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[LQB]

We are forecast to get 50 cm of rain today in our area, and up to a meter south of us. The rivers are already very high from the rain that has been falling off and on (mostly on) since December, so I have no idea where all that water is going to go. Well, sure, I have an idea, but it's not pleasant. Plus, the snow in the Pyrenees has not melted yet and when it does, it will add to the water burden.

"Sheets of Rain", indeed.

Jeez ... It was only about 13inches over 2 days that inundated Nashville back in 2010.

 

[LQB]

I wrote my above post and after that i saw the new session with the C`s. Yes , i think that all that dust that is raining in the last month is not form some desert. Its dust loading upper atmosphere from the comets and meteors. Like C`s said " SHEETS OF RAIN". That explains the high altitude large lightnings without a sound. On the mountain tops here( 1700 m - 2200 m above see) there are still some snow. Its practically June. I never remember snow on that mountains in June.

Here in Tenn on Teus, I noticed that the very high clouds had a brownish tint to them - as if a dust storm somewhere has deposited it up there. Very strange sight ...

 

[HiThere]

We are forecast to get 50 cm of rain today in our area, and up to a meter south of us.

I hope for your sakes that you meant mm and not cm? :)

 

[Laura]

We are forecast to get 50 cm of rain today in our area, and up to a meter south of us.

I hope for your sakes that you meant mm and not cm? :)

You may be right. I'm used to inches and feet, not mms and cms and ms and all that.

 

[griffin]

We are forecast to get 50 cm of rain today in our area, and up to a meter south of us.

I hope for your sakes that you meant mm and not cm? :)

I think she meant cm, not mm, because she then wrote "a meter". Depending on the topography in the area, that could cause flooding. However, different regions handle large rainfalls in very different ways.

For example, the UK measures rain in mm because 100mm can be enough to flood low areas, while regions that aren't as flat as the UK routinely deal with a foot or more of rain in a single week without serious flooding.

 

[Laura]

We are forecast to get 50 cm of rain today in our area, and up to a meter south of us.

I hope for your sakes that you meant mm and not cm? :)

I think she meant cm, not mm, because she then wrote "a meter". Depending on the topography in the area, that could cause flooding. However, different regions handle large rainfalls in very different ways.

For example, the UK measures rain in mm because 100mm can be enough to flood low areas, while regions that aren't as flat as the UK routinely deal with a foot or more of rain in a single week without serious flooding.

At this point, I don't know because I was sure I heard CMs and translated that to half a meter. That's a god-awful lot of rain!

 

[MikaelYosef]

At this point, I don't know because I was sure I heard CMs and translated that to half a meter. That's a god-awful lot of rain!

While I also hope it's mm not cm, it is still possible to get that amount in a day (1000mm = 100cm = 1m). A list of rainfall records and corresponding durations:

_http://www.nws.noaa.gov/oh/hdsc/record_precip/record_precip_world.html

_http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_weather_records#Rain

 

[Deleted member 8431]

Talk about rain!

Yesterday in Montréal we've had crazy showers. It started all of a sudden and it was pouring like a waterfall. Then it stopped, sky got a bit clearer, we could see the sun and then BOOM, clouds and another crazy intense shower.

It went on like this a few times and after everything got quiet.

That was quite surprising to say the least. It was like an electrical discharge.

So now T° will rise up to 28°C today, 31°C on Friday, 29°C on Saturday and then gradually come back to around 20°C by next week.

 

[Keit]

We also have a lot of rain, thunderstorms, and lower than usual temperatures here. In fact, just couple of days ago we experienced "Christopher", a cyclone, when just in a matter of half an hour it rained (with hail!) two thirds of the usual monthly amount of rain for May.

And here is a photo of a storm cloud. The photo was taken not long ago just before it started pouring during one of the thunderstorms here. In real it looked much more ominous and beautiful at the same time, and reminded me of the mothership emerging from the clouds in the movie "Independence day".

edit: grammar

 

[HiThere]

In real it looked much more ominous and beautiful at the same time, and reminded me of the mothership emerging from the clouds in the movie "Independence day".

Good picture! That is some ominous looking clouds! :)

 

[Redrock12]

In real it looked much more ominous and beautiful at the same time, and reminded me of the mothership emerging from the clouds in the movie "Independence day".

Good picture! That is some ominous looking clouds! :)

No kidding.
But beautiful as well.
Unseasonably cool where I live (Southern Saskatchewan) with temps 15-18 degrees C, when it should be in the mid to high 20s.

 

[Yozilla]

Floods in Calgary left 3 dead and 100 000 evacuated:

_http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23000926

...and up above (Alaska) people are "baking" themselves:

_http://earthsky.org/earth/alaska-is-having-a-record-breaking-heatwave

Y

 

[Yozilla]

Heatwave in UK claimed 760 lives:

_http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/18/314444/uk-hot-weather-claims-760-lives/

...if i remember correctly there were like winter conditions not much more then a month ago

Talking about reverse extremes!

Y

 

[H-KQGE]

Heatwave in UK claimed 760 lives:

_http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/07/18/314444/uk-hot-weather-claims-760-lives/

...if i remember correctly there were like winter conditions not much more then a month ago

Talking about reverse extremes!

Y

Yeah, about 2 or so months ago it was cold (& freezing in northern parts of the country) with people moaning on & on. (as the English love moaning most about the weather)
Now it's sweltering. I just switched on the tv/radio & they're having debates about air-cons in the work-place & how to keep cool in & around London. (You wouldn't believe the stupid suggestions from the public!) One broadcaster (they reckon that a lot of others do too) keeps saying how we're going to have nothing but summer heat for a long time to come. IF only they knew...

 

[Keit]

Just wanted to mention an observation that we've been having a very wet summer here in Belarus. Heavy rains are an almost daily occurrence. And even if there are hot days, the nights are much colder, sometimes only +13C or maybe less.

And yesterday I saw a flock of geese flying in formation toward the west. Not sure if they fly in formation all the time and not only while migrating, but if they were indeed migrating, I think it is awfully early for that.