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    Record Rainfall - 2022

    in Historic Weather

    Posted

    I reckon after this dry period, we will literally be beating these records too...

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    From April to July 2012 the UK experienced a period of exceptionally wet weather, breaking previous rainfall records and resulting in several significant flood events. The wet weather affected all of England, Wales and eastern Scotland. April, June, and the period April to July were each the wettest on record in the England & Wales precipitation series from 1766, while for the UK overall, summer 2012 (June, July and August) was the wettest since 1912. The record rainfall brought the England and Wales drought 2010 to 2012 to an abrupt end. In contrast to the wet weather elsewhere, the far north-west of Scotland saw well below-average rainfall from March to October 2012. The persistent wet weather was due to a shift in the jet stream to a much more southerly track than normal, bringing a succession of Atlantic low pressure systems and associated fronts across the southern half of the UK.

    https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/binaries/content/assets/metofficegovuk/pdf/weather/learn-about/uk-past-events/interesting/2012/record-rainfall---april-to-july-2012---met-office.pdf

    SE, London & EA - Weather Discussion

    in SE, London and East Anglia Weather Discussion

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    1 hour ago, Blessed Weather said:

    BBC News weather forecast now starting to cover the thundery breakdown next week. Here's two graphics of interest from the national news (London with a storm symbol), but it was disappointing to hear the local Look East weather presenter say the thunderstorms on Monday/Tuesday "won't be as widespread as many of us would like".

    236077491_BBCforecastcharton12Aug.thumb.jpg.b60c083923d8ab0ac6d5fcbd2a29eecd.jpg1291400495_BBCforecaston12Aug.thumb.jpg.c2b7ed71a20d0cc8f9aae4f3e16f5b8e.jpg

    I didn't even look at the weather. I just looked to the left of that picture... 😂

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    Drought Watch

    in Spring Weather Discussion

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    On 11/08/2022 at 09:17, Nick L said:

    We'll be turning our thoughts from drought to flooding next week I think. Even a modest thunderstorm in the south is going to cause problems, the rain will have nowhere to go the ground is so baked hard.

    We saw it during COVID, Labour Run councils and TfL roads are so poor, the rain just turns to puddles.  It's never been so bad than the last two years, even when Labour was in power previously it's not that bad.

    Summer 2022 Chat

    in Spring Weather Discussion

    Posted

    When do we get Hosepipe bans?  Surely Govt should be thinking of this already, and go in early just so we protect farms and other industries.

    I know the opposition is more focused on Parties, Beer and failed policies - but Govt should take action soon, or is this down to LAs/Water companies or Environment Agency?

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    Storms and Convective discussion - 1st May 2022 onwards

    in Storms & Severe Weather

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    Whilst I don't disagree, I don't think the last 3 years are guaranteed to be our future.   Earths climate is so volatile, and I think we will experience cooler and wetter months and years soon. 

    A rise in temperatures in theory should make storms more violent, it has not.   We've just more settled weather, more sunshine and tapped into more settled heat rather than explosive storms.

    3 minutes ago, Flash bang flash bang etc said:

    I think it’s unavoidable we will get at least one extreme heat blip every summer now - feels like ‘wet British summers’ are going to be confined to the history books - it will be a summer of extremes generally, but dry will become the norm, and hot will be a regular thing

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    Storms and Convective discussion - 1st May 2022 onwards

    in Storms & Severe Weather

    Posted

    I think a lot of it has to do with the moisture content.  What's also happened in those years gone by is a weaker than average (note not normal) as when the Atlantic does get going it's horrendous, but I think back to those wet summery days of 1990s-2000s and they were always wet.   I don't remember weather this dry on average. 

    But I think the tide will turn and there's going to be some upcoming summers, we never wished we moaned about.

    8 hours ago, CreweCold said:

    Yes there has definitely been a decline. It's not just selective memory.

    I remember MCS aplenty in the 1990s as a kid. I also remember those baking hot days, the build up of cumulus and then the eventual rumbling in the distance. 

    8 hours ago, Sunny76 said:

    It started becoming more noticeable during summer 2007. Until that year, a summer storm was usually a once a year or more event. I remember experiencing thunderstorms a lot more often in the 90s and early 2000s, and they were just as good as some 80s years.

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