Re: [WR]Dry in Copley

Hi Ken, pretty much the same here with only 14mm. Have you had the same lack
of sun as well? This January we have had no rain, no sun, no wind, no snow,
no unusaual cold. |Doesn't leave much weather really, does it! Sadly, looks
like more of the same for the foreseeable future.
Dave, S.Essex
"Ken Cook" <copley43met@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1138184871.482575.294710@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Hi, All,
>
> If the computer models for a dry outlook are correct, we are on track
> for the driest January for at least 35 years here in Copley. Total so
> far is 8.4mm(11%), normal is 78.4mm.
>
> If no more precipitation falls this will be the driest month of any
> name since I started recording here in 1995. August 2003 had 10.3mm and
> the lowest January figure is 14.6mm in 1997.
>
> The lowest January total at my previous site in Low Etherley (10miles
> NE of Copley, 155metres asl) between 1970 and 1995 was 10.8mm in 1989.
>
> Even though this is a notable rain shadow area, really dry months below
> 10mm are unusual here mainly because of the effect of the North Sea.
> When much of the UK is in an anticyclonic dry situation, the North Sea
> can be relied upon to give us some showers with winds from NW through N
> to SE. In fact, as I write I can see a light sleet shower, so things
> could change soon!!
>
> The 12 month total from February 1995 is still well up at 781.0mm (95%)
> and, unlike in SE England, this has been the only noticeably dry month
> since November 2004.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ken Cook, Copley 253metre asl, nr Barnard Castle, County Durham
> http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/copley
>


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