The October deluge continued into the first week of November. Over a period of 21 days from 16th October to 5th November rainfall totaled 208 mm. The cold spell put paid to the rain although over the night of 24/5th 8.4 mm of precipitation resulted in the heaviest snow fall for many a year with a depth of 80 mm at Rhode Hill Gardens. Snow even settled on the beach at Lyme, a rare event. Considering the very wet start to the month it was surprising that rainfall was only 88.8% the previous five year average .
