Weather mid 2009

[Ragged Robin]

Just back from our break in Italy where it was baking hot and swimming in the Med was gorgeous but crowded 
Jazzy survived with a fan and air conditioner blowing on her most of the day and night    Still she came to life after sundown and did her spaghetti trick    She's relieved to be back in the mountains and forests I think 

[Anthony Darby]

I hope you played the music to Jazzy?

[Ragged Robin]

Anthony, thanks so much I enjoyed the Bella Notte from Lady and the Tramp which I haven't seen for literally years ( I saw the film when it first came out!)  Jazzy is dreaming in her bed and amazingly the story is very similar of an Italian tramp dog which she fell for on holiday - he was rescued by the owners when only a pup, left abandoned and tied to a tree (how can people do that?), now Shaunee is prince of his patch in the olive groves 

[David Nicholson]

Torrential rain driving in from the south west here since around 1300 accompanied by near gale force winds.

Regular readers who haven't got tired of me banging on about my climate will know that Maureen keeps a diary and since 2004 she has recorded all the days on which we have had rain. She does this in order to counter all those of our visitors who say "Haven't we had a nice summer"

Here are her figures for the last three dire summers we have had.

                                   2007        2008      2009
               June                19          9            9
               July                 21          17          20
               August             13          25         20

She has a fairly un-scientific system and only records rain she sees, so if it rains during the night but not during the day it doesn't get recorded.

So far September has done very well 2 rain days out of 2

[David Nicholson]

So far September has done very well 2 rain days out of 2

3 out of 3!

[Lvandelft]

Today we have the first really bad day (I believe) this summer.
We really cannot complain!
And the rain and stormy winds would have come anyway, even if not forecasted.
It's always alike, when my wife cleaned the windows outside.
I did really warn her but she seldom listens, I'm afraid 

[Luc Gilgemyn]

 

[David Nicholson]

They are all the same Luit, never listen to true wisdom

[Ragged Robin]

We have are own form of wisdom David called 'listen but don't comment' - keeping the peace   

[Lvandelft]

No comment   

[Maggi Young]

From BBC news report:

"Aberdeen had its wettest September day since records began in 1943, with a month's worth of rain falling in the 24 hours until 0900 BST. "


Yeah, I can well believe it!

Further north, near Carol and David Shaw, things are really much worse 

[David Nicholson]

apart from two very heavy short showers not a bad day here today.

[Michael J Campbell]

Don't worry David, there is more on the way,we get them here first then send then across to you.

[mark smyth]

Heard on the TV today Aberdeen had 3 inches 7.5cm of rain yesterday with floods in Elgin

[Maggi Young]

Yes, Mark, a month' sworth of rain in one day.
Elgin and the Moray area is very badly hit.... gardens washed away.... ghastly mess. I feel so sorry for those affrected..... flood damage takes soooooooo looooonnnnngggg to clear up... folk could be out of their homes for months