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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Ian Jones

Rainfall in Yorkshire and north-east England: What is the latest data?

One of the driest years on record has seen reservoir levels drop sharply at a number of sites across Yorkshire, including Baitings in Ripponden (Danny Lawson/PA) - (PA Wire)

Yorkshire and north-east England are experiencing one of their driest years on record, data shows.

The area has seen an average of just 242.8mm of rain so far in 2025 – less than half the amount that had fallen by this stage last year (542.3mm).

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