Looking forward to it @Fire . I've just been looking back at my rainfall record for this year and it's been a mixture, with some months much wetter than average and some much drier.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Looking forward to it @Fire . I've just been looking back at my rainfall record for this year and it's been a mixture, with some months much wetter than average and some much drier.
Yes, it's been a funny year again JennyJ. Long dry spells down here (May-June then September to mid October) where in both spells the lawn stopped growing for 2-3 weeks. Then spells where it's seemed to rain almost daily for weeks on end. In the last 6 months I only recall April and August having that happy balance of sunshine and rain.
Oct was the wettest in England for 23 years. 192% of the long term average overall. After all that rain Colliford and Roadford reservoirs in south-west England are still below normal. It looks like they should be back to normal next spring.
England should go into the spring with good reservoir levels.
I expected far more flooding in our area than has been experienced. The usual places, i.e. those which have flooded every year for decades have been affected plus a few where there has been a lot of building on flood plains (what a surprise that is)!
Thanks @Fire, it's always interesting to compare my records with the official ones.
"The October rainfall total for England was 147.2mm which represents 192% of the 1961 to 1990 LTA for the time of year (163% of the 1991 to 2020 LTA)"."
We got 137 mm in October (according to my rain gauge which is a bit rough-and-ready), which is over double the long-term averages for October - 240% of the 1991-2020 LTA for the nearest weather station and 311% of the 1961 t0 1990 LTA. So, less rain than some parts of the country, but a bigger increase over our local LTAs than the average.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
There are around 250 chalk streams in the world; they are some of the planet's rarest habitats. Around 220 are in the South of England. Only 22 have legal protection. As with all rivers in the UK, they are under great threat.
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