David Ellis

What IS he doing?

Clue 1: He's been doing it for over twenty years

Clue 2: He does it in all weathers

Clue 3: He didn't do much of it in April 2007

Clue 4: He more than made up for April in May

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Got it?

Yes, he's recording the rainfall.

David Ellis has a rain gauge in his garden and every day it rains he decants the rainfall into his measuring receptacle and records the amount - in inches, of course.

The results make interesting reading.

Click to see rainfall figures for Buck's Lane from 1987 to 2010

David Ellis

David Ellis

 

Figures in inches

2009 2010 2011 Average 1987-2010

January

 2.01 2.54 3.36 2.04

February

 2.46 4.38 1.94 1.63

March

 1.57 1.25 0.31 1.59

April

 0.77 .58 0.03 1.72

May

 1.22 2.81 1.15 1.96

June

 2.23 1.38 3.48 2.11

July

 5.95 .86 1.87 2.20

August

 2.76 6.42 2.61 2.08

September

 0.56 2.93 1.51 2.22

October

 1.6 2.83 .67 2.57

November

 5.26 1.25 2.46

December

 3.54 1.19 2.05
Total inches 29.93 28.42 16.93 24.62

Photos: David Farnell