Weather Reports

2020 SUMMER RAINFALL COM PARISON FOR NORFOLK, SUFFOLK & EAST ANGLIA

Written by Peter George. Posted in Weather Reports

2020 SUMMER RAINFALL COM PARISON FOR NORFOLK, SUFFOLK & EAST ANGLIA

 

Group Member

Dianna Perowne

Pauline Roberts

Graham Allison

David King

Terry Read

Peter George

Met. Office Averages

Site

Month

Hevingham Norfolk

Wendling Norfolk

Thorpe St Andrew Norfolk

Brooke Norfolk

Sisland Norfolk

Pakenham Suffolk

East Anglia

May

0.0mm

5.0mm

6.0mm

4.5mm

4.0mm

3.5mm

4.2mm

June

44.0mm

64.5mm

55.0mm

72.7mm

67.3mm

74.1mm

56.8mm

July

41.0mm

52.0mm

57.0mm

56.5mm

45.6mm

42.3mm

51.0mm

August

60.0mm

109.5mm

114.0mm

72.5mm

59.0mm

94.2mm

73.4mm

May – August Total

145.0mm

231.0mm

232.0mm

206.2mm

175.9mm

214.1mm

185.4mm

Year to Date Total

330.5mm

409.0mm

427.0mm

402.4mm

373.1mm

406.4mm

363.0mm

It has been another topsy-turvy period of weather with highs and lows of temperature and rainfall. The driest May for 100 years, and near record breaking temperature highs in July and August. However, it might be said that this ‘good summer’ was just what we needed during the Corona Virus lockdown.

The rainfall figures above seem fairly consistent across our region, the highs and lows dependent on catching an elusive rain cloud. The totals for the year to date are about average, yet deep down the soil is very dry. I received 31.0mm, in little more than an hour, on 26th August; this was very welcome and was absorbed very quickly with little or no run-off to the adjacent stream.  

I note that the high rainfall of August is not unusual, in fact, my personal records of the last 18 years show that our main holiday month is, on average, the wettest of them all.

Peter George

03/09/2020