2019 rainfall so far North Herts South side of Chilterns

Chickcatcher

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Mixed Farmer

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SG9

• Feb 25, 2019

• #1

Feb 25 recorded so far this year 40mm, same time 2018 75mm
I tempt fait will it be a dry year.
145Kw produced off of 40Kw Pv install on 24/2/19 install is a shallow angle.

 

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John Slejpner

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Brick clay near Bedford

• Feb 28, 2019

• #2

According to the Davis Pro weather station at Clifton in Beds, we are slightly damper...53 / 54mm so far this year. I too fear a dry year, but we have to get past the next few weeks first apparently...

 

Princess Pooper

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Location

East Mids

• Feb 28, 2019

• #3

45mm at our nearest enthusiast weather station near Leicester; 55mm by end of Feb in 2018, but only 323mm for the whole of last year. Two thirds of this Feb's 26mm rainfall fell on 2 days!

 

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Wombat

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BASIS

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East yorks

• Mar 1, 2019

• #4

We have had 40mm this year but Nov and Dec were above average so no issues here

 

Chickcatcher

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Mixed Farmer

Location

SG9

• Apr 8, 2019

• #5

Total to the 31st March 19 = 89mm 2018 same date 141mm

 

Thelastshepherd

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• Apr 15, 2019

• #6

So I moved from west Scotland to just north of Aberdeen, we have had only a handful of properly wet days since I moved nearly a year ago. After grass burnt off last year new seed and existing grass is not germinating (except in a drain where there is some moisture). Getting very scared of another dry year

 

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Breakthru

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Scottish Borders

• Apr 15, 2019

• #7

In old money we had 18.5" of rain in the calendar year to 31st December.
Taking the original crop year 1st April to 31st March 16.5".
Driest in 35yrs I have been here by a long way.

 

RushesToo

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Location

Fingringhoe

• Apr 26, 2019

• #8

Thelastshepherd said:

So I moved from west Scotland to just north of Aberdeen, we have had only a handful of properly wet days since I moved nearly a year ago. After grass burnt off last year new seed and existing grass is not germinating (except in a drain where there is some moisture). Getting very scared of another dry year

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@Thelastshepherd If you still have no rain it is probably time think about marking hard for cull all undesirable traits and reduce stock. You have to survive a summer then a winter.

If others are overstocked then you will have either hay, silage or grazing for sale. If you are under stocked you will survive and go into spring with grazing - it may be less profitable but you will have options of what to do and great stock.

 

Chickcatcher

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Mixed Farmer

Location

SG9

• May 9, 2019

• #9

Total to 30th April 93mm.17mm so far in May (9th) April 18 198mm

 

Chickcatcher

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Mixed Farmer

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SG9

• Jun 6, 2019

• #10

Total to 31st May 110mm. 6mm so far up to 6th June

 

Chickcatcher

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Mixed Farmer

Location

SG9

• Jun 11, 2019

• #11

28mm in the last 36Hrs too Noon on 11th June

 

Chickcatcher

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Mixed Farmer

Location

SG9

• Jul 4, 2019

• #12

Total for the year to the end of June 173mm

 

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Wombat

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East yorks

• Jul 4, 2019

• #13

260mm to the end of June here according to a local online station. About right so far

 

Chickcatcher

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Mixed Farmer

Location

SG9

• Sep 30, 2019

• #14

Got behind a bit with this message
Total to end of July was 208mm
To the End of August was 251mm
8;54 monday 30th The sun is shining and the total to date is 284mm so far this calendar year.

 

Chickcatcher

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Mixed Farmer

Location

SG9

• Oct 1, 2019

• #15

Another 10mm yesterday total for Sept 43mm
for the year 294mm

 

Fish

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Location

North yorkshire

• Oct 1, 2019

• #16

Chickcatcher said:

Another 10mm yesterday total for Sept 43mm
for the year 294mm

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Just checked our totals for this year, 605 so far, AV is 644

 

Chickcatcher

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Mixed Farmer

Location

SG9

• Nov 6, 2019

• #17

Oh! are we wet now. The ground I am on is incredibly sticky when wet, but my amount so far for the year is nothing like most of you all get, its just the type of soil, hangs on to moisture at this time of year. Managed to get 60% drilled last 2 days of October and dont think we will be back on the glue again till March.
Total rain for October was 79mm making a total for 2019 of just 373mm so far.

 

onthehoof

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Location

Cambs

• Nov 6, 2019

• #18

558 mm so far for 2019 which is just our annual average with nearly two months to go plus Jan/Feb/Apr were well below average

 

yellow belly

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Location

south west lincolnshire

• Nov 17, 2019

• #19

Had 300 since 23 september
690 since June 1
820 so far this year
normal average here is 600 ish
2019 is the second wettest but 6 weeks to go at current weekly amounts 50 mm per week we will end up on 1150

 

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Wombat

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East yorks

• Nov 17, 2019

• #20

Chickcatcher said:

Oh! are we wet now. The ground I am on is incredibly sticky when wet, but my amount so far for the year is nothing like most of you all get, its just the type of soil, hangs on to moisture at this time of year. Managed to get 60% drilled last 2 days of October and dont think we will be back on the glue again till March.
Total rain for October was 79mm making a total for 2019 of just 373mm so far.

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I recon 450mm would be perfect annual rainfall here