Rain Alleviates Drought and Improves Crop Yields in Europe

Published Jun 11, 2025

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Europe registered a climatic contrast in the last week, with moderate to heavy rainfall over the center and north of the continent, while the Mediterranean Basin faced dry and very hot conditions. A series of climate systems moved eastward, causing a wide band of precipitation and storms, with volumes ranging from 10 to 100 mm, and locally more, from England, France, and northern Spain, extending to Poland and the Baltic Countries.

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The information was released this Tuesday (10th) by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in its Weekly Weather and Crop Bulletin. The rains provided "additional relief from drought in England, northern France, and much of Germany", although the USDA emphasizes that "more rain is needed to completely eradicate the significant deficits that have accumulated since the beginning of spring". As a result, the productivity prospects for winter crop supplies improved significantly since the return of rains in the last week of May. The cloudy and unstable weather also kept temperatures close to normal in the northern and northwestern regions of Europe. On the other hand, central and southern Spain faced sunny and hot conditions, with temperatures 3°C to 6°C above normal and maximums ranging from 35°C to 42°C. This scenario accelerated the drying and harvesting of winter ...

Source: Agrolink