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Old 08-07-2012, 02:03 PM
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Which "they" do you think could foretell the wettest June in a century?
Wettest June. Not wettest month. June is usually a relatively dry month. What is exceptional in June is not necessarily exceptional overall, and one might expect a drainage system built to cope with the worst of autumn, winter or spring rainfall to be able to cope with even an exceptional June.
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