Just over a month ago we reported that North Cornwall had experienced a very dry April. Today we are compelled to report that North Cornwall has experienced a very damp May!
Here once again are the weekly UK maps from the Environment Agency:
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Here too is the last four weeks rainfall record from the EA’s automated rainfall monitoring station 47144 near Otterham:
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On the first day of June 2021 the sun is shining brightly overhead and we haven’t had any rain for a few days now. Long may that continue!
However every cloud has a silver lining. This year Crowdy Reservoir is almost full to overflowing, unlike in May last year:
![](https://davidstow.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SWLakes-2021-05-30.png)
![](https://davidstow.info/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/CrowdyVans-1024x636.jpg)