Precipitation excess and shortage in Europe. Source: KNMI
According to the KNMI this dry situation was created by a divergent air pressure pattern. "Normally there is a mostly westerly flow in which regular depressions with bad weather pass by. This year the air pressure pattern and the weather that goes with it was clearly divergent. High pressure areas were often stuck in our area which prevented depressions from reaching us," writes the weather service on its website.
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