Rainfall falls short in North Rhine-Westphalia

North Rhine-Westphalia received 147 litres less rain per square metre than the long-term average over the past twelve months, a 17.3 percent deficit, according to LANUK.

Summer rainfall totalled 149 litres per square metre, 38 percent below the 1961–1990 average. Temperatures were 3.2 degrees above that reference average.

At September’s end, 187 of 218 assessed gauges showed low water levels, according to the agency.