5.3°C, Tain Range and Leuchars 4.9°C, Wick 4.1°C, Strathallan
3.3°C, Altnaharra 2.0°C, Aviemore 1.9°C, Aboyne 1.6°C, Loch Glascarnoch
0.6°C, Tulloch Bridge 0.4°C.

Guernsey 12.4°C, Marham 12.5°C, St Mary's 12.6°C, Valley 12.7°C,
Coltishall 12.8°C, Solent MRSC 13.6°C, Langdon Bay 13.9°C.


UK max. temps on Thursday
http://www.medvale.demon.co.uk/weath...s/mx080704.jpg

Scotland 13 to 17°C; Northern Isles 12 to 15°C; Western Isles 15 to 17°C;
Northern England 11 to 14°C; Midlands 11 to 19°C; East Anglia 18 to 21°C;
SE England 16 to 20°C; SW England 12 to 16°C; Wales 10 to 16°C; Northern
Ireland 14 to 17°C.

Copley 11.0°C, Shawbury 11.4°C, Watnall 11.7°C, Lerwick 12.3°C,
Bridlington 12.5°C, Coleshill 12.6°C, Leeming 12.9°C, Eskdalemuir,
Manchester and Dunkeswell 13.1°C.

Holbeach 19.0°C, Manston and Langdon Bay 19.5°C, Benson 19.9°C, Wattisham
and Shoeburyness 20.0°C, London MO 20.1°C, Bedford and Marham 20.5°C,
Coltishall 21.0°C


Rainfall radar http://www.westwind.ch/w_0rad.php United Kingdom -30h ANIM
Rainfall radar stills http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/live/brradar.shtml

Area of rain moves slowly north over England and Wales on Wednesday night -
heavy in eastern England - but decreases in intensity over northern England
on Thursday morning. Second rain area moves from France over the Channel
Islands overnight and then on to parts of the south coast and adjacent areas
of southern England. Showers develop in the Midlands and southern and
eastern England in the afternoon and turn heavy with thunder in quite a few
places.

Great Malvern, Bedford and Scampton 22 mm, Bridlington and Coltishall 23
mm, Dunkeswell and Weybourne 24 mm, Boscombe Down 25 mm, Holbeach and
Wattisham 26 mm, Little Rissington 27 mm, Guernsey 28 mm, Odiham 29 mm,
Cottesmore 39 mm, Coningsby 40 mm, Andrewsfield 54 mm, Wittering 108 mm
!!

Wittering 108 mm = 57 mm (12 hours to 06z on Thursday) + 51 mm (12 hours to
18z on Thursday). Is this correct or has some duplication crept in
somewhere ?


Location of some UK stations
http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/education/data/ukobs.html


Colin Youngs
Brussels

"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
...
snip

Wittering 108 mm = 57 mm (12 hours to 06z on Thursday) + 51 mm (12 hours
to
18z on Thursday). Is this correct or has some duplication crept in
somewhere ?

Ahh, I had Wattisham confused with Wittering earlier re the initial 57mm.
Looking at the radar returns from earlier it looks plausible but I'll try to
confirm if I can.

Would be interesting to know if anyone observed hail today ?

Cheers,
Jon.

Jon O'Rourke wrote in message ...

:"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
...
: Wittering 108 mm = 57 mm (12 hours to 06z on Thursday) + 51 mm (12 hours
:to 18z on Thursday). Is this correct or has some duplication crept in
: somewhere ?
:
:Ahh, I had Wattisham confused with Wittering earlier re the initial 57mm.
:Looking at the radar returns from earlier it looks plausible but I'll try
to
:confirm if I can.

I have had an e-mail from Wittering Met. Office confirming the figures.

Rainfall at Wittering on Thursday was 52.6 mm in 12 hrs ending 0900
[continuous rain over about 9 hours] and 52.9 mm in 12 hrs ending 2100
[violent thunderstorm with hail] i.e. 105.5 mm for that 24 hour period.

57 + 51 mm were of course the SYNOPs readings at 0600 and 1800 on Thursday.

Thanks to the staff member at Wittering who took the trouble to write to me.

Colin Youngs
Brussels

"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
...
snip
I have had an e-mail from Wittering Met. Office confirming the figures.

Rainfall at Wittering on Thursday was 52.6 mm in 12 hrs ending 0900
[continuous rain over about 9 hours] and 52.9 mm in 12 hrs ending 2100
[violent thunderstorm with hail] i.e. 105.5 mm for that 24 hour period.

Crumbs ! Can't say they weren't warned :-)

Jon.

On Fri, 9 Jul 2004 22:52:02 +0100, "Jon O'Rourke"
wrote:

"Colin Youngs" wrote in message
...
snip
I have had an e-mail from Wittering Met. Office confirming the figures.

Rainfall at Wittering on Thursday was 52.6 mm in 12 hrs ending 0900
[continuous rain over about 9 hours] and 52.9 mm in 12 hrs ending 2100
[violent thunderstorm with hail] i.e. 105.5 mm for that 24 hour period.

Crumbs ! Can't say they weren't warned :-)

My 28mm was quite enough, thank you. Well done, guys!

--
Dave
Fareham