Rainfall Statistics 2011

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Only had 6.4mm here today, which constitutes a drought in these parts. In fact, it's so dry, all the leaves on the trees are turning brown.

[The PIT]

Now up to 42.2% for the month 27.4 mm. So far this year totals 357.8 mm. The driest is 1975 with 521.2 mm can we beat it?

[Aaron]

We need an above average month here, to surpass 500 mm's. October or November are going to have to be really wet..

[Teesdale]

We need an above average month here, to surpass 500 mm's. October or November are going to have to be really wet..

Really need some southerly tracking low's crossing the Midlands to boost those area's short of rainfall this year.

Here 859mm this year, 122mm this month

[Aaron]

Really need some southerly tracking low's crossing the Midlands to boost those area's short of rainfall this year.

Here 859mm this year, 122mm this month

The final half of September and most of October is looking settled and dry - nice and practical but I'd appreciate some rain.

[Aaron]

Annual total so far at 322.8 mm. If this dry October comes to fruition, unless November and December are very wet indeed, there's no way we're going to surpass 500 mm's.

[Bobby]

No more rain for the month so final total for September is 210mm compared to the average of 145mm.

Jan: 185 mm (close to average)

Feb: 160 mm (close to average)

March: 25 mm (very dry)

April: 10 mm (very dry)

May: 95 mm (average)

June: 150 mm (above average)

July: 90 mm (average)

Aug: 90 mm (somewhat below average)

Sept: 210 mm (above average)

Year so far: 1,015 mm (somewhat below average)

Edited September 28, 2011 by Barb-

[TonyH]

2011 Rainfall, Lampeter, Wales

January: 161.6mm = rather wet

February: 116.2mm = slightly wet

March: 28.1mm = very dry

April: 28.8mm = very dry

May: 86.7mm = near average

June: 65.6mm = slightly dry

July: 88.4mm = around average

August: 57.8mm = rather dry

September: 107.5mm = average

Total so far: 741mm

Edited October 1, 2011 by Tonyh

[TonyH]

Coventry Rainfall, 2011, courtesy of Dad:

January: 43.5mm (77%)

Now at Long Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire:

February: 44.4mm = close to average

March: 6.8mm = exceptionally dry

April: 4.5mm = exceptionally dry

May: 43.2mm = slightly dry

June: 49mm = slightly dry

July: 22.7mm = half the average

August: 55mm = close to average

September: 23.7mm = below 50%

2011 so far: 293.3mm

Edited October 1, 2011 by Tonyh

[TEITS]

Finally have an accurate rainfall figure for this year so far.

260.8mm until today with only 21.6mm in September. The wettest months were strangely June, July, August with June being the wettest month.

http://www.peterboro...s/april2011.php

Edited October 1, 2011 by THE EYE IN THE SKY

[reef]

A very dry year so far here:

January: 17.6mm (35%)

February: 52.8mm (138%)

March: 5.6mm (12%)

April: 5.2mm (12%)

May: 29.0mm (67%)

June: 48.0mm (96%)

July: 33.8mm (88%)

August: 52.8mm (108%)

September: 15.0mm (29%)

2011 so far: 259.8mm (63%)

[Aaron]

A very dry year so far here:

January: 17.6mm (35%)

February: 52.8mm (138%)

March: 5.6mm (12%)

April: 5.2mm (12%)

May: 29.0mm (67%)

June: 48.0mm (96%)

July: 33.8mm (88%)

August: 52.8mm (108%)

September: 15.0mm (29%)

2011 so far: 259.8mm (63%)

Wow, and parts of East Yorkshire got battered with 50 mm of rain in one day.. guess it shows how localised they are.

[reef]

Wow, and parts of East Yorkshire got battered with 50 mm of rain in one day.. guess it shows how localised they are.

We had 0.2mm that day, it missed us by literally 5 miles or so, such is the nature of thundery showers

[Isolated Frost]

Blimey - just 0.2mm! On a day like that - must have been mad on the edge of the showers, were you pleased and disappointed.

I mean pleased or disappointed? Haha.

[reef]

A bit disappointed at the time, but after seeing the flooding in the Goole area, rather relieved. However a convergence zone brought 22.8mm just 5 days later with a consistent stream of showers, so we had some action in the end.

[TEITS]

Wow, and parts of East Yorkshire got battered with 50 mm of rain in one day.. guess it shows how localised they are.

Same can be said for this area. Although the total for Peterborough is 260mm, only a few miles W of Peterborough is a village called Wansford who have only recorded 220mm! This is because a storm caused flash flooding in Peterborough but missed Wansford.

I was thinking what a relief we have had an unsettled summer. If it had been dry then I reckon some areas would of struggled to reach 250mm for the entire year. A desert is classified as somewhere that recieves less than 250mm a year.

Lets hope we don't have a relatively dry autumn/winter otherwise we could experience many problems next spring/summer.

[Somerset Squall]

August proves to be just a blip in the continuing run of drier than average months. September becomes the eighth out of nine months to be below average.

January: 69.9mm

February: 39.9mm

March: 24.3mm

April: 14.0mm

May: 35.4mm

June: 50.4mm

July: 28.7mm

August: 60.8mm

September: 46.8mm

2011 so far: 363.2mm (as opposed to the average of 507.6mm up to this point in the year)

Edited October 2, 2011 by Somerset Squall

[Osbourne One-Nil]

Passed the 1000mm mark overnight. Currently at 41mm for the month and 1003.8mm for the year.

[Teesdale]

Passed the 1000mm mark overnight. Currently at 41mm for the month and 1003.8mm for the year.

Gone through the 900mm mark yesterday. Surprised have only 100mm less than you considering the near total dominance of westerly flow this year. The lack of any easterly based precipation this year is notable.

[Isolated Frost]

Indeed teesdale. I've also noticed on radar, that though the pennines take a lot of precipitation away from here basically on the ne coast, but the Consett area takes about as much out. The only good rains here have came from the south-west or north-west, not due west.

[Teesdale]

Indeed teesdale. I've also noticed on radar, that though the pennines take a lot of precipitation away from here basically on the ne coast, but the Consett area takes about as much out. The only good rains here have came from the south-west or north-west, not due west.

There is sharp decline in annual rainfall away from ridge of N Pennines. In most westerly flows areas East of here the rainfall amount drop dramatically. Copley 10 miles East of here can get a quarter of the rainfall recieved here in westerly's. Never mind locations away from the Pennines.

Just hoping for some easterly based precipatation in the next few months. After the November snowy spell, there's been very little in the way of Easterly flows

[Isolated Frost]

I'd imagine though that you would see low cloud from an easterly aswell? But I'd love an easterly simply for the lack of one this year, raw cool winds from the N Sea at Halloween/Bonfire night hopefully - like last year.

[Teesdale]

I'd imagine though that you would see low cloud from an easterly aswell? But I'd love an easterly simply for the lack of one this year, raw cool winds from the N Sea at Halloween/Bonfire night hopefully - like last year.

Yeap can get hill fog from both directions, tends to thicker in Easterly flows. Heaviest rainfalls also from the east

[Summer Sun]

Here is the yearly data for Darlington upto the 6th October,

Our yearly rainfall average in Darlington is 643.3mm (1971–2000 averages)

Here is my total's so far,

January - 26.00mm

Febuary - 64.00mm

March - 13.00mm

April - 7.00mm

May - 33.00mm

June - 43.00mm

July - 72.00mm

August - 97.00mm

September - 36.00mm

October - 1.0mm (Upto the 6th)

Total so Far 392.00mm

We are still 251.3mm short of the 1971–2000 averages which I somehow don't think we will reach with just 11 weeks of the year left.

[Weather-history]

Only 1 month since and including January 2010 has recorded 100mm> for England and Wales (August 2010). thats 1 out of the last 21 months. From November 1932 to November 1934, there were no 100mm+ months.

Edited October 13, 2011 by Mr_Data