Mikel Nimbus
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We get rain all year round, and I know water does gets used more in summer esp with extra warmth and the vegetation growing, but it does not take much for above average rainfall in this country, and all along i have been saying it will be quite a wet period we are going to see, which will bring us back close to average or the time of year and the ban was unnecessary.
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We all know how fallible long range forecasts are, even those which come from the experts. What output have you seen that suggests we're going to have the prolonged, above average rainfall needed this summer, or is this just a gut feeling you have?
You're saying we shouldn't have a hosepipe ban because you think we will all get sufficient rain? What happens if, like during the last 18+ months, we don't and then the water supplies become dangerously low? We'd be thinking "wouldn't it be handy if we had saved some extra water". Taking a chance with such a valuable resource as water in the way you suggest is reckless to say the least.
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Some great pictures out there. Looks like it's been an active day!
NW London Storm shields are working perfectly you'll be pleased to hear. Not a single drop of rain yet.
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Good luck everyone.
I've entered it but like a donut was distracted while typing and fluffed up one of the (easy) questions. Can I resubmit?
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London clay is notorious for causing subsidence during dry weather and for some reason this area of London always suffers badly. There are a few cracks in the wall in my room which have grown bigger and bigger over the last year. It has also caused the roof to leak in one place and the garden pathway to crack. I don't know how it works exactly, but I'm hoping that when it does rain the clay will expand again and everything will click back into place. :unsure:
As for rainfall, we measured 485.2mm 1st March 2011 - 29th Feb 2012.
I really don't want a washout summer, but we are probably going to need it if things are to get back to normal.
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I found an amazing little frost hollow in Hertfordshire last night. I got a reading of -15 on my car and that was while the engine was hot so it could have been lower! I was curious so I got outside the car and could instantly feel the snot in my nose begin to freeze. Can honestly say I've never felt so cold in my life.
As for tonight -2.2 atm after top temp today of 0.2.
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A good 4-5 cms here tonight. Very decent for this area and settling on top of 14cm we got last sturday (some of which has melted). Temperature has been falling away here over the last hour down to -0.3.
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Some greens building up on the radar west of London. We aren't really going to reach 15cm are we????
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lol......this has got to be the best single snowfall here for quite a few years..!!!!!
I've only ever seen one bigger snowfall and that was feb 09 Thames streamer event.
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Just scraping 13cm now. My telephone line is caked in snow and looks like it wants to snap. :unsure:
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12cm and still lashing it down. Incredible!
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I'm surprised how well my area has done. My expectation was around 3cm to 5cm but there's about 9cm lying snow which is great considering of the winter we've had so far
Yep, make the most of it. Not often (if ever) we can say we are in a sweet spot for snow.
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9.5cm with temp at -0.1 and DP -0.6.
Half a cm more and I'll be happy.
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Was just looking at the NMM when Kold posted that very accurate description of the precip. So far, the model has done very well tonight.
It looks like this area has seen the worst of what we are going to get and it's all eyes east now. Between 12-2am Essex should see the band reinvigorate then the heavier stuff moves south towards Sussex afterwards clipping into Kent at arounf 4-5am.
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@Paul Sherman and nw Londoners:
Sorry to say but I think the 8cms reported in barnet by someone is an exaggeration. I have 4cms currently and am about at the highest altitiude in barnet. I took a pic with tape measure if required lol. A pic of the 8cm would be great pls:P
I promise you this is no exaggeration. Just measured it again to make sure and it is definitely over 8cm.
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Looks like this flight was buzzing around Luton to land then said "sod it, let's go home"
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That takes the award within the M25 Mike!
Vesuvius yep I must have miscalculated just how slow this band has been to spread east, either that or the Stalling process was ongoing about 2 hours ago at the front end. Good to know 3 miles up the road has 2-3cm
100m elevation helps as does the front reaching here hours earlier than expected then slowing to a halt.
I hope it peps up again when it moves through for you Essexers.
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Temp -0.6, DP -1.3 and 8.5cm of snow and still coming down!
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Already a centimetre here and we weren't meant to be getting anything until 10pm according to ths morning's charts. Temperature keeps falling despite the front getting closer! -1 now.
I agree with Paul, for an Atlantic weather system this really is unusual.
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Don't even go there. Hope the team coach gets stuck on the M25!!
Hoping some snow will cheer me up.
Heard the second half of that. Sounds like you collapsed right at the end. Still reckon yourselves and Swindon are going up automatically.
Anyway, snow will make everything better.
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Temperature has been falling steadily here all afternoon down to 0.2 dp -2.7! Should start seeing small flakes within 45 mins around N/NW London.
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Just had a look at the 06z NMM Dew Points and am surprised at how the zero isotherm stays well west of our region. That's pretty impressive for a system that has just come off the Atlantic and is going to pass straight over us. It looks like the front occludes at just the right time for us SE'ners.
Interesting post by Steve M regarding snow depths.
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:shok: HUGE crack of thunder just shook the whole house and scared the life out of me. The only one I can ever remember being louder was in Memphis, Tennessee last year. Hammering it down again.
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I can hear alot of thunder in the distance but I can't for the life of me work out were its coming from? and the low level clouds seem to be heading south?
It's over here. Incredible storm, haven't seen one like this here for years and years. Some massive strikes and deafening boooms. Heaviest rainfall rate recorded here since started recording data nearly 10 years ago.
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It's because of the power surges that lightning strikes create. If you have a close strike then it will cause a power spike and your pc to abruptly shut down running the risk of damaging the motherboard and hard drive - especially if using windows!
Our roof was struck by lightning in 2008 and electronic devices which weren't plugged in were still rendered unusable afterwards. But you are right, anything plugged into the mains was was absolutely fried.
Even though the insurance paid out over £15,000 between me and next door we now have surge protectors on everything! Money can't replace your data.
A few small flashes and half decent rumbles just passed over here and things are feeling fresher.
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Rainfall Statistics, 2012
in Spring Weather Discussion
Posted · Edited by Mikel Nimbus
Up to 110.7mm in this part of London. If this front carries on at its current rate we may have a chance of breaking the last highest recorded month, August 2010 which saw 120.9mm.