Sacha wrote in :

On 2012-06-11 23:13:26 +0100, Spider said:

On 11/06/2012 18:28, Moonraker wrote:
On 11/06/2012 17:21, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:59:01 +0000, SIMON SUTCLIFFE
wrote:


This continual rain may be bgetting us all down, but it's doing
wonders for our gardens in Kent, where we still have hosepipe
restrictions.

The wettest drought on record as we are calling it!

I run a wholesale plant nursery and our perennials are looking
fantastic - they love the rain!


I'm sure you already know but drought is not directly related to
rainfall. It's more about what finishes up in the water supply. If
reservoir levels are lower than expected, it's a drought!

Steve

Many moons ago when I was young the definition of a draught was no
rainfall for 2 weeks.


Yes, that's the definition I know. More rain than you can shake an
umbrella at is not my idea of a drought!

Now however the water companies have taken over
the definition!

I was told 3 weeks but the principle was the same. I can't imagine
reservoirs being low atm but I suppose somebody will prove me wrong,
somewhere!

I get the same feeling that somebody will try to prove me wrong, but here
goes.
Although the reservoirs seem full, the area underneath is still not
"soaked" enough. Water from the reservoir above is leaking into it.When
that area is saturated the reservoir should not leak any more water into
it and and will fill up.
Do these words make sense? I am not too good at explaining exactly what I
mean to.

Baz