Early May 2016 - Missing the rains

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Greg Gruner
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Re: Early May 2016 - Missing the rains

Post by Greg Gruner » Wed Jun 01, 2016 8:32 pm

Thanks to 13.7mm of rain yesterday, May finished with 65.2mm, 124% of the estimated LTA. So a wet month. But 67% of the month's total fell on two days (10th and 31st).

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Len Wood
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Re: Early May 2016 - Missing the rains

Post by Len Wood » Fri Jun 03, 2016 8:47 am

Yes, 49.7 mm was the May total.
Only 67% of the latest 10-year May average 2001-2010.
Len
Wembury, SW Devon coast

83 m amsl

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