Drought set to continue despite recent rain, government warns

Lincolnshire Reservoir

Even with the wet weather at the end of August, the month’s rainfall was just 42% of its long-term average and the summer has been declared the hottest since records began in 1884

The National Drought Group has warned the current drought is set to continue despite the recent rain.

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