Getting a little wet

[Wombat]

Looks like you have a shadow so at least you have some sun

 

[yellow belly]

140 in june so far we also manged 46 in may
3 junes since 1980 wetter 1982 1997 and 2007

2012 was wet every month from april to September

 

[DRC]

2012 was a rotten harvest. Got the combine stuck more than once . Was very down hearted about it all as yields were struggling to get much over 2 ton of shrivelled up rubbish. Combine broke down and I was doing it largely on my own. Then a field I’d let for spuds, ended up looking like the Somme and the maize harvester got stuck .
Thankfully a friend would call after his working day was over, and give me a bit of a hand and lighten my mood a bit .
We got through it though ,but if ever there was a time I’d have packed in, it was then.

 

[bankrupt]

2012 was a rotten harvest. . . . . if ever there was a time I’d have packed in, it was then.

Often wish I'd have packed in in 1974.

 

[Werzle]

2012 was a rotten harvest. Got the combine stuck more than once . Was very down hearted about it all as yields were struggling to get much over 2 ton of shrivelled up rubbish. Combine broke down and I was doing it largely on my own. Then a field I’d let for spuds, ended up looking like the Somme and the maize harvester got stuck .
Thankfully a friend would call after his working day was over, and give me a bit of a hand and lighten my mood a bit .
We got through it though ,but if ever there was a time I’d have packed in, it was then.

Character building!

 

[MrNoo]

2012 was a rotten harvest. Got the combine stuck more than once . Was very down hearted about it all as yields were struggling to get much over 2 ton of shrivelled up rubbish. Combine broke down and I was doing it largely on my own. Then a field I’d let for spuds, ended up looking like the Somme and the maize harvester got stuck .
Thankfully a friend would call after his working day was over, and give me a bit of a hand and lighten my mood a bit .
We got through it though ,but if ever there was a time I’d have packed in, it was then.

Lol!!! It was torrid here too, had swathed all the rape, it was growing out and and the swaths were black, I knew things were getting better/drier when I only had to pull the combine out once or twice a day and then the first day of not getting it stuck was nice. We made a mess but we did get it all in the shed at the end of the day. I have a new drier this year so suspect it will be a drought from now on as we all know when you buy a drier you never get to use it the first harvest!!!!

 

[Cows 'n grass]

And parts of Devon well over 100mm.

Still only 50ml for the month so far on the South Devon coast. I'm very great full for it but would happily see the same again before this low disappears.

 

[Brisel]

Moved some irrigators this afternoon to be able to spray asap. Couldn’t believe what I saw, this is with 52mm in the rain gauge there. Plus they had 20mm irrigation before the rain.
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This is near Littleport Cambridgeshire

Help me out here - the top 3" is moist but under that it's as dry as a koala's ar*ehole?

 

[Sonoftheheir]

Help me out here - the top 3" is moist but under that it's as dry as a koala's ar*ehole?

Yep

 

[bankrupt]

Still only 50ml for the month so far on the South Devon coast. I'm very great full for it but would happily see the same again before this low disappears.

The trouble is, Cows 'n grass, last year what rain there was came mostly up from the South, whereas this year a big lot's come in from the North East and North West.

The Dartmoor rain shadow's therefore in the wrong place this year.

 

[bankrupt]

Rain from the South, tonight.

 

[MrNoo]

Very heavy thunder showers here, but are passing reasonably quickly! Couple of claps of thunder

 

[Lincs Lass]

He we go again

 

[Wombat]

Weather station 2 miles up the road to the farm just hit 121mm/hr

 

[7610 super q]

Hmmmm. Getting a bit 1985 ish. Or for the younger generation 2012 ish.
If it drys up for harvest, all will be forgiven. Trouble is, once the weather get's stuck in a rut.........

 

[Hindsight]

140 in june so far we also manged 46 in may
3 junes since 1980 wetter 1982 1997 and 2007

2012 was wet every month from april to September

Never known there to be a good harvest when land drains run in June on heavy land.

 

[jondear]

Still only 50ml for the month so far on the South Devon coast. I'm very great full for it but would happily see the same again before this low disappears.

We have had about the same .Missed all the heaviest rain only a few miles away.Wouldnt want to much more as ground was starting to mark few days ago .But greatfull after last summer's disaster!

 

[Hfd Cattle]

Hmmmm. Getting a bit 1985 ish. Or for the younger generation 2012 ish.
If it drys up for harvest, all will be forgiven. Trouble is, once the weather get's stuck in a rut.........

Or the combine !

 

[bankrupt]

Official Met Office chart

 

[Jon 3085]

Worcester race course.