wrote:

In article ,
mark wrote:

It is true that we've not seen a lot of rain this summer here in Norfolk,
two or three very heavy showers which didn't do that much good.

I've found this definition of drought:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/feature.../drought.shtml

Which is a joke to anyone familiar with any location where droughts
actually happen.

Well that is covered on the page:

Different parts of the world have different climates, so each country
has its own definition of a drought.
--
Phil Cook http://www.therewaslight.co.uk