Current situation - rainfall

Rainfall

25 April to 1 May 2 to 8 May 9 to 15 May

16 to 22 May 23 to 29 May 30 May to 5 June

6 to 12 June 13 to 19 June 20 to 26 June

27 June to 3 July 4 to 10 July

Figure 1 Weekly precipitation across and for the past 11 weeks. UKPP radar data (Source: Met Office © Crown Copyright, 2018). Note: Images may sometimes include straight lines originating from the centre of the radar, resulting from tall trees and buildings located near the radar installation affecting its performance. This does not reflect actual conditions on the ground. Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Environment Agency, 100026380, 2018.

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River flow

‘Naturalised’ flows are provided for the River Thames at Kingston and the River Lee at Feildes Weir.

Figure 2 Latest daily mean river flow, relative to an analysis of historic daily mean flows, classed by flow percentile for the same time of year2 (Source: Environment Agency). Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Environment Agency, 100026380, 2018.

2Flow percentiles describe the percentage of time that a particular flow has been equalled or exceeded compared to the historic flow record for that site for the time of year. Flow percentiles presented relate to an analysis for the time of year and not a whole year.

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Soil moisture deficit

End of May 20181 End of June 20182

Figure 2.1: Soil moisture deficits for weeks ending 29 May 20181 (left panel) and 26 June 2018 2 (right panel). Top row shows actual soil moisture deficits (mm) and bottom row shows the difference (mm) of the actual from the 1961-90 long term average soil moisture deficits. MORECS data for real land use (Source: Met Office © Crown Copyright, 2018). Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Environment Agency, 100026380, 2018

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Groundwater levels

^ The level at Priors Heyes remains high compared to historic levels because the aquifer is recovering from the effects of historic abstraction ^^ Sites are manually dipped at different times during the month. They may not be fully representative of levels at the month end Underlined sites are major aquifer index sites and are shown in the groundwater level charts in Figure 4.2

Figure 4.1: Groundwater levels for indicator sites at the end of May and June 2018, classed relative to an analysis of respective historic May and June levels (Source: Environment Agency). Geological map reproduced with kind permission from UK Groundwater Forum, BGS © NERC. Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Environment Agency, 100026380, 2018.

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Reservoir storage

1. Current levels at Abberton in east England are relative to increased capacity 2. Vyrnwy, Clywedog and are located in Wales but provide a water resource to central and north-west England 3. Current levels at Kielder are lower than historical levels due to the implementation of a new flood alleviation control curve Figure 5.1: Reservoir stocks at key individual and groups of reservoirs at the end of May and June 2018 as a percentage of total capacity and classed relative to an analysis of historic May and June values respectively (Source: Water Companies). Note: Classes shown may not necessarily relate to control curves or triggers for drought actions. As well as for public water supply, some reservoirs are drawn down to provide flood storage, river compensation flows or for reservoir safety inspections. In some cases current reservoir operating rules may differ from historic ones. Crown copyright. All rights reserved. Environment Agency, 100026380, 2018. www.gov.uk/environment-agency © Environment Agency 2018 12