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| Snow, Potten End, 2pm, 18th Jan 2013 |
Snow continuing to fall as I type. May update later.
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Showing posts with label current weather. Show all posts
18 Jan 2013
Snow!
It’s been snowing in Potten End continuously for 5 or 6 hours now. Just measured the depth and it’s around 5.5cm.
Snow continuing to fall as I type. May update later.
Snow continuing to fall as I type. May update later.
2 Jan 2013
2012 – The Wettest Year on Record?
While preparing an article for our local parish magazine
reviewing the weather for 2012 and comparing it with other years, I’ve
been digging through the database to get some interesting statistics.
Was 2012 the wettest year on (our) record ?
Yes! And by some margin!
We recorded a total of 821mm (32.3″) of rain in 2012. The previous high was 722mm (28.4″) in 2008 and it’s nearly double the lowest recorded amount of 430mm (16.9″) in 2006.
Though please bear in mind our records only go back to 2005 (which is a year for which we only have partial statistics and is therefore not included in the analysis).
These are the figures:
And more snippets of information may appear here as I dig around a bit more.
Yes! And by some margin!
We recorded a total of 821mm (32.3″) of rain in 2012. The previous high was 722mm (28.4″) in 2008 and it’s nearly double the lowest recorded amount of 430mm (16.9″) in 2006.
Though please bear in mind our records only go back to 2005 (which is a year for which we only have partial statistics and is therefore not included in the analysis).
These are the figures:
- 2006: 430mm
- 2007: 572mm
- 2008: 722mm
- 2009: 665mm
- 2010: 500mm
- 2011: 545mm
- 2012: 821mm
And more snippets of information may appear here as I dig around a bit more.
23 Jun 2012
June Rain Compared to the Average
From our short-term records (only going back to 2006), the average rainfall for June is 38.4mm.
By the 5th of June, we’d just passed the monthly average.
By the 11th of June, we’d had twice the monthly average.
By the 15th of June, we’d had three times the monthly average.
At the time of writing we’ve had 130mm of rain and are expecting heavy overnight rain.
Four times the monthly average (153.6mm) seems quite reachable at this time. Especially as Wimbledon is imminent.
By the 5th of June, we’d just passed the monthly average.
By the 11th of June, we’d had twice the monthly average.
By the 15th of June, we’d had three times the monthly average.
At the time of writing we’ve had 130mm of rain and are expecting heavy overnight rain.
Update 1pm, 24th June: We’ve had another 16mm of rain overnight and this morning bringing the monthly total to 146mm.
18 Jun 2012
Drought Situation – June Update …
A quick update to this post: We’ve now had a total of 116mm rain this June.
A glimmer of hope on the hosepipe ban horizon: One of the three aquifers that our local water company uses has risen from “Exceptionally Low” status to “Notably Low”. This is an indication that some of the rain is getting through to the underground reservoirs.
See the weekly water situation report here: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Research/WE_120612(2).pdf
The Environment Agency are due to publish a new weekly water situation report in the next day or so. Watch this space.
A glimmer of hope on the hosepipe ban horizon: One of the three aquifers that our local water company uses has risen from “Exceptionally Low” status to “Notably Low”. This is an indication that some of the rain is getting through to the underground reservoirs.
See the weekly water situation report here: http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/static/documents/Research/WE_120612(2).pdf
The Environment Agency are due to publish a new weekly water situation report in the next day or so. Watch this space.
12 Jun 2012
Record Rainfall for June …
| June | Rain Total |
|---|---|
| 2012 | 105mm |
| 2011 | 81mm |
| 2010 | 22mm |
| 2009 | 57mm |
| 2008 | 21mm |
| 2007 | 11mm |
Forecasts for the foreseeable future (around 5 days) show more rain is on the way. Longer range forecasts, though far less accurate, predict a continuing grim remainder of June with temperatures below average and still more rain.
End to the Hosepipe Ban?
So is there an end to the hosepipe ban in sight? Not according to our local water company (Veolia Central). Veolia Central take most of their water from unerground water sources and they say that “Following two years of very dry weather before April, our groundwater levels remain very low.”Veolia Central add: “Unfortunately at present, we cannot relax the temporary use ban further, as we need to conserve our supplies to prepare for the possibility of a third dry autumn and winter.”
They go on to explain that most rainfall from April to September is absorbed by trees and other plants or is lost to evaporation, and that in order to move us out of a drought situation, we need “prolonged and substantial rainfall between October and March“.
So, unless Veolia Central’s measurements show that a lot of the rainfall in recent weeks has not been absorbed or evaporated, and that it has made it down to the underground reservoirs, then it looks like the hospipe ban will remain in place.
It’s not like the garden is suffering too much at the moment!
Increasing Trend
There also appears to be a general trend of increasing rain in June over the last few years. Sadly this corresponds to some theories about what will happen to the UK climate as global warming increases, but this is such a small statistical sample that no credible link can really be made. |
| June Rainfall from 2007 to 12th June 2012 |
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