"George Booth" wrote in message
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Problems are worse in the South East because of the dense population, said
Water UK

I notice they again use the rainfall total starting in November,
because the low percentage looks so much more impressive,
than the more conventional October (which of course was a
wet month last year). October marks the beginning of the
'water year' because rainfall normally exceeds evaporation
during the first half of the year (Oct-Mar), and therefore
water supplies grow.

Nov-May is fine if you are discussing the dry spell from
a climatological point of view, but from a hydrological
perspective it should really only be Oct-May.

It's just more spin.

Philip Eden