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Old July 31st 17, 11:00 AM posted to uk.sci.weather
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Default Rainfall radar limitations 30/07/17 (S Hants)

On 31/07/2017 09:25, Graham Easterling wrote:

Anyone know where to find better info than 2.82 inches for Southampton,
31 Oct 1953 , reported in the local press an event something like the
recent Coverack event


Hardly, Coverack was certainly 8" (Radar estimates 200mm, 170mm measured - admittedly based on buckets. Here's a calculation https://coverack.org.uk/Info17/Rainf...hallenge .pdf

I've recorded 4" in 2 hours.


Graham
Penzance





Sorry, I intended better in the sense of better resolution, ie hourly
totals.