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Ploterre | Rain Letterpress Print

Regular price £45.00

Is it always raining somewhere? Mapping the wettest location in the UK across almost a century.

 

Specifications

210mm W x 297mm H (A4)
Limited Edition (100) Letterpress
270gsm Natural Coloplan Paper

 

Details

Using data from 366 different locations to represent every aspect of the British Isles from north to south, east to west, island to mainland and mountains to coastline. This piece investigates every day of the rainy season to see if there was some rainfall somewhere.

Each row of rainfall represents a different day from October 1st to January 31st and years are shown by column from 1934 on the left to now. Dense lines indicate heavier rainfall and the rare gaps reveal a handful of dry days.

 

Data Source

MET Office Precipitation Records

 

Ploterre | Rain Letterpress Print
Ploterre | Rain Letterpress Print