Monthly Hydrological Summaries

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The National Hydrological Monitoring Programme (NHMP) produces the monthly Hydrological Summary of the UK. This regular report describes the hydrological conditions during the preceding month, using the data holdings of the National River Flow Archive and National Groundwater Level Archive. Focusing on rainfall, river flows, groundwater levels, and reservoir stocks, it places the events of each month, and the conditions at the end of the month, in a historical context. 

Each report includes regional rainfall data - both recent and, where significant, longer-term accumulations for the major administrative divisions in the water industry. Also featured are maps and representative hydrographs of river flow and groundwater levels with supporting summary statistics and details of current stocks for a selection of major reservoirs. A commentary examines notable hydrological events and summarises both the national hydrological status and the water resources outlook. 

The Hydrological Summary is published on the 10th working day every month via this web-page, Twitter, and to those who have signed up to receive them by email. 

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Latest month 

The Hydrological Summary for the latest month can be downloaded at the below link:

Latest Hydrological Summary for the UK

The latest Hydrological Summary will also be available in the NERC Open Research Archive (NORA) and displayed in the below list soon after publication. 

Archive

Archived versions of the Hydrological Summary are available in pdf format from December 1988. To access hydrological summaries from the archive, please use the below list.

Hydrological summary for Great Britain: July 1996 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: June 1996 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: May 1996 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: April 1996 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: March 1996 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: February 1996 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: January 1996 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: December 1995 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: November 1995 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: October 1995 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: September 1995 View PDF on NORA
Hydrological summary for Great Britain: August 1995 View PDF on NORA

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