A Right Old Washout......

[Weather-history]

The wettest month on record for England and Wales is October 1903 with a rainfall total of 218.1mm

Here is some data from this soaking

Some reports

Camden Square: Exceedingly wet and very mild. Measurable rain on 29 days.

Abinger Hall: Extraordinary rain

Crowborough: The number of rainy days (28) forms a record for the month.

Hartley Wintney: Rain fell every day

Winslow: Meadows have been under water many times during the month.

Pitsford: A month of constant rain, wind and gloom

Colchester: Continuously mild, overcast and very wet

Launceston: Gloomy and extraordinarily wet. Much damage was caused on the 28th by the highest floods remembered.

Ross-on-Wye: Rained every day,

Seathwaite: The wettest October for the last generation.

Arncliffe: The wettest month on record in this district.

Newcastle: The greatest monthly fall, the greatest number of rainy days and the greatest fall in 24 hrs since 1868.

Haverfordwest: The greatest rain in October during 55 years.

Wettest stations

The Stye: 32.5 inches

Sprinkling Tarn: 27.6 inches

Stye Head Tarn: 27.4 inches

Mickleden: 27.4 inches

Dungeon Ghyll: 25.62 inches

Driest stations

Dublin: 2.61 inches

Minster: 3.03 inches

Castledermot: 3.29 inches

Burgh Castle: 3.73 inches

Athlone: 3.81 inches

Edited October 21, 2008 by Mr_Data

[Rustynailer]

My God 32 inches Where is the Stye anyway? Some obscure Irish railway station I suspect, alternatively perhaps Welsh?

On the Island we managed just 6.57, although I have no idea exactly Beldorne Tower is(though I have a few ideas), I can say that it is between 0 and 150 ft asl.

Amazing all the same Mr Data.

Kind regards,

Russ

[Terminal Moraine]

My God 32 inches Where is the Stye anyway? Some obscure Irish railway station I suspect, alternatively perhaps Welsh?

On the Island we managed just 6.57, although I have no idea exactly Beldorne Tower is(though I have a few ideas), I can say that it is between 0 and 150 ft asl.

Amazing all the same Mr Data.

Kind regards,

Russ

The Stye is in the Lake District, near Styehead Tarn I believe. 32" of rain is not unique there, in November 1929 Stye Head recorded 38" and another 31.5" in December 1929, and around 50" fell in January 1928 at The Stye.

Locally, Buxton recorded 262.4 mm ( 10.33") in October 1903 but this has since been eclipsed by the Octobers of 1998 with 352.6mm ( 13.88") and the wettest month there on record, and also 2000 with 310.9mm ( 12.24" )

January 1948 also managed more than October 1903 with 308.6mm ( 12.15")

Edited October 22, 2008 by Terminal Moraine

[Weather-history]

[londonsnow]

interesting to see the synoptics for that month. clearly a very active atlantic!