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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…
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.
This action plan sets out how businesses can make it easier for people to protect their homes from damage from flood water.
Terms of reference for the Environment Agency commissioned independent review of property flood resilience.
The latest update on monitored groundwater levels and whether there are any groundwater alerts or warnings in force.
Review of activities regulated by the Environment Agency in 2023-24.
Summaries of our latest evidence on natural flood management (NFM)
This assessment provides a picture of current and future flood and coastal erosion risk across England.
An update on the programmes, highlighting the innovations and challenges in achieving flood and coastal resilience, adaptation and coastal transition.
These reports give details on the reservoir incidents that have been reported to us during the year.
These are the updated programme of measures for the Upper Costa Beck water body following a review carried out by the Environment Agency in 2024.
In this document, we set out the areas of research interest to 2028 for the Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management (FCERM) research and development programme
Examines which river restoration measures can improve river habitats during high and low flows in different river types.
A review of how shoreline management plans will help achieve the aims of the National FCERM strategy and how they can be improved for 2025 and beyond.
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