The rain we had a couple of weeks ago was very welcome, but it's been very dry again since. My large waterbut (350l) is nearly empty again. I think we are already in trouble 🙁
Same here. We had a few heavy showers a couple of weeks ago but nothing since. Bathwater is still being siphoned onto selected areas of the garden in the hope that it'll make it damp enough to get some plants into the ground, but at the moment, by morning I can hardly tell where it went. Fingers and toes crossed for a wet winter and spring.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Some good rain for us today, thankfully. It was all getting a bit dry again a couple of weeks on from the rain. I'd been thinking I was going to have to spend another day lugging watering cans around the garden- no need now!
I don't know the exact numbers but the smaller streams are finally flowing here again, even if they're still just trickling. It's been wet but the ground is still soaking it all up.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Thanks @Fire. Confirms my records and observations that our September rainfall was around average but with a dry spell mid-month, and soil moisture level is still low (except the bits that are getting regular infusions of bathwater )
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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Yes indeed.