"K" wrote in message
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Dave Hill writes
Since the heatwave finished at the end of june (Well 2nd July)
we have now had almost 11 inches of rain, and they forcast a
drier than normal summer

The rain has reached North Yorkshire as well. It started about
6pm yesterday and doesn't seem to know when to stop. I don't have
a rain gauge but on noticing the wheelie bin was a bit smelly
when I brought it in yesterday decided to leave the lid open
overnight and despite standing against the leeward side of the
house it has over 4 inches of water in it this morning. I have
now put a straight sided container out in the open so will see
how much that catches through the day.

Sadly the roses which were looking good a now looking very
bedraggled.

Mike