21-02-2014, 07:37 AM
(21-02-2014, 02:56 AM)Kari Leigh Doodlebug Wrote: This is what it looks like on the 6 lane artery where I live. I HATE winter! No, it's not snow that's falling, it's SLUSH! and we're supposed to get 8-10 inches of the crap followed by an arctic blast of single digit temps for several days. ...Thanks for letting me whine.
Whilst we haven't had the snow, we have had the precipitation:
Met Office - provisional figures
Rainfall records broken
486.8mm (18")Rain fell from 1 Dec - 19 Feb
- wettest winter since 1910
691.8mm ( over 2ft) rain fell in Wales, beating 1995 record
514.5mm rain fell in east Scotland, beating 1915 record
632.5mm (over 2ft) rain fell in south west England, beating 1990 record.
Resulting in major floods in West London, Thames Valley, Severn Valley, SW England, etc