'A very wet and windy Bank Holiday, thanks to the remnants of Hurricane Charley. The 25th was the wettest August Bank Holiday on record, with 25 mm+ of rain widespread' [...]
August 26th. Rained most of the day again. Pressure at 977mb.
'The rain continued in the east on the 26th'
Thursday, August 21, 1986
Walked along beach to Alnmouth in the afternoon, whereupon it immediately began pissing down with rain. Spent 20p on Polos. Walked 4 miles back by the road in the rain.