As you know we've been observing and recording the weather for several years now. If you look at the statistics on our weather page it will only show details since June 2011. From December 2010 to May 2011 we had increasing problems with our weather station and the PC on which the software was running. So when we took the plunge and bought a bigger and better weather station, and connected to an up to date reliable PC, we decided to start with a clean slate and a new data. The old data was not entirely lost as I had most of it backed up onto an old laptop. This week I have been looking at that data, and especially the rain totals. I've put them in a spreadsheet - along with the corresponding details from the new setup - and created a Rainfall Report. I will update at the beginning of each month, but as a preview, click here (it should open a pdf). As I said the yearly totals for 2012 are only up till today - there's another 3 months yet!
The report is still a work in progress, and I'm not sure if the link will always work, so if this post disappears you know why.
The report is still a work in progress, and I'm not sure if the link will always work, so if this post disappears you know why.
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Whilst you have been having rain and even more rain, here in SW France we had our first rain for over two months last Sunday. We had just 59 mm from then to Wednesday, when it stopped.
Before then it was really dry. River beds dry, dead fish everywhere; gardens going brown. All was not gloom, however. In July it rained and rained - just as the wheat, maize, etc needed it. And there was enough ground water to continue watering for six weeks or so. Thus, a superb grain harvest this year.
One French website offers "trial" seasonal forecasts. Their summer one was spot-on; their Autumn one is going to plan; Winter looks bad. Mainly warm and wet from now to mid-November, then sudden cold. Fairly cold and wet in December; warmer (and wet) in January; Then very cold and dry in Feb - with some really, really cold spells. We'll see.
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