Some parts of Greater London, Hampshire, Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Yorkshire have had 20 days without a drop of rain.
And while there has been some measurable rain in other parts, May rainfall accumulations are way below average.
Since the start of spring in March, some areas such as Wales and south-west England have had healthy rainfall, overall it has been lacking.
In fact, the Met Office told BBC Weather that with a UK average rainfall accumulation of just 80mm so far this spring, compared to an average of 229mm, we’re currently running at the driest spring on record.
As well as being unusually dry, there has also been a lot of sunshine. April was the sunniest on record in the UK, following the third sunniest March ever.
Sunshine is also running at above average so far in May.
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