A worrying record has been set in England. The oldest weather station\nin London has just experienced its first truly rain-free calendar month\nsince records began more than a century and a half ago, according to\nIFLScience and various official sources, Tuesday (4\/8\/2026).<\/p>\n
The observation station at Kew Gardens, which has been recording\nweather data since 1871, registered zero millimetres of rain throughout\nJuly 2026. This is the first time in the station\u2019s recording history\nthat not a single drop of rain fell over an entire month.<\/p>\n
Previously, the driest month on record occurred in July 1999 with\njust 2.5 millimetres of rainfall, followed by July 1921 with 3.7\nmillimetres. This time, however, the recorded figure was completely\nempty.<\/p>\n
A similar situation has been observed in surrounding areas. The\nHogsmill observation station recorded its last rainfall on 27 June, and\nthroughout the following month there was no additional rainfall\nwhatsoever.<\/p>\n
Overall, England experienced its driest July since records began in\n1836. Average rainfall was only around 7 per cent of the usual amount,\nwhile southern England received only about 1 per cent of the average\nJuly rainfall.<\/p>\n
The UK Met Office stated that the combination of extreme heat,\nabundant sunshine, and an almost complete absence of rain made this\nmonth truly extraordinary in the climate records.<\/p>\n
Weather observers have also noted a worrying trend. Of the six driest\nJulys ever recorded, five of them have occurred since 1990. This further\nstrengthens suspicions that climate change is making weather patterns\nincreasingly extreme and unpredictable.<\/p>\n
Kew Gardens has not yet released an official statement confirming the\nfigures, but independent analysis of data released by the Met Office\nindicates that the zero-millimetre reading is indeed real. The local\ngovernment has already declared drought status in several regions,\nincluding London, from late July.<\/p>\n
Drought Spreading Across the World<\/p>\n
This situation is not an isolated event. Many parts of the world are\nnow experiencing droughts that are longer and more severe than usual,\ndriven by the strengthening of the El Ni\u00f1o phenomenon, which is expected\nto persist until early 2027.<\/p>\n
In Europe, Italy, Belgium, and Cyprus have now imposed water usage\nrestrictions, while major rivers are experiencing reduced flows that\nthreaten drinking water supplies and agriculture. On other continents,\nthe Horn of Africa, parts of the United States, Australia, and South\nAsia have also reported very sharp declines in rainfall.<\/p>\n
Indonesia Faces Scorching Heat<\/p>\n
Indonesia has not escaped the effects of this climate change. The\nMeteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) recorded that by\nmid-July, more than half of Indonesia\u2019s land area, or 54.5 per cent, had\nalready entered the dry season.<\/p>\n
The peak of the dry season is predicted to occur between August and\nSeptember 2026, with characteristics that are drier and longer-lasting\nthan in ordinary years. Hundreds of monitoring points have already\nrecorded no rainfall for more than a month, and dozens of points have\nreceived no rain for more than two months.<\/p>\n
These conditions are exacerbated by air temperatures tending to be\nhigher than the long-term average, causing water to evaporate more\nquickly and making the land even drier. Experts warn that such natural\nphenomena will occur increasingly frequently as global warming\ncontinues, making rainfall patterns more extreme. When it rains, it can\nbe very heavy, but dry seasons can last far longer than usual.<\/p>", "url": "https:\/\/jawawa.id\/newsitem\/not-a-single-drop-of-rain-in-a-month-a-rare-1-5-century-event-1785847917", "image": "" }, "sponsor": "Okusi Associates", "sponsor_url": "https:\/\/okusiassociates.com" }