The 2004-06 drought (2nd ed.)

This report reviews the 2004-06 drought within a hydrological and water resources framework. It was prepared as part of the National Hydrological Monitoring Programme (NHMP) – a collaborative enterprise between the Centre for Hydrology & Ecology and the British Geological Survey (both component bodies of the Natural Environment Research Council). The NHMP relies on the active cooperation of many organizations - the Environment Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency, Rivers Agency (Northern Ireland) and the Met Office in particular. The provision of the basic data which provides the foundation both of this report and the wider activities of the NHMP is gratefully acknowledged. A primary source of information for this review is the series of monthly UK Hydrological Summaries (for further details please visit: http://www.ceh.ac.uk/data/nrfa).