Doesn't South Berks figure in your Thames valley scan Dave , Stephen Burt
got a shed load of rain on Monday.Perhaps he could pipe some of it over if
you ask him nicely ?

RonB
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During these brief and almost a week long unsettled spells the trend so
far this year seems to be of interruptions by rather lengthy Anticyclonic
periods then the Home Counties both west and north of London appear to
have missed the rain bearing clouds once again. Everywhere else in the
country, be it the SW, Wales, the NW NI and naturally enough Scotland have
all had a mass profusion of the stuff, yet here in the little old Thames
Valley yet again we struggle with a smattering today of light rain or
'spitting' as the terminlogy once was. If, as it seems the recent
forecasting shows, we do not get much in the way of any rain at all - yet
again - the forthcoming weekend is to be followed by another High pressure
influence, for the S. we are in for a serious rain deficit once again
with tinder dry brown grass and trees everywhere.
If you dont like rain then here is were you should live. This Thames
Valley /west London Approaches including Berks Bucks must surely be a big
contender for the driest place in the country. Incidently, WHERE IS? the
driest part of the UK it was always assumed to be East Anglia ?
dave r
west London