Wakes week was hot and sultry, and the thunder storms more or less behaved themselves by staying away, despite Monday’s close approach, until the heavens opened on Friday morning. Last weeks readings are:
|
|
Rainfall in mm |
Pressure in Mb am |
Pressure in Mb pm |
Temperature in ºC |
|
|
Max |
Min |
||||
|
Sun 28th |
0 |
1013.6 |
1015.0 |
25.0 |
15.2 |
|
Mon 29th |
0 |
1017.0 |
1019.4 |
25.9 |
14.7 |
|
Tue 30th |
0 |
1019.5 |
1019.8 |
24.8 |
14.4 |
|
Wed 1st |
0 |
1020.6 |
1022.8 |
29.5 |
17.2 |
|
Thu 2nd |
0 |
1021.0 |
1017.9 |
28.6 |
17.2 |
|
Fri 3rd |
25 |
1013.5 |
1011.7 |
20.6 |
16.3 |
|
Sat 4th |
1 |
1012.6 |
1011.3 |
23.3 |
9.7 |
|
Total |
26 |
|
Average |
25.4 |
15.0 |
18mm of Friday’s 25mm rainfall occurred in around 1 hour from about 9. 00 am. A lot of people were keeping an eye out on water levels. However we were luckier than Ashbourne, where in Parkside School flooding sent the children home by 10am.


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