After previous heated posts regarding perceptions of this summer I can 
definitely say that the weather is atrocious again today. I was becoming 
worried though, after 7 hours of sunshine yesterday that we may have been 
heading for a drought. Vastly relieved this morning to see the horizontal 
drizzle interspersed with vertical heavy rain. Things are back to normal for 
what is turning out to be a very grotty August so far.

The Beautiful Days music festival is soggily going on at nearby Escot Park. 
It turned into a cold mudfest last year and with the temperature currently 
bumping along at around 14°C, windy with intermittent heavy rain, this year 
is going to be no different. Many events in the South West have been 
abandoned, some for the first time since they started.

I take it back about the 'atrocious' June of this year. It was actually a 
very dry month with a reasonably amount of sunshine, but still a changeable 
month weatherwise.

Unless there is a big improvement in the weather, my warmest day so far 
occurred on the 11th of May!

Summers 2007 & 2008 (June 1st - Aug 15th)
         Min    Max     Mean    Rain       Sun
07   11.0C  20.3C  15.7C  261 mm  477 hours
08   11.7C  20.6C  16.2C  215 mm  473 hours
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Nick.
Otter Valley, Devon
83 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk

On Aug 16, 11:14 am, "Nick Gardner"
 wrote:
> After previous heated posts regarding perceptions of this summer I can
> definitely say that the weather is atrocious again today. I was becoming
> worried though, after 7 hours of sunshine yesterday that we may have been
> heading for a drought. Vastly relieved this morning to see the horizontal
> drizzle interspersed with vertical heavy rain. Things are back to normal for
> what is turning out to be a very grotty August so far.
>
> The Beautiful Days music festival is soggily going on at nearby Escot Park.
> It turned into a cold mudfest last year and with the temperature currently
> bumping along at around 14°C, windy with intermittent heavy rain, this year
> is going to be no different. Many events in the South West have been
> abandoned, some for the first time since they started.
>
> I take it back about the 'atrocious' June of this year. It was actually a
> very dry month with a reasonably amount of sunshine, but still a changeable
> month weatherwise.
>
> Unless there is a big improvement in the weather, my warmest day so far
> occurred on the 11th of May!
>
> Summers 2007 & 2008 (June 1st - Aug 15th)
>          Min    Max     Mean    Rain       Sun
> 07   11.0C  20.3C  15.7C  261 mm  477 hours
> 08   11.7C  20.6C  16.2C  215 mm  473 hours
> ________________
> Nick.
> Otter Valley, Devon
> 83 m amslhttp://www.ottervalley.co.uk

Went to Escot on Thursday with the kids. The state of the ground, wet,
muddy and generally horrible, was more reminiscent of December than
August. Luckily it wasn't as cold as December...

This August is already looking poorer than last, 69.2mm so far vs
59.2mm, with an average max of 19.9C so far vs 21.8C last year...

Steve.
www.rockbeareweather.co.uk

Continuous heavy rain and drizzle up here on Dartmoor at 6.1 mm/h, now at 
1240 temperature is +12.9C circa 5 degrees below normal. Very murky with 
hill fog higher up. Ground unusually saturated for time of year, no chance 
of a drought up here Nick, in fact the opposite. Lawn grass is very 
squelchy - again unusual for time of year. Bracken has even started to die 
back a bit and the whole place is taking on an autumnal look.

Will
--

"Steve Willington"  wrote in message 
news:74eff7f5-9e63-49f6-b07f-fc05ef36d579@79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com...
On Aug 16, 11:14 am, "Nick Gardner"
 wrote:
> After previous heated posts regarding perceptions of this summer I can
> definitely say that the weather is atrocious again today. I was becoming
> worried though, after 7 hours of sunshine yesterday that we may have been
> heading for a drought. Vastly relieved this morning to see the horizontal
> drizzle interspersed with vertical heavy rain. Things are back to normal 
> for
> what is turning out to be a very grotty August so far.
>
> The Beautiful Days music festival is soggily going on at nearby Escot 
> Park.
> It turned into a cold mudfest last year and with the temperature currently
> bumping along at around 14°C, windy with intermittent heavy rain, this 
> year
> is going to be no different. Many events in the South West have been
> abandoned, some for the first time since they started.
>
> I take it back about the 'atrocious' June of this year. It was actually a
> very dry month with a reasonably amount of sunshine, but still a 
> changeable
> month weatherwise.
>
> Unless there is a big improvement in the weather, my warmest day so far
> occurred on the 11th of May!
>
> Summers 2007 & 2008 (June 1st - Aug 15th)
> Min Max Mean Rain Sun
> 07 11.0C 20.3C 15.7C 261 mm 477 hours
> 08 11.7C 20.6C 16.2C 215 mm 473 hours
> ________________
> Nick.
> Otter Valley, Devon
> 83 m amslhttp://www.ottervalley.co.uk

Went to Escot on Thursday with the kids. The state of the ground, wet,
muddy and generally horrible, was more reminiscent of December than
August. Luckily it wasn't as cold as December...

This August is already looking poorer than last, 69.2mm so far vs
59.2mm, with an average max of 19.9C so far vs 21.8C last year...

Steve.
www.rockbeareweather.co.uk

On 16 Aug, 12:45, "Will Hand"  wrote:
> Continuous heavy rain and drizzle up here on Dartmoor at 6.1 mm/h, now at
> 1240 temperature is +12.9C circa 5 degrees below normal. Very murky with
> hill fog higher up. Ground unusually saturated for time of year, no chance
> of a drought up here Nick, in fact the opposite. Lawn grass is very
> squelchy - again unusual for time of year. Bracken has even started to die
> back a bit and the whole place is taking on an autumnal look.
>
> Will
> --
>

After a very wet morning it cleared early afternoon here Will,
( www.minack.com/webcams.htm ) and it's warmed up sharply (see the
last 2 hours on the St. Ives temperature graph -
www.nci-stives.org/weather/Current_Vantage_Pro.htm . Currently (15:45)
18.1C, and with much lighter winds now & a bit of sunshine it's a lot
better than yesterday (which was the 2nd coolest day of the month,
windy & cloudy with it).

Clearance should reach you around sunset!

Total rainfall here for July+August already a record (since 1991) with
2 weeks to go.

Graham
Penzance

"Will Hand"  wrote in message 
news:g86ehb$fie$1$8300dec7@news.demon.co.uk...
> Continuous heavy rain and drizzle up here on Dartmoor at 6.1 mm/h, now at 
> 1240 temperature is +12.9C circa 5 degrees below normal. Very murky with 
> hill fog higher up. Ground unusually saturated for time of year, no chance 
> of a drought up here Nick, in fact the opposite. Lawn grass is very 
> squelchy - again unusual for time of year. Bracken has even started to die 
> back a bit and the whole place is taking on an autumnal look.
>
> Will
> --
>
> "Steve Willington"  wrote in message 
> news:74eff7f5-9e63-49f6-b07f-fc05ef36d579@79g2000hsk.googlegroups.com...
> On Aug 16, 11:14 am, "Nick Gardner"
>  wrote:
>> After previous heated posts regarding perceptions of this summer I can
>> definitely say that the weather is atrocious again today. I was becoming
>> worried though, after 7 hours of sunshine yesterday that we may have been
>> heading for a drought. Vastly relieved this morning to see the horizontal
>> drizzle interspersed with vertical heavy rain. Things are back to normal 
>> for
>> what is turning out to be a very grotty August so far.
>>
>> The Beautiful Days music festival is soggily going on at nearby Escot 
>> Park.
>> It turned into a cold mudfest last year and with the temperature 
>> currently
>> bumping along at around 14°C, windy with intermittent heavy rain, this 
>> year
>> is going to be no different. Many events in the South West have been
>> abandoned, some for the first time since they started.
>>
>> I take it back about the 'atrocious' June of this year. It was actually a
>> very dry month with a reasonably amount of sunshine, but still a 
>> changeable
>> month weatherwise.
>>
>> Unless there is a big improvement in the weather, my warmest day so far
>> occurred on the 11th of May!
>>
>> Summers 2007 & 2008 (June 1st - Aug 15th)
>> Min Max Mean Rain Sun
>> 07 11.0C 20.3C 15.7C 261 mm 477 hours
>> 08 11.7C 20.6C 16.2C 215 mm 473 hours
>> ________________
>> Nick.
>> Otter Valley, Devon
>> 83 m amslhttp://www.ottervalley.co.uk
>
> Went to Escot on Thursday with the kids. The state of the ground, wet,
> muddy and generally horrible, was more reminiscent of December than
> August. Luckily it wasn't as cold as December...
>
> This August is already looking poorer than last, 69.2mm so far vs
> 59.2mm, with an average max of 19.9C so far vs 21.8C last year...
>
> Steve.
> www.rockbeareweather.co.uk

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Don't worry chaps - I'm coming down to Exeter next week to dry things out 
for you. I'm playing in a charity golf day - assuming Exeter Golf Club isn't 
waterlogged. :-(

Dave, S.Essex.
>
>

> -------------------
> Don't worry chaps - I'm coming down to Exeter next week to dry things out 
> for you. I'm playing in a charity golf day - assuming Exeter Golf Club 
> isn't waterlogged. :-(

I played y'day, very wet, and we are a free draining course. Almost late 
October, not August

JT
Solihull