January16th 2013 - overnight snow on Monday and very cold -9C here (Norwich airport -12C) but no winds to disturb the fallen snow (
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Photographs taken by John Metcalf at Four Seasons, Forncett St Mary 16 January 2013
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Photographs taken by John Metcalf at Four Seasons, Forncett St Mary 15 January 2013
Tulips at Orchard House, New Buckenham, South Norfolk
It was not possible to include photographs of the tulips mentioned in my article in our Newsletter No 78 (The Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition). As tulips are nicely in flower now and it’s almost time to think about ordering bulbs for planting later this year, here are my photographs of some of the tulips mentioned.
I planted up two tubs of tulips. ‘Princess Irene’ – a single early – to be placed either side of the front door. Its orange petals and purple ‘flames’ are set off by the colour of the house brick. A pot of double late, raspberry-striped tulips. ‘Carnival de Nice’ was planted to act as a later infill and found a home in front of Exochorda x macrantha ‘The Bride’. Orange tulip ‘Ballerina’ was planted to thread its way through a small sheltered border where there is little spring colour.
Pamela Clark
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Month |
Diana Perowne |
Pauline Roberts |
Graham Allison |
David King |
Terry Read |
Peter George |
Met. Office Averages |
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Hevingham Norfolk |
Wendling Norfolk |
Thorpe St Andrew Norfolk |
Brooke Norfolk |
Sisland Norfolk |
Pakenham Suffolk |
East Anglia |
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May |
42.0mm |
47.0mm |
57.0mm |
43.7mm |
44.6mm |
52.5mm |
49.7mm |
|
June |
110.0mm |
119.0mm |
122.0mm |
115.0mm |
77.8mm |
112.5mm |
106.5mm |
|
July |
15.0mm |
25.5mm |
26.0mm |
22.7mm |
32.8mm |
16.5mm |
29.7mm |
|
August |
25.0mm |
26.0mm |
14.0mm |
22.9mm |
29.0mm |
37.5mm |
32.8mm |
|
May – Aug Total |
192.0mm |
217.5mm |
219.0mm |
204.3mm |
184.2mm |
219.0mm |
218.7mm |
|
Jan - April Total |
254.5mm |
303.0mm |
266.5mm |
261.1mm |
228.1mm |
187.5mm |
228.9mm |
|
Year to Date Total |
446.5mm |
520.5mm |
485.5mm |
465.4mm |
413.3mm |
406.5mm |
447.6mm |
During this ‘Summer’ period our HPS monthly readings appear remarkably consistent, although the total rainfall in any one month can be greatly affected by thunder storms. For example; on 30 May, Wendling had 25mm, on 23 June, Brooke had 52mm and on 28 August, Pakenham had 18mm.
Looking at the Met Office averages for East Anglia, yet again we have had a series of months with highs and lows in rainfall. In May, rainfall was slightly over the 10 year average in June it was double and in July and August it was just 58% and 59% of average. Over the four month period, June was the bad month with high rainfall, sunshine levels 73% of average and low day temperatures, but above average night temperatures.
Compiled 13,09.2016 by Peter George
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