Scottish rivers have broken low water records while southern England benefitted from a wet spring.
The northern UK tends to be much wetter than the south, but this summer that pattern is being flipped on its head.
But current forecasts suggest the UK is unlikely to face drinking water shortages or hosepipe bans this summer. A map of UK river flows in May shows a clear divide between southern England and Wales, compared to Scotland, north-west England and north Wales. The effects of dry weather are already being felt in parts of Scotland and Wales. A large wildfire burned overnight on Wednesday in the Rhondda valley, South Wales.
"We put in extra fans and encourage them to drink more water. They don't like anything higher than 25C so we're constantly checking to make sure they're happy," he says. He lives on the family farm with his wife and three young children, and says it's clear they will have to change how they farm.
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