Whats the weather like near you?

[nepia]

57 minutes ago, AJStrees said:

You will have to tell us what did happen in September 1976......

We danced in the first rain since April.

[eggsarascal]

42 minutes ago, nepia said:

We danced in the first rain since April.

Is that a uthenism?

[Matthew Storrs]

Phenomenal rain here, I’ve lived here (probably wettest area in southern England) for 10 years and never experienced anything like it. Only an hour or two of rain- but pub, primary school all flooded, primary school playground about 4 and a half foot deep of water.

[Matthew Storrs]

Water coming into greenhouse and primary school playground 

That wall In the far corner is 6ft high to give some idea how deep it was, an hours rain - it’s mental.

Edited August 13, 2020 by Matthew Storrs

[Stubby]

11 hours ago, nepia said:

That's what I'd been thinking this afternoon: I saw storms around us yesterday but not a cough at home.  Until mid-afternoon today, then the heavens opened for an hour.  It brought back memories of September 1976!

AJS you won't remember that but fear not - you'll get rain.  Or the usual mist up on Crowborough Beacon!

I remember the long , hot summer of 76 . It was dry from March to September . It was hot but I don't think it reached the mid 30s like happens now .

Edited August 14, 2020 by Stubby

[Big J]

The rain seems to be incredibly patchy across the country this week. One place will see a deluge whereas 5 miles away, they won't get a drop. We've had a little bit at home, but we've had next to nothing on a large planting site we're doing (where we want the rain) and loads on a forestry site (where we don't want the rain).

 

Localised thunder storms doing their work I guess.

[nepia]

9 hours ago, eggsarascal said:

Is that a uthenism?

Er - no...   the weather had been warm/hot and bone dry for 5 months; we rejoiced when it finally did rain.

[nepia]

29 minutes ago, Stubby said:

I remember the long , hot summer of 76 . It was dry from March to September . It was hot but I don't think it reached the mid 30s like happens now .

No, nothing like the extreme heat but it was mid-20s for weeks on end wasn't it?

[Stubby]

32 minutes ago, nepia said:

No, nothing like the extreme heat but it was mid-20s for weeks on end wasn't it?

Yes , sorta 24-25 type of thing with the occasional peak into the low to mid 30s .  It was the length of the drought that was remarkable  . We seem to get low to mid 30s constantly when it happens now .

Edited August 14, 2020 by Stubby

[Stere]

Global warming means this gonna get more common....

 

 

& it being really humid over last week makes the heat feel worse.