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Richard Meats's avatar

Mr Eaton noted 1.16 inches of rainfall at Little Bredy for 25th-26th.

https://github.com/ed-hawkins/rainfall-rescue/blob/master/DATA/LITTLE-BREDY/LITTLE-BREDY.pdf

Ed Hawkins's avatar

He was a very dedicated observer!

Richard Meats's avatar

No ordinary observer - Henry Storks Eaton was President of the Meteorological Society 1876-77. British Rainfall 1908 has a longish obituary item about him.

Ed Hawkins's avatar

Ah, that would help explain his dedication! Great to know this - thanks!

Tom Harris's avatar

Are you planning a re-run but with today's SST and other climate related changes?

Ed Hawkins's avatar

Thanks Tom. The Royal Charter event was a test of the new system, chosen mainly because of the historical interest. We will be running similar experiments for a large number of historical extreme weather events (ideas welcome!). We will select a subset to rerun with warmer SSTs and changed GHG concentrations, and that may include the Royal Charter event. We also hope to downscale some of the storms or heavy rain events. And, we will also be extending the 20th Century Reanalysis to near present, and rerunning with both cooler and warmer SSTs etc to look at modern events with a global focus. Lots to do!