profile-img
Simon King

@SimonOKing

Lead BBC weather presenter and meteorologist. Mostly R4 Today, 5 Live and BBC Breakfast | Ex-RAF Officer | Author ‘What Does Rain Smell Like?’

calendar_today11-03-2009 11:32:51

26,6K Tweets

22,3K Followers

847 Following

Simon King(@SimonOKing) 's Twitter Profile Photo
Simon King
@SimonOKing

2 weeks ago

Was responsible for the huge rainfall amounts and flooding in / ?

Unlikely.

They’ve been doing it for years and theoretically adds 15-25% extra rain. Very hard to prove on the ground but even take 25% off, it still would have been >yearly rainfall.

account_circle