Rainfall Statistics, 2013

[Bobby]

55mm of rain this month compared to the average of 100mm, the driest month since last March. 470mm so far for the year compared to 500mm this time last year.

 

Graph of this year and last year for comparison with average.

 

[The PIT]

The lack of rain continues. A total of 7.9mm here so far this month. Should catch last month total of 9mm though.

Rainfall so far

 

Jan 62.6mm 73%

Feb 56.7mm 90.4%

March 69.8 mm 101.5%

April 9 mm 14,2%

 

Last years rain still keeping the rivers up though.

[CongletonHeat]

We've had loads of rain here since Wednesday, been pouring down for the last few hours.

[Summer Sun]

The first three months of the year have been exceptionally wet for many parts of the South West.

 

According to provisional Met Office data, 282.9mm of rain fell in Camborne, Cornwall, between January and March - the most since 2007.

 

In Chivenor, Devon, the figure was 211.8mm - more than 50% higher than the same three months in 2012.

[4wd]

Just 15mm here so far this month, still relatively dry since the year is at 159mm (-110)

[Evening thunder]

The first three months of the year have been exceptionally wet for many parts of the South West.

 

According to provisional Met Office data, 282.9mm of rain fell in Camborne, Cornwall, between January and March - the most since 2007.

 

In Chivenor, Devon, the figure was 211.8mm - more than 50% higher than the same three months in 2012.

 

That didn't seem too unusual for me at first glance, and I just had a look at the average for Chivenor and the 1981-2010 average for the first 3 months of the year is 212.5mm so that is pretty much bang on average. 

 

Just had a look at the Camborne Jan-March average too, and it's 289mm so again pretty close to average (though actually a fraction below, not exceptionally wet like that paper or whatever reports).

 

It's more that last year started pretty dry, and many years since 2007 have started drier than average. I think which ever media source printed that needs to check it's facts, it's amazing/annoying how inaccurate certain areas of the media can be with the weather at times.

 

 

At home in East Devon we're currently on 17.6mm for the month so far, year to date total is 355.8mm

Edited May 13, 2013 by Stormmad26

[TonyH]

The first three months of the year have been exceptionally wet for many parts of the South West.According to provisional Met Office data, 282.9mm of rain fell in Camborne, Cornwall, between January and March - the most since 2007.In Chivenor, Devon, the figure was 211.8mm - more than 50% higher than the same three months in 2012.

Those amounts seem unremarkable to me Gavin for Cornwall and Devon, a very wet month would deliver that. Edited May 13, 2013 by TonyH

[Summer Sun]

That didn't seem too unusual for me at first glance, and I just had a look at the average for Chivenor and the 1981-2010 average for the first 3 months of the year is 212.5mm so that is pretty much bang on average. 

 

Just had a look at the Camborne Jan-March average too, and it's 289mm so again pretty close to average (though actually a fraction below, not exceptionally wet like that paper or whatever reports).

 

It's more that last year started pretty dry, and many years since 2007 have started drier than average. I think which ever media source printed that needs to check it's facts, it's amazing/annoying how inaccurate certain areas of the media can be with the weather at times.

 

 

At home in East Devon we're currently on 17.6mm for the month so far, year to date total is 355.8mm

 

http://news.sky.com/story/1090198/weather-fortnights-rainfall-in-single-day

[Evening thunder]

http://news.sky.com/story/1090198/weather-fortnights-rainfall-in-single-day

 

thanks, interestingly the rest of the article is reasonably sensible.

[The PIT]

Up to a great total of 11.3mm as of this morning.

[The PIT]

Finally the heavens opened overnight with 31.1mm falling bringing the monthly total too 42.4 mm 75% of normal.

[+++Thunderstorm+++]

70mm of rain this month and 298mm of rain this year.

 

You do all realise I hope that the moment anybody starts wittering about it being dry it's going to rain every day all day until October yes? 

Edited May 15, 2013 by +++Thunderstorm+++

[Terminal Moraine]

May is now the wettest month of the year so far with 99.7 mm up to 1800 g.m.t today; this makes it the wettest May here since 2009 which had 101.3 mm.

Looking at the radar echoes over the North Sea at the moment that could well be exceeded by tomorrow morning; the next in line is then May 2007 which recorded 110.3 mm.

[Bobby]

45mm here over past few days, 125mm this month now compared to 95mm average so the first above average month since December.

[4wd]

32mm the last 24 hours have pushed May from near average to rather wet 100mm+Year is on 245mm which is about 40mm down on average.

[The PIT]

In complete contrast to last May which was dry we,re now up to 88.5mm the wettest since 2009 when 92.8mm fell. Depending on whether we have heavy showers today we will pass that amount.  So far this year we're on 286.6mm. The average is 325.7mm so we're 88% of average.

[TonyH]

124.7mm so far would be the wettest May since 2006 (150.5mm).

It has also contained the second wettest day on record here (only back to 2005), 47.3mm on the 14th (wettest day 55.5mm 16 July 2009)

[Bobby]

125mm this month compared to the 95mm long term average, so 132% of normal and the first above average month since last December. Total for 2013 now 605mm.

 

[TonyH]

Llanwnnen, Ceredigion, Wales

Jan: 119.9mm = near normal
Feb: 67.7mm = rather dry

March: 95.3mm = near normal

April: 64.7mm = rather dry

May: 124.7mm = rather wet

 

2013 so far: 473mm

 

2013 Rainfall, Long Lawford, Rugby, Warwickshire (thanks to Dad)

Jan: 51.0mm = average
Feb: 43.8mm = average

March: 59.6mm = rather wet
April: 12.8mm = very dry

May: 62.5mm = rather wet

 

2013 so far: 229.7mm

 

[Summer Sun]

May finished with 68mm making it the wettest month of 2013 so far

 

Total rainfall for the year currently stands slightly below average at 174mm the 1981 to 2010 average is 192.6mm

[Somerset Squall]

May wetter than average, though it wasn't looking like it would turn out that way before a healthy dose of rain on the 28th. 2013 so far has turned out very near the average, just 0.5mm below so far.

 

January: 95.2mm (above average)February: 43.1mm (below average)March: 55.9mm (average)

April: 27.3mm (well below average)

May: 57.4mm (above average)2013 so far: 278.9mm (average)

Edited June 1, 2013 by Somerset Squall

[The PIT]

No change from the last post so 88% of average still.

[Terminal Moraine]

I've just been updating some of my records and have discovered that the 12 month period ending in March 2013 was the wettest here since I began keeping records 50 years ago. The total rainfall was 1463.4 mm which is 137% of the 1981-2010 average and 21.2 mm more than the previous wettest 12 month period which began in September 2000.

[The PIT]

No rain since the last post and we're in driest run since May 2012. According to the radar there are some showers to the north which brush past us to break this run. Otherwise it should stay dry here until Wednesday according to Netweathers GFS forecast while Thursday according to the Met office.

[summer blizzard]

Rained the other Thursday so will only get 13 days. Feb/March remains the longest period here.