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Monthly local reports on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoir levels.
1. Summary Devon and Cornwall received 68% of the August long term average…
1. Summary Rainfall for August 2025 was below average across all…
1. Summary August was generally dry across the Hertfordshire and North…
1. Summary The entire Kent and South London (KSL) area received 37% of the…
1. Summary After an average July August saw a return to dry weather with…
1. Summary Rainfall – In August, all Midlands hydrological catchments…
1. Summary August was a much drier month than July, with notably low and…
1. Summary Rainfall for north-west England during August was classed as…
1. Summary Solent and South Downs (SSD) had below average rainfall in…
1. Summary The very hot and dry weather returned in August until the end…
Summary reports on dry weather and drought in England and how it affects public water supply, agriculture, energy and the environment.
1. Summary This week has been generally wet across England, particularly…
1. Summary The last week was the wettest for England since the end of…
1. Summary The country was again bathed in sunshine this week, and…
1. Summary Whilst cooler conditions have been experienced in the past…
1. Summary The fourth heatwave of the summer hit England this week…
1. Summary Patchy rain fell across England last week, with an average of…
1. Summary This week has been the driest since mid-May and we continue to…
1. Summary Despite this week’s wetter conditions, it was not enough to…
Monthly reports on rainfall, soil moisture deficit, river flows, groundwater levels and reservoir levels.
It was the driest August since 2003, and England received 42% of the long…
England received more rainfall in July than in any of the previous 6…
June was another dry month for most, with 80% of the long term average…
May brought another dry month, with 57% of the long term average (LTA)…
April was another dry month for much of England, with just 51% of long…
It was the driest March across England since 1961. It was an extremely dry…
In February, rainfall was below the long term average (LTA) for England;…
In January rainfall was above the long term average (LTA) for the time of…
Weekly reports on rainfall and river flow in England for the last 3 months.
These annual reports on the status of salmon stocks and fisheries in England and Wales have been produced since 1997.
Findings of the internal review into the Environment Agency's regulation of waste pneumatic tyres and their export, focussing on the export of this waste to India.
Explores the potential applications of drones for monitoring radioactivity in the environment, now and in the future.
Research and evidence underpins the work of the Environment Agency.
Reviewed evidence about public perceptions and social acceptance of net zero technologies through three case studies.
Investigates how circular economy principles have been adopted within ten industry sectors.
Explores how the structural integrity of underground salt caverns is affected by using them to store hydrogen.
Reports for the amount of EEE placed on the market and WEEE collected in the UK under the WEEE Regulations.
Daily and monthly upstream counts for salmon and sea trout at the fish counter at Framwellgate weir on the River Wear, Durham.
Daily and monthly upstream counts for salmon and sea trout at the fish counter at the Tees Barrage on the lower River Tees.
Daily and monthly upstream counts for salmon and sea trout at the fish counter at Riding Mill on the main River Tyne.
Reports on the extent of recreational use of environmental waters in England based on data from 2017 to 2024.
A summary of pollution incident performance for the 9 water and sewerage companies operating in England.
A review of the current scientific knowledge about drought in the UK.
A summary of the work, key findings and recommendations of the 4-year environmental capacity for industrial clusters project review of environmental capacity in key English low carbon industrial clusters.
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