Nil rain ths month, anyone?

[Ken Cook]

Hi, All,
Not Copley, although we have been dry with 22.1mm so far (15.6mm on 2nd). I've even watered the veg patch for the first time in many years!
I think Nick down in the Otter Valley has yet to record rain this month - correct me if I'm wrong, Nick. With the dry forecast could it happen for the whole month - must be a rare occurrence?
Is there anyone else?
There is always the chance of thunderstorms moving up from the south later on in these set-ups, so it's not over yet.
I love it warm and dry, enjoy!

Copley stats:-
Current, 08Z NNW 14KT, >10 miles, few clouds, 11C / 4C, 1024mb rising.

Max yesterday 16.4C, min 6.1C, grass 1.4C rain nil, sun 20th 4.5hr

June so far(differences refer to the whole month) :- M.max 16.9°C M.min 8.7°C Mean 12.8°C (0.3C)  rain 22.1mm (34%) sun 101.0hr(56%) wind WSW 7.9 knots (0.2 knots)

Ken
Copley, 253m amsl
Teesdale

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[xmetman]

A totally dry June are rare Ken but it did happen in June 1925 quite widely

[xmetman]

And although it will be an exceptionally dry June, it won't be a totally dry at any of the SYNOP reporting stations across the UK either...

[Freddie]

Far from completely dry in the Rhondda - there has been rain every day for the past eight days.  Current June stats: Mean max: 20.9 (+1.9), Mean min: 12.1 (+3.1), Rain: 27.6 mm (35% for the first 20 days, 23% for the whole month).

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Freddie
Ystrad
Rhondda
148m AMSL
http://www.hosiene.co.uk/weather/
https://twitter.com/YstradRhonddaWx for hourly reports (no wind measurement currently)

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[Julian Mayes]

Hello Ken, 

0.1mm here in Molesey, Surrey.     Maybe we should have a weather swap, Ken, as you like the heat, I'll have your summers and perhaps the autumn, as long as I can have the view you have too. Not so sure I want your winters and springs though!   If you have our summers you'd have to have our air pollution and parched grass too. And garden watering does become a chore. Maybe I should move to Eskdalemuir. 

On Bruce's map, we still have a zero for Shoeburyness in effect, since a trace is not measurable rain of course. I take it that must be a staffed site?   

Julian    

[xmetman]

It did at one time when they launched radiosondes,but I think those days have gone and it's now just a bunch of microchips.

[Freddie]

On Thursday, 21 June 2018 11:52:05 UTC+1, xmetman wrote:

It did at one time when they launched radiosondes,but I think those days have gone and it's now just a bunch of microchips.

Correct.  I think that a trace of rainfall is recorded when a present weather sensor detects precipitation and a tip of the rain recorder doesn't happen.  A bit like us humans :-)

[Ken Cook]

Hi, Julian,

0.1m is pretty close to nil imho! I think MetO AWS only pick up 0.2mm. Bet you'd love a good Copley winter really (;0)

Must admit this watering lark is losing its novelty value already and the air pollution would do my asthma no good at all.

Think I'll stay here!

Ken

Copley

Teesdale

[Tudor Hughes]

Total here so far the the Elevated Surrey Wetlands is 1.2 mm which will be a record (since 1983).  Previous driest August 1995 with 1.9 mm.

Tudor Hughes, Warlingham, NE Surrey, 557 ft, 170 m.

[Dave C]

Two readings of 0.4mm here although the latter later in the month may be in error. So virtually a rain free month here in S.Essex.