Precipitation Deficit Is 307 Millimeters: What Effect Does the Current Rain Have on That?

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The little rain that fell like manna from the sky this week is nowhere near enough to compensate for the long dry summer. Whereas in the past around 800 millimeters of precipitation were recorded annually, a precipitation deficit of 300 to 400 millimeters now needs to be made up.

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“In the Netherlands, we always fought against the water. Nowadays, we have to work with it more.”

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After weeks of drought, some serious rainfall finally fell again over the past few days. Good for farmers and nature, but the precipitation deficit is so large that much more rain is needed to resolve the drought.