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by **Tim Drayton** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:31 pm

We have just had a very heavy rainstorm in Limassol. I measured the depth in the buckets I put out to collect the water, and saw that we had about 1.5 cm of rain in less than an hour.

Not bad considering the average rainfall for the whole of October in Limassol is 1.06 cm:

http://weather.uk.msn.com/local.aspx?we ... c:CYXX0004

by **CBBB** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:34 pm

In Aglangia yesterday morning it was at least 3cm according to the increase of depth in my pool.

by **SSBubbles** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:36 pm

Tim Drayton wrote:We have just had a very heavy rainstorm in Limassol. I measured the depth in the buckets I put out to collect the water, and saw that we had about 1.5 cm of rain in less than an hour.

Not bad considering the average rainfall for the whole of October in Limassol is 1.06 cm:

http://weather.uk.msn.com/local.aspx?we ... c:CYXX0004

Lovely low rumbling thunder claps too - brilliant!

I hope everyone had their buckets out collecting the water!

by **Tim Drayton** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:40 pm

SSBubbles wrote:
Tim Drayton wrote:We have just had a very heavy rainstorm in Limassol. I measured the depth in the buckets I put out to collect the water, and saw that we had about 1.5 cm of rain in less than an hour.

Not bad considering the average rainfall for the whole of October in Limassol is 1.06 cm:

http://weather.uk.msn.com/local.aspx?we ... c:CYXX0004

Lovely low rumbling thunder claps too - brilliant!

I hope everyone had their buckets out collecting the water!

The hills above us were shrouded in rain. A wonderful sight - at least, for Cyprus nowadays.

by **CBBB** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 3:40 pm

According to the BBC weather site, Nicosia should have rain over the next 4 days.

by **Dragon** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:07 pm

This translates as 15 liters/m2 per hour. Not so much compared to the rainfalls in continental Europe.

by **Tim Drayton** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:21 pm

Dragon wrote:This translates as 15 liters/m2 per hour. Not so much compared to the rainfalls in continental Europe.

We know that. Cyprus is an arid country and has been exceptionally so for the past few years.

by **SSBubbles** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 4:30 pm

Tim Drayton wrote:
Dragon wrote:This translates as 15 liters/m2 per hour. Not so much compared to the rainfalls in continental Europe.

We know that. Cyprus is an arid country and has been exceptionally so for the past few years.

We are very grateful for any rain too!