Smashed 24-hr November Wembury record

[Len]

Had 39.1 mm in 24 hrs to 1800 GMT today.

Previous November record was 34 mm on 5th Nov 2000.

Record began 1985.

Measurements in standard 5 inch copper gauge.

Len

Wembury

83 m asl

[Nick Gardner]

Len, I'm slightly surprised your maximum 24-hour rainfall is as low as 39.1 mm. Must be your relatively low down, coastal location?

No records here, rainfall totals: Saturday = 26.4 mm; Sunday = 25.8 mm. Even the 48-hour total can't compete with the Great Ottery Hailstorm of October 2008 when I recorded over 70 mm of rain/hail in less than 4 hours but the actual total was more likely to be around 150 mm due to the rain gauge being blocked by hail.

After a prolonged dry spell (1st - 18th), November rainfall has reached the average for the month of 84 mm.

Nick

Otter Valley, Devon. 

[Len]

Thanks Nick, 

You made me look at my records again and actually

the 24-hr record for November is 42.7 mm on 21st Nov 2012.

My all time record 24-hr total is 60.5 mm on 22nd Dec 2012.

My guage is at 83 m amsl , 1 km from the coast as the seagull flies.

Len

Wembury

[Graham Easterling]

The event here really lasted from 6am on 23rd to 6pm on 24th. Total rainfall for the 36 hours 45.5mm

My greatest 09:00 to 09:00 November rainfall total being 84.5mm on 13/11/02 (which is also the highest daily rainfall I have recorded in Penzance) followed by 53.1mm on 7/11/97.

November 2002 was also my wettest ever month with 296mm! November is, on average, the wettest month here.

Now sunshine, just in time, my shed solar light died yesterday. It's taking a large number of council workmen to lift pieces of seaweed off the prom. 

Graham

Penzance

[jack.h...@gmail.com]

"1 km from the coast as the seagull flies."

You must have strange gulls down there if (as you imply) they fly straight from A to B.

Our Crows and Rooks are far better at straight lines.

Fieldfares currently everywhere and just had a small flock of Redwings in the garden.

Jack

Jack