Rainfall comment for Spring 2020 (March/April/May)
What an amazing Spring! After a very wet winter the rain pretty much stopped in the middle of March and there has been very little since.
March was a month of two halves, with 78mm falling in the first half and only 4mm in the second. The total ended up at around about the 5 year average.
April, which is traditionally dry, saw a total of 33mm, but 30mm of that fell on just two separate days at the end of the month.
And May has just been very dry, with only 11mm, I think the driest and sunniest on record (to be confirmed by the Met Office).
What an amazing Spring! After a very wet winter the rain pretty much stopped in the middle of March and there has been very little since.
March was a month of two halves, with 78mm falling in the first half and only 4mm in the second. The total ended up at around about the 5 year average.
April, which is traditionally dry, saw a total of 33mm, but 30mm of that fell on just two separate days at the end of the month.
And May has just been very dry, with only 11mm, I think the driest and sunniest on record (to be confirmed by the Met Office).
ASHFORD WEATHER!
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1.10.19 Mike Moss continues to update the breakdown of our weather statistics over the past 7 years HERE
1.11.19 What a wet October! CLICK HERE for details
Rainfall comment for October 2019: Another exceptionally wet month which produced well over twice the average October rainfall. The 5 year average for September and October combined is 136mm, 2019 records for these 2 months show 308mm.
Rainfall comment for September ‘I have recorded a total of 157 mm for September, which is a little over twice the 5 year average for the month. Even this may be a little shy, as I came back from a week’s holiday towards the end of the month to find the rain gauge full to overflowing!
Rainfall August 2019
The 96mm of rain which fell during August was pretty much in line with the 5 year average of 100 mm. Comparison of recent summers (June/July/Aug) is interesting, with totals of 256 mm this year, only 152 mm in 2018 and a 5 year average (2012 to 2017) of 227 mm. Last year really was dry. However, take away the 107 mm that fell in the first two weeks of June this year and the rest of this summer was just as dry as 2018. That’s certainly what it felt like watering the garden.
Rainfall July 2019
Another dry-ish month, with only 47 mm of rain compared to the July 5 year average of 67 mm. Watch out though, August is traditionally pretty wet!
Rainfall - June 2019
A month of two halves, with 107mm of rain falling in the first 15 days and then only 6mm in the second 15. The June total of 113mm was almost twice the 5 year average (60mm) and swamps last year’s figure of only 4mm!
Rainfall – May 2019
It will not be a surprise to hear that rainfall in May was remarkably low, only 25mm (1 inch), compared to the 5 year average of 69mm. What did surprise me was that the spring total (March/April/May) was slightly above the 5 year average, 188mm this year compared to 176mm average. It seemed drier than that! Check out the chart for the full story.
Click HERE for BBC daily forecast
1.10.19 Mike Moss continues to update the breakdown of our weather statistics over the past 7 years HERE
1.11.19 What a wet October! CLICK HERE for details
Rainfall comment for October 2019: Another exceptionally wet month which produced well over twice the average October rainfall. The 5 year average for September and October combined is 136mm, 2019 records for these 2 months show 308mm.
Rainfall comment for September ‘I have recorded a total of 157 mm for September, which is a little over twice the 5 year average for the month. Even this may be a little shy, as I came back from a week’s holiday towards the end of the month to find the rain gauge full to overflowing!
Rainfall August 2019
The 96mm of rain which fell during August was pretty much in line with the 5 year average of 100 mm. Comparison of recent summers (June/July/Aug) is interesting, with totals of 256 mm this year, only 152 mm in 2018 and a 5 year average (2012 to 2017) of 227 mm. Last year really was dry. However, take away the 107 mm that fell in the first two weeks of June this year and the rest of this summer was just as dry as 2018. That’s certainly what it felt like watering the garden.
Rainfall July 2019
Another dry-ish month, with only 47 mm of rain compared to the July 5 year average of 67 mm. Watch out though, August is traditionally pretty wet!
Rainfall - June 2019
A month of two halves, with 107mm of rain falling in the first 15 days and then only 6mm in the second 15. The June total of 113mm was almost twice the 5 year average (60mm) and swamps last year’s figure of only 4mm!
Rainfall – May 2019
It will not be a surprise to hear that rainfall in May was remarkably low, only 25mm (1 inch), compared to the 5 year average of 69mm. What did surprise me was that the spring total (March/April/May) was slightly above the 5 year average, 188mm this year compared to 176mm average. It seemed drier than that! Check out the chart for the full story.