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14 years of records!

Posted: Wed 10 May 2023 1:55 pm
by RayProudfoot
At midnight yesterday my station comleted 14 years of continuous recording. I'm sure I'm not alone.

Using my database and Excel skills I've created a couple of charts showing rainfall records. Spring is the driest period here in Cheshire. And rainfall amounts have been remarkably consistent in the 2020-2022 period. All measurements are in inches.

My Samsung NC10 netbook continues to work well.

Re: 14 years of records!

Posted: Wed 10 May 2023 9:38 pm
by PaulMy
Very nice and well done Ray. Looking at your April, I guess you don't get April Showers bring May Flowers!

Enjoy,
Paul

Re: 14 years of records!

Posted: Wed 10 May 2023 9:50 pm
by RayProudfoot
Thanks Paul. There’s enough rain in most Aprils and if it is on the dry side there’s always the hosepipe. :D

It will be interesting to see how much rain falls in 2023. The difference in 2020-2022 is incredibly small.

What are your driest months over there?

Re: 14 years of records!

Posted: Wed 10 May 2023 10:03 pm
by PaulMy
Hi Ray,
A quick snapshot of the Betel Summary scripts:
Monthly averages from Jan on left to Dec on right, and number of days with rain days each month

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Avg	36.2	41.7	61.3	85.0	* 70.1	87.0	75.1	78.2	74.3	* 85.0	60.4	49.7
 ϴ	12d	12.8d	13.5d	15.1d	13.9d	12d	11.4d	12.5d	12.1d	17.3d	15.3d	13.9d
Jan and Feb may a bit shy some years due to snow precipitation not all captured in Davis rain bucket. I do have accurate precipitation, including SWE (snow water equivalent) from manual CoCoRaHS reading each day.

Enjoy,
Paul

Re: 14 years of records!

Posted: Thu 11 May 2023 7:15 am
by RayProudfoot
Paul, the number of rain days each month and monthly rain is remarkably consistent.

No indication there of drier seasons. Your garden must be green all year.

Re: 14 years of records!

Posted: Thu 11 May 2023 9:34 am
by Nottub
Heres my feeble attempt from my excel spreadsheet. All values are average values back to yr 2000.
Averages.jpg
Martyn

Re: 14 years of records!

Posted: Thu 11 May 2023 9:44 am
by RayProudfoot
Nice spreadsheet Martyn. March is still the driest and you definitely get less rainfall than Cheshire!

Re: 14 years of records!

Posted: Thu 11 May 2023 10:52 am
by Nottub
RayProudfoot wrote: Thu 11 May 2023 9:44 am Nice spreadsheet Martyn. March is still the driest and you definitely get less rainfall than Cheshire!
Thanks Ray. I think being on the east of the pennines has a significant bearing on our rainfall totals.

Martyn