Annex A
Table 1
COMPARISON OF WETTEST MAY-JULY COMBINED
|
| Area (record length back to) | May-July 2007 precipitation (mm)
| May-July
71-00 Average (mm)
| May-July 2007
anomaly
| Wettest May-July
in series
| Additional Information
|
|
| England & Wales (1766) | 414.1
| 186.3 | 222 %
| New record-2007 | Previous wettest May/Jul was 349.1 mm in 1789.
Wettest 3 month period in the series is Oct/Dec 2000 with 512.3 mm.
|
| Central England (1873) | 364.2
| 153.9 | 237 %
| New record-2007 | Previous wettest May/Jul was 296.9 mm in 1879.
Also the wettest 3 month period in the series.
|
| SW England & S Wales (1873) | 422.1
| 178.3 | 237 %
| New record-2007 | Previous wettest May/Jul was 345.1 mm in 1879.
Wettest 3 month period in the series is Nov 1929/Jan 1930 with 672.7 mm.
|
| NE England (1873) | 379.2
| 170.2 | 223 %
| New record-2007 | Previous wettest May/Jul was 307.5 mm in 1879.
Wettest 3 month period in the series is Sep/Nov 2000 with 462.5 mm.
|
| SE England (1873) | 314.7
| 153.4 | 205 %
| New record-2007 | Previous wettest May/Jul was 292.5 mm in 1903.
Wettest 3 month period in the series is Oct/Dec 2000 with 442.6mm.
|
| NW England & N Wales (1873) | 386.8
| 197.6 | 196 %
| New record-2007 | Previous wettest May/Jul was 353.6 mm in 1920.
Wettest 3 month period in the series is Oct/Dec 2000 with 553.3 mm.
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A1. During June, In excess of 150 mm of rain fell over
most of Wales, the Midlands, northern England, Northern Ireland
and parts of Scotland, with over 250 mm locally. This represents
over 3 times the normal June rainfall over most of Yorkshire,
Lincolnshire and the West Midlands and about 4 times the June
average at places in the North York Moors and south Pennines.
High anomalies were also recorded elsewhere, such as parts of
Northern Ireland. In July, in excess of 150 mm of rain fell over
most of Wales, the western half of England and parts of the Scottish
Highlands, with over 200 mm in places. This represents over twice
the normal July rainfall over large areas of England and Wales,
over 3 times in most of the south Midlands and SE Wales and over
4 times the July average locally in the south Midlands.
Table 2
EXAMPLES OF WETTEST LOCATIONS IN THE UK DURING JUNE 2007
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| Weather Station | June rainfall (mm)
| % of 1971-00 average
|
|
| Emley Moor, W. Yorks | 294
| 435 |
| Bingley, W. Yorks | 283
| 401 |
| Fylingdales, N. Yorks | 269
| 406 |
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Table 3:
EXAMPLES OF WETTEST LOCATIONS IN THE UK DURING JULY 2007
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| Weather Station | July rainfall (mm)
| % of 1971-00 average
|
|
| Pershore College, Worcs | 252
| 588 |
| Great Malvern, Worcs | 189
| 448 |
| Little Rissington, Glos | 189
| 378 |
| Brize Norton, Oxon | 178
| 438 |
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A2. For the counties of Gloucestershire, Herefordshire,
Oxfordshire, Radnorshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
the July areal rainfalls were the highest for July in series starting
in 1914 (Table 4). The July 2007 values for Warwickshire and
Worcestershire were also the highest for any month and that for
Gloucestershire was the second highest for any month.
Table 4:
JULY 2007 AREAL RAINFALLS FOR COUNTIES EXPERIENCING THEIR
WETTEST JULY IN AREAL SERIES STARTING 1914
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| County | July rainfall (mm)
| % of 1971-00 average
|
|
| Gloucestershire | 197
| 411 |
| Herefordshire | 189
| 427 |
| Oxfordshire | 150
| 339 |
| Radnorshire | 222
| 363 |
| Shropshire | 165
| 330 |
| Worcestershire | 208
| 453 |
| Warwickshire | 201
| 417 |
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