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The recent stormy weather brought England's wettest week in two years, according to the Environment Agency.
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weather → publish → Agency
Met Office provisional statistics for October show that the UK received above average rainfall.
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UK → show → rainfall
However, the National Drought Group have said it will take sustained and above average rainfall over a seven month period for conditions to improve to normal.
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conditions → say → period
Over the last week we had the first two named storms of the season - Austen and Boelo - which gave much of the UK significant and much needed rain.
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which → have → rain
Rainfall totals ranged from 38mm in central England to 87mm in the south-west and according to Enviroment Agency (EA) monitoring, it was the wettest week across England since October 2024.
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it → range → October
As a whole, England has had 111% of it's long-term monthly rainfall, according to the EA.
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England → have → EA
Reservoirs still exceptionally low
The hot and dry summer took its toll on our water supplies when England only saw 10% of its average July rainfall.
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England → take → rainfall
Hosepipe bans were announced for millions of customers and still remain in place.
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bans → announce → place
Rainfall in October has improved the situation in north-west England where the Environment Agency has moved the region out of drought and into 'recovery' status.
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Agency → improve → status
According to the Environment Agency 11 reservoirs are still classed as 'exceptionally low'.
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reservoirs → accord → Agency
Wimbleball and Ardingly reservoirs in Somerset and West Sussex respectively have less than 20% of their normal capacity.
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reservoirs → have → capacity
While October has seen a return to wetter conditions, early rainfall tends to be soaked up by soil or runs off hardened ground and hasn't therefore had a significant impact to our reservoirs.
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rainfall → see → reservoirs
Only once the soil is wet, does it start to be properly absorbed by the deeper groundwater stores.
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it → start → stores
No significant rain in the forecast
With high pressure developing across the UK, the outlook for the start of November is looking very settled.
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outlook → develop → November
It may not be completely dry however as mist, fog and low cloud in the next week could bring some drizzle at times.
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mist → bring → times
Another dry spell is inevitably going to put more strain on water supplies
Drought is only over when rivers, groundwater and reservoirs are back to normal levels and according to Philip Duffy, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, we "need sustained rainfall to recover".
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we → go → rainfall
The Agency have said that England will need at least 20% more rainfall than average across the next six months to be considered out of drought by spring.
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England → say → spring
Anything less risks the drought continuing into next year – with Devon, Cornwall and East Anglia most at risk.
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Devon → risk → risk
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