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Water situation: area monthly reports for England

Monthly local reports on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoir levels.

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From:
Environment Agency
Published:
6 April 2017
Last updated:
16 September 2026
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  1. North-west England full report: corrected the drought levels in the storage charts for Haweswater Reservoir – Figure 1.5 and Figure 6.2 and Pennines Group – Figure 6.2.

  2. Added the water situation reports for August 2026.

  3. Added the water situation reports for July 2026.

  4. Updated the June 2026 reports for Solent and South Downs. Corrected the opening sentence to 'Solent and South Downs (SSD) had above average rainfall in June'.

  5. Added the water situation reports for June 2026.

  6. Added the water situation reports for May 2026.

  7. Added the water situation reports for April 2026.

  8. Added the water situation reports for March.

  9. Added the area water situation reports for February 2026.

  10. Updated Wessex water situation report summary and full report. At the end of the month, reservoir levels for Wessex Water were approximately 100% capacity.

  11. Added the area water situation reports for January 2026.

  12. Added the area water situation reports for December 2025.

  13. The Midlands full report has been updated to include the alternative text for the charts and images.

  14. Added the area water situation reports for November 2025.

  15. Added the area water situation reports for October 2025.

  16. The Midlands summary and full report for September have been updated - the soil moisture deficit summary has been updated to make it clear that soils are still drier than average for the time of year. In the full report Table 1.1 has been updated, Llyn Clywedog regulation releases figure has been corrected to 0Ml/d.

  17. In the 'Midlands water situation report: September 2025 full report' corrected a sentence in the rainfall section to: 'the wettest areas relative to their LTA were classified as having received notably high rainfall totals ranging between 172% to 198% of their typical totals’.

  18. Added the area water situation reports for September 2025.

  19. Added the area water situation reports for August 2025.

  20. Added the area water situation reports for July 2025.

  21. Added the area water situation reports for June 2025.

  22. Added the area water situation reports for May 2025.

  23. Replaced the Hertfordshire and North London summary and full report due to errors in the report.

  24. Added the area water situation reports for April 2025.

  25. Added the area water situation reports for March 2025.

  26. Added the water situation reports for February 2025.

  27. Added the area water situation reports for January 2025.

  28. Added the area water situation reports for December 2024.

  29. Added the area water situation reports for November 2024.

  30. Added the water situation reports for October 2024.

  31. Added the water situation reports for September 2024.

  32. Added the water situation reports for August 2024.

  33. Added the water situation reports for July 2024.

  34. Added the water situation reports for June 2024.

  35. Updated the Midlands water situation reports due to a geographical error.

  36. Added the water situation reports for May 2024.

  37. Corrected an error in the South East summary and full report, changed references to July to April.

  38. Added the water situation reports for April 2024.

  39. Added area water situation reports for March 2024.

  40. Added the monthly water situation reports for February 2024.

  41. Added the water situation reports for January 2024.

  42. Added the area water situation reports for December 2023.

  43. Added the area water situation reports for November 2023.

  44. Added the area water situation reports for October 2023.

  45. Added area water situation reports for September 2023.

  46. Added area water situation reports for August 2023.

  47. Added area water situation reports for July 2023.

  48. Added area water situation reports for June 2023.

  49. Added area water situation reports for May 2023.

  50. Added area water situation reports for April 2023.

  51. Added area water situation reports for March 2023.

  52. Added links to information for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

  53. Uploaded the monthly water situation reports for February 2023 and removed the January ones.

  54. Added January 2023 reports.

  55. Added December 2022 reports.

  56. Added area water situation reports for November 2022.

  57. October water sit reports for each area added.

  58. East Anglia and Solent and South Downs reports added.

  59. August water situation reports replaced with September reports. East Anglia and Solent and South Downs reports will follow.

  60. All area August reports added.

  61. Lincs and Northants, and East Anglian reports added.

  62. July water situation reports added. Lincs and Northants, and East Anglia reports to follow.

  63. June area water situation reports added.

  64. Thames report added.

  65. May 2022 water situation reports added. Thames report to be added as soon as it is available.

  66. April's water situation reports added.

  67. March 2022 area water situation reports added.

  68. All area February water sit reports added.

  69. Water situation reports for January 2022 uploaded.

  70. Midlands December 2021 water sit report added.

  71. All December reports added except for Midlands. Midlands report to be added asap.

  72. November 2021 water situation reports added.

  73. November water situation reports added.

  74. All September 2021 water situation reports added except for Kent and S London . KSL to be uploaded tomorrow.

  75. All area water situation reports for August 2021 added.

  76. Added a link to the UK government web archive that has reports for previous months.

  77. July water situation reports added.

  78. All June 2021 water sit reports added.

  79. May 2021 water situation reports added.

  80. Water situation reports added for April 2021.

  81. All area water situation reports for March 2021 added.

  82. February 2021 water situation reports added.

  83. January 2021 reports added.

  84. All area December 2020 reports added.

  85. December water situation reports added.

  86. October 2020 water situation reports uploaded.

  87. September 2020 reports added.

  88. July 2020 water situation reports replaced with August 2020 reports

  89. July 2020 water situation reports added.

  90. All June 2020 water situation reports uploaded.

  91. All May water situation reports added.

  92. April 2020 area water situation reports added.

  93. Thames and E Anglian reports added

  94. Updated with March 2020 water situation reports

  95. February 2020 water situation reports added,

  96. January 2020 reports added.

  97. December 2019 water situation reports added.

  98. Lincs and Northants water situation report added.

  99. Kent and S London water situation report added.

  100. November 2019 reports attached - Lincs and Northants and Kent and S London reports to follow.

  101. South East October water situation report added.

  102. October 2019 water sit reports for Lincs and Northants, and Solent and S Downs added.

  103. October 2019 water situation reports added for all areas except Lincs and Northants, and Solent and S Downs. These will be added as soon as they become available.

  104. September 2019 reports added.

  105. Midlands water sit reports added.

  106. August 2019 water situation reports added. Midlands report to follow.

  107. August 2019 water situation reports added.

  108. June water situation reports added.

  109. May 2019 water situation reports added and April's removed.

  110. April 2019 water situation reports added.

  111. March 2019 reports added for all Areas

  112. Water situation reports for March 2019 added. Lincs and Northants to follow.

  113. January 2019 water situation reports added in place of December 2018 reports

  114. December 2018 reports added.

  115. Lincs and Northants water situation report added.

  116. East Anglia and Solent and S Downs water situation reports added.

  117. November 2018 reports added.

  118. October 2018 water situation reports added.

  119. Added Wessex September 2018 report.

  120. September reports uploaded.

  121. August 2018 reports added.

  122. East Anglia July 2018 water situation report added.

  123. Reports for July 2018 added,

  124. Midlands June water situation report added.

  125. June water situation reports added.

  126. Page updated with May 2018 reports.

  127. May 2018 water situation report for Kent and south London added.

  128. April 2018 water situation reports added.

  129. April 2018 report for Kent and south London added.

  130. March 2018 reports now added for Thames and for Devon and Cornwall

  131. March 2018 reports added for East Anglia, Herts and North London, Lincs and Northants, Midlands, NE England, NW England, SE England, Yorkshire and Wessex

  132. Water situation report for Solent and South Downs March 2018 has been added

  133. March report added for Kent and south London.

  134. February water situation reports added.

  135. February 2018 water situation report added for Kent and south London.

  136. Water situation reports for January 2018 added.

  137. January water situation reports added for several areas.

  138. January 2018 water situation report for Kent and S London uploaded.

  139. December 2017 reports added.

  140. November water situation reports added.

  141. October 2017 water situation reports added

  142. September 2017 water situation reports uploaded.

  143. Water situation reports for August 2017 added.

  144. Updated documents added

  145. June water situation report for Midlands added.

  146. June 2017 water situation reports added.

  147. May water situation reports uploaded.

  148. April 2017 water situation reports added.

  149. Midlands and Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire March reports have been added

  150. Update added

  151. Herts and north London March 2017 report added.

  152. Updated with March 2017 reports.

  153. First published.

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Documents

Devon and Cornwall water situation: August 2026 summary

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Devon and Cornwall water situation: August 2026 full report

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East Anglia water situation: August 2026 summary

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East Anglia water situation: August 2026 full report

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Hertfordshire and North London water situation: August 2026 summary

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Kent and South London water situation: August 2026 summary

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Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire water situation: August 2026 summary

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Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire water situation: August 2026 full report

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Midlands water situation: August 2026 summary

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North East water situation: August 2026 summary

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North-west England water situation: August 2026 summary

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Solent and South Downs water situation report: August 2026 summary

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South-east England water situation report: August 2026 summary

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Thames water situation: August 2026 summary

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Wessex water situation: August 2026 summary

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Yorkshire water situation: August 2026 summary

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Details

These reports collect information from the Environment Agency, the Met Office and water companies that measure and monitor:

  • the amount of rain that falls
  • how dry the soils are and how much rain they can soak up
  • the amount of water flowing in rivers
  • the amount of water stored below ground in aquifers and above ground in reservoirs

They also present the outlook for river flow and groundwater.

See reports for previous months on the UK government web archive.

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