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Title: October's Rainfall!!
Post by: arh on November 01, 2017, 16:46
Here, in Clacton on Sea, I measured a grand total of 15.75 mm of rain throughout October.   :ohmy: Just over half an inch, is there anywhere in GB that can "better" that, (ie less than). I really need some serious rain, even the water butts are nearly empty.  :(
Title: Re: October's Rainfall!!
Post by: mumofstig on November 01, 2017, 16:54
Not quite as dry as you, we've had 25.1mm, and I found the soil surprisingly damp when forking the beds over.
Title: Re: October's Rainfall!!
Post by: robinahood on November 01, 2017, 16:56
I was watering my brassicas etc by hose at the wekend, the water on our plot is left on until after bonfire night following an incident with a firework setting fire to a shed. We have had a very dry October too, and the soil is light on my plot.
Title: Re: October's Rainfall!!
Post by: sunshineband on November 02, 2017, 08:45
Not much to wrote home about here in Reading, but the soil is not over-dry. Plenty of water in the aquafer, which is close to the surface own by the river where our plot is
Title: Re: October's Rainfall!!
Post by: Aidy on November 02, 2017, 11:45
Aidy weather station recorderd 51mm here in the tropics, however it is monsoon season..  ;)
https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IBLACKPO12#history/s20171001/e20171031/mcustom (https://www.wunderground.com/personal-weather-station/dashboard?ID=IBLACKPO12#history/s20171001/e20171031/mcustom)
Title: Re: October's Rainfall!!
Post by: JayG on November 02, 2017, 13:02
44.8mm of rain here in October, half of it falling in just two days, so not exactly a soggy month overall.
Title: Re: October's Rainfall!!
Post by: Aidy on November 02, 2017, 15:34
44.8mm of rain here in October, half of it falling in just two days, so not exactly a soggy month overall.

Think all of ours came with hurrican Ophelia and storm Brian!