when will the rain stop?

[swebby]

The other 16 in that list were followed by wetter than average Augusts.

Oh dear, i regret asking now. So historically we are looking at 4-1 in favour of more of the same?

Thanks Mr Data.

S

[William of Walworth]

My network is reporting that the Glade Festival (a 3 day dance/electro-music event, starting today) near Thatcham, Berkshire, near Newbury, was within a very short straw of being called off this morning. The gates were closed and arriving ticketholders turned away for a while. One stage closed, other event tents very very soggy by all accounts. Thatcham station was closed, part of the M4 near that area closed. Talk of 45 mm of rain in a morning down there, which might not be a total exaggeration!

But they held off on a major decision, and things are drying out down there slightly, now, with the sun out. Looks like it won't be cancelled altogether now, but Newbury Races were, and I bet other outdoor events in Central Southern England must have been too.

The other 16 in that list were followed by wetter than average Augusts.

How many of those wet July/wet August combos were preceded by a wetter than average June though?

Edited July 20, 2007 by William of Walworth

[tinybill]

My network is reporting that the Glade Festival (a 3 day dance/electro-music event, starting today) near Thatcham, Berkshire, near Newbury, was within a very short straw of being called off this morning. The gates were closed and arriving ticketholders turned away for a while. One stage closed, other event tents very very soggy by all accounts. Thatcham station was closed, part of the M4 near that area closed. Talk of 45 mm of rain in a morning down there, which might not be a total exaggeration!

But they held off on a major decision, and things are drying out down there slightly, now, with the sun out. Looks like it won't be cancelled altogether now, but Newbury Races were, and I bet other outdoor events in Central Southern England must have been too.

How many of those wet July/wet August combos were preceded by a wetter than average June though?

My other worry is now i.e . . . . The rivers are full the fields can’t take much more if it keep raining what going to happen. When our so called rainy season starts dare I say the word this coming winter!!!

[tinybill]

dont know if people been looking at the news huge problems arouned m4/bristol plus it looks like the area of rain is geting biger

[Snowyowl9]

My other worry is now i.e . . . . The rivers are full the fields can’t take much more if it keep raining what going to happen. When our so called rainy season starts dare I say the word this coming winter!!!

It is a real worry actually the next 48hrs are a major worry as this rain is not forecast to stop all night and tomorrow for Wales and other parts this is serious. there`s small pools in the fields now,seen water I`ve never seen in summer before.

[Summer of 95]

It is a real worry actually the next 48hrs are a major worry as this rain is not forecast to stop all night and tomorrow for Wales and other parts this is serious. there`s small pools in the fields now,seen water I`ve never seen in summer before.

Midlands Weather has just been on forecasting ANOTHER "2 inches or so" of rain for this area by tomorrow morning- come on this is supposed to be July!

[Snowyowl9]

Midlands Weather has just been on forecasting ANOTHER "2 inches or so" of rain for this area by tomorrow morning- come on this is supposed to be July!

Saw Wales weather and it was very grim don`t know how the severn will cope from all this it was suppose to of eased off tonight but the rainband doesn`t shift just hope it fragments, now if this was winter we`d get 3 ft of snow.

[hotsummer]

I heard someone say it will get warm by the end of July! Well some good jokes going about

[Bobby]

Britain's climate is certainly becoming increasingly topical. I dread to think what it will be like in 50 years after much more warming.

[Weather-history]

Wettest May-June-July periods for England and Wales

362.4 2007

Wettest June-July periods for England and Wales

1768 270.6

1839 267.8

1879 260.7

1828 257.1

1789 256.0

1829 247.0

2007 241.8

[tinybill]

just the frount page of the sun.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007330606,00.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007330758,00.html

plus there is a met weather person saying summer has ended!!!!!!!!! :o

Edited July 21, 2007 by tinybill

[snowray]

:o So as expected this is going to go down as one of the wettest periods since records began in th UK.

Edited July 21, 2007 by snowray

[West is Best]

Bet we have a scorching bone dry August ... it would be classic for this country (see my August CET comment for reasons why).

The one thing you can be certain of is that when the tabloids go definitively one way, the weather will then do the opposite!

yep, judging by the radar and athe quantity of rain falling from the sky here all morning the May, June, July record will be broken today, and probably by some margin, especially with nearly 2 weeks of this wather to come! Think we will be in top 10 June - July too, maybe top five. The last 3 months have really been remarkable in this part of the world for rainfall!

April was bone dry though ... just goes to show how unpredictable our climate is here.

[kold weather]

Well to be fair this is now really a quite exceptional few months for rainfall and I don't use that word lightly but its fully justified in this case, where about are we currently ranking in terms of the July rainfall, must be in the top 20 thanks to yesterdays rainfall at least?

[Weather-history]

, where about are we currently ranking in terms of the July rainfall, must be in the top 20 thanks to yesterdays rainfall at least?

Wettest Julys

182.6 1828

164.2 1834

158.4 1775

157.5 1880

156.6 1888

155.0 1787

152.9 1839

152.0 1816

149.5 1798

149.3 1779

148.0 1767

145.2 1822

143.7 1829

142.7 1875

139.0 1988

138.0 1936

135.2 1796

132.4 1920

131.7 1782

129.8 1855

129.4 1778

128.0 1789

126.3 1922

126.3 1802

126.0 1915

124.5 1861

122.9 1872

121.9 1801

121.9 1768

121.4 1879

119.7 1817

119.7 1960

118.6 1939

118.4 1924

117.4 1810

116.9 1895

116.6 1777

116.1 1871

114.1 1792

113.1 1882

112.5 1940

110.0 1853

110.0 1918

109.1 1930

108.5 1877

108.4 1931

108.3 1799

108.2 1850

107.8 1968

106.9 1823

106.6 1806

105.7 1867

105.6 1950

105.3 1886

104.4 1893

104.0 1957

103.9 1903

102.4 1894

101.7 1766

101.3 1956

100.4 1791

100.0 1808

99.9 1804

99.9 1932

99.7 1846

98.9 1953

98.6 1784

97.5 1831

97.5 1884

97.4 1965

96.7 1883

96.0 1927

95.7 1958

94.8 1851

94.5 1790

94.4 1912

94.4 1811

94.2 1914

94.1 1774

94.0 1830

93.5 1973

93.2 2002

93.2 1836

91.7 1909

91.3 1841

90.1 2007

[Terminal Moraine]

A surprisingly long way down the list. July 1828 must have been a month worth witnessing.

Locally, despite the fact we've missed all the torrential showers and also the worst of events such as yesterday, we could still exceed the July record of 140.6mm in 2003.

T.M

Edited July 21, 2007 by Terminal Moraine

[Bobby]

just the frount page of the sun.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007330606,00.html

http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007330758,00.html

plus there is a met weather person saying summer has ended!!!!!!!!! :o

If The Sun said said the sky was blue I'd have to check myself.

Though the outlook certainly isn't good, emember we just don't know what will happen beyond say 10 days. It's all guesswork after that. August and September could be scorching.

[I remember Atlantic 252]

probably never stop here today i think monday is going to be very wet, i had a high of 13.8oC yesterday at 9am, most days of winter 07/08 will be warmer than that, today looks like being coldest day of summer (autumn) 07

[Snowyowl9]

Well it`s stopped raining this morning and I have to say it`s the 2nd wettest spell I`ve ever seen with one autumn a few years back it was wetter but the ground was hard then,2.6inches altogether and the valleys are flooded especially the river severn,and there`s underground streams even in the fields and water everywhere as it`s soaking off big time.

It will be a disaster for crops,even our damson`s are dropping off and going red.

Tell me I`m dreaming!!!!

http://85.214.49.20/pics/brack1a.gif

[Weather-history]

A surprisingly long way down the list.

Really wet Julys have been pretty scarce since 1961, this is the 5th one to break the 90mm barrier since then. Its definitely going to be the wettest July since 1988 now.

The period August 2006-July 2007 has been pretty wet, up to 1158.4mm so far. The 12 month rainfall average is 919.7mm

Edited July 21, 2007 by Mr_Data

[WBSH]

I think we will get a warm, dry settled September.

There is no scientific reason why I predict this, I just am!

[The PIT]

Well plenty of time for it to be bumped a long way up the list. Ten days to go and more rain to come. Wouldn't be surprised if we ended half way up the list.

Anyway it's going to hit peoples pockets hard this cleanup.

[cheeky_monkey]

Really wet Julys have been pretty scarce since 1961, this is the 5th one to break the 90mm barrier since then. Its definitely going to be the wettest July since 1988 now.

The period August 2006-July 2007 has been pretty wet, up to 1158.4mm so far. The 12 month rainfall average is 919.7mm

some areas were reproting up 5inches or 125mm of rain..how do u colate your figs for england and wales...where do they come from...are there a set number of usuable stations?

[The PIT]

some areas were reproting up 5inches or 125mm of rain..how do u colate your figs for england and wales...where do they come from...are there a set number of usuable stations?

Someones spelling worse than mine.

Theres a lot of info at the Met office and I think Mr Data has created his own database as well. For me in Sheffield it's the sixth wetness July on record since 1955. This following on June which was the wettest on record and an amazing 389.3% above average. With no sign of anything settled on the way August may go the same way.

[cheeky_monkey]

Someones spelling worse than mine.

yeah but im not as ugly as you!..lol