On 21/06/2018 09:22, Ken Cook wrote:
I think Nick down in the Otter Valley has yet to record rain this month - correct me if I'm wrong, Nick. With the dry forecast could it happen for the whole month - must be a rare occurrence?

Ken, yes I have yet to record any rainfall this month. And if this
continues to the end of the month then that would be a first for a
calendar month since I started in 2005. I 'may' have recorded a spell of
42 days without any rainfall and there have been others longer than 30
days but I'll have to check to be sure and I don't have my data to hand.

I've just noticed that according to the Davis TBR, there has been 0.8 mm
of rain so far this month but looking back at the times this occurred,
the first downpour was me knocking into the TBR with the lawnmower and
the second time was due to my parents' dogs running amok with a ball in
the garden with several TBR collisions.

I've checked the 5" manual gauge and it is bone dry.

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Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalleyweather.me.uk