Saturday 25 August 2012

A Wet Dream (Hammock)

Just had one of those exceptional rain storms. Worst I have seen for many a year. Thunder, tropical downpour, hail ..... Water flowing down the lane like a river.

In less than an hour my weather station recorded 1.33 inches (33.8mm) of rain at a rate of over 2 inches per hour:

Rainfall 2012-08-25_141719.jpg

Of interest, to me anyway, was the change in temperature as the storm passed through:
Dropping from 21C to 15C

Temp 2012-08-25_141852.jpg

Lest I forget - the wet Dream Hammock:
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Though the cushion is said to be waterproof I had put it away after this morning's siesta..

Clouds building up for the next deluge:
Clouds P1040028.jpg


6 comments:

  1. I love weather like this. It's just boring damp and cold here.

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  2. PS. did you record the pressure drop. It's interesting to see the rate of fall and rise as it passes through.

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  3. That's an astonishing rate John, we've had some hefty downpours here too with water bubbling out of grates from the pressure.

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    1. My lane is lower than the main street so when those gutters can't cope we get the run off. Fortunately my land is slightly higher than the lane.

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  4. That's a hefty downpour.
    The clouds look good though.

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Thank you for visiting. Hope you enjoyed the pictures. Any comment, or correction to any information or identification I get wrong, is most welcome. John

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