Actually 9 weeks. Enough to f**k up spring sown crops. Longest dry spell I can remember for a long time. 2018 was 6 weeks, mid June till harvest time
, 2019 a month, beginning of July till..........harvest time. 
The Drought
- Thread starter Derrick Hughes
- Start date
, 2019 a month, beginning of July till..........harvest time. 
Wuss .Actually 9 weeks. Enough to fudge up spring sown crops. Longest dry spell I can remember for a long time. 2018 was 6 weeks, mid June till harvest time
- Location
- Scot Borders
Really?
What part of the borders are you in?
M-J-G
Member
It'll be fine
- Location
- West Kent
What a shame we can’t average the weather. You guys in the north and west are drowned out and here is the south-East we are burning up.
no rain wouldn’t be as bad as very little rain.
no rain wouldn’t be as bad as very little rain.
- Location
- East yorks
Least no rain you can actually get stuff done
Speedstar
Member
- Location
- Scottish Borders
The west part of the Borders
Bogweevil
Member
5mm in the gauge this morning, better then nothing and more to come perhaps. Interesting that those continentals are in a much more serious drought situation even than S England:
www.spiegel.de
For the third year in a row, droughts and water shortages now threaten large areas of Europe. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the dry spell spread from Eastern Europe across the continent. Large rivers such as the Elbe, Warta and Danube had less water than usual at the beginning of the year. After heavy downpours in May and June, the water veins recovered only to a limited extent.
Using the data from the GRACE-FO satellites ( Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow On ), researchers have now created maps of the current status of European groundwater reservoirs (see figure). They use the change in the earth's gravitational field: While mountains or the sea floor change only rarely or very slowly, relocations of large amounts of water - for example through precipitation, evaporation or runoff into the sea - generate usable data. The scientists then supplemented these observations with measurement results from the first GRACE mission (2002-2017) and with current and historical data from ground stations.
A shower of rain is not enough
Both maps - the groundwater storage (map above) and the soil moisture (map below) are from June 22, 2020. The colors show the relationship between the groundwater and soil moisture compared to the long-term records of the month: Blue areas have more water than usual and orange and red areas have less. The darkest shades of red stand for extreme dryness.
Monitoring soil moisture is particularly critical for farmers and farmers. It is about the water available for the cultivation of plants. The amount of water in the earth can vary considerably - depending on whether it is raining. Rain can quickly wet the soil, but it can also dry out very quickly during the heat waves.
The groundwater, however, is significantly lower. Its volume decides how much water there is for irrigation but also for drinking water and how high the levels of streams and other above-ground water veins are. In contrast to soil moisture, it takes months for the groundwater to recover after a dry period. A rain shower is not enough, because the water first has to seep through the dry surface and the rock to the water table.
Satellitenbilder zeigen dramatische Dürre in Europa
Seit drei Jahren regnet es in vielen europäischen Ländern zu wenig. Forscher haben nun die dramatische Lage der niedrigen Grundwasserspiegel kartiert.
www.spiegel.de
For the third year in a row, droughts and water shortages now threaten large areas of Europe. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the dry spell spread from Eastern Europe across the continent. Large rivers such as the Elbe, Warta and Danube had less water than usual at the beginning of the year. After heavy downpours in May and June, the water veins recovered only to a limited extent.
Using the data from the GRACE-FO satellites ( Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow On ), researchers have now created maps of the current status of European groundwater reservoirs (see figure). They use the change in the earth's gravitational field: While mountains or the sea floor change only rarely or very slowly, relocations of large amounts of water - for example through precipitation, evaporation or runoff into the sea - generate usable data. The scientists then supplemented these observations with measurement results from the first GRACE mission (2002-2017) and with current and historical data from ground stations.
A shower of rain is not enough
Both maps - the groundwater storage (map above) and the soil moisture (map below) are from June 22, 2020. The colors show the relationship between the groundwater and soil moisture compared to the long-term records of the month: Blue areas have more water than usual and orange and red areas have less. The darkest shades of red stand for extreme dryness.
Monitoring soil moisture is particularly critical for farmers and farmers. It is about the water available for the cultivation of plants. The amount of water in the earth can vary considerably - depending on whether it is raining. Rain can quickly wet the soil, but it can also dry out very quickly during the heat waves.
The groundwater, however, is significantly lower. Its volume decides how much water there is for irrigation but also for drinking water and how high the levels of streams and other above-ground water veins are. In contrast to soil moisture, it takes months for the groundwater to recover after a dry period. A rain shower is not enough, because the water first has to seep through the dry surface and the rock to the water table.
Don't mention the drought. I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.
From now on, it is to be known as a spell of less moistacious weather.
From now on, it is to be known as a spell of less moistacious weather.
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Grassman
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- Location
- Derbyshire
I assume the "dry spell" caused you to drop name "crapweathershire".
Where do you farm now?
Dropped it last winter when others seemed to be fairing worse than me. TBH, it would have suited me if the drought ad continued. The return of rain seems to have saved other folks crops, but not mine. ?
Grassman
Member
- Location
- Derbyshire
Indeed. I really needed a drought to make fodder supplies tight. Instead it was enough to stop most of my new grass ley surviving but now all the grass is growing so there won't be a shortage!Dropped it last winter when others seemed to be fairing worse than me. TBH, it would have suited me if the drought ad continued. The return of rain seems to have saved other folks crops, but not mine. ?