The extreme heat in June has dried up the French soil considerably, according to a investigation report of the French Agreste. The shortages are particularly visible in the north and north-east of the country.
The months of March to June increased the precipitation deficit. Nationally, the temperature was 2,8 degrees above average. June 2017 will go down in the books as the second warmest month of June since 1, according to Metéo France. Only June 1900 exceeded that.
The differences in precipitation are large between the different regions in France. Hardest hit are the north with 22% less precipitation as of March 1, 2017 and the north-east with 28% less precipitation than average.
Cereal harvest interrupted
In recent days, however, the grain harvest in various parts of France had to be interrupted by heavy rain and thunderstorms. Milder weather is expected at the end of this week, after which the harvest can be resumed.
Profile de sol dans du blé, il ya encore du boulot à faire mais j'y viens ! #Sun #porosity #profile #agriculture #ble pic.twitter.com/xBVUWZfcWp
— Allan Morin '¨ðŸ ¼ðŸŒ¾ (@allanm193) July 11, 2017
#moisson2017 : recolte du #ble terminée avant l'arrivée des pluies annoncées pas venues — Ps 77,9 humidité10,5 en attentte taux protéine pic.twitter.com/u7jA80y7Tc
— fabre catherine (@cat_fabre) July 10, 2017
L'orage Gronde avec une petite pluie â˜”ï¸ il était temps pour le #maize à voir combien de mm . le #ble 🌾 n'est pas mûr #moisson2017 pic.twitter.com/E0yykk3GG1
— Sebastien Stoessel (@Bachty68) July 9, 2017
C'est partie dance lesson #ble† En faire un maxi avant la pluie pic.twitter.com/PGLEc8FUqa
— cyrille champenois (@cyr081) July 9, 2017
[Recall] #Drought âš ï¸ Mesures de limitation des usages de l'eau en #HauteCorse '‰ðŸ »https://t.co/b7lUVfch9s pic.twitter.com/OruQOwlB8l
— Prefet Haute-Corse (@Prefet2B) July 9, 2017
[LE DÉLUGE] Quand le metro de Paris se transforme en piscine https://t.co/tP4yDGwSK7 pic.twitter.com/vggJmZgxC3
- L'Express (@LEXPRESS) July 10, 2017
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