Farmer Copley: "I've been doing a rain dance for about four weeks"
With this Spring on course to be the driest season of any record - a farmer in West Yorkshire said he's been "doing a rain dance" for weeks
This Spring is on course to be the driest season of any on record, a leading British meteorologist has warned.
The lack of rain is expected to mean that this March, April, and May could be the first with less than 100mm on records that date back 189 years.
The previous record for the driest season in the UK was in Spring 1852 which had just 100.7mm of rain, according to Professor Ed Hawkins, the UK's principal research scientist at the National Centre for Atmospheric Science.
For farmers, the dry conditions can have a huge impact.
Robert Copley runs Farmer Copleys in Pontefract, he said: "It affected the tulips big style, its just a dust bowl."
Farmer Copleys is known for its pumpkin festival in autumn, Robert said: "We've currently planted the pumpkins and they're quite moisture heavy crop and they're just not getting any moisture."
However, some fruits thrive in the hot weather, as Robert explained: "We also grow strawberries but they're alright, because we water them through a bore hole and reservoir, so we can keep the strawberries going."
Robert also said while its due to rain this weekend, farmers need the right type of rain. He said: "If you just get a big heavy downpour, because the ground is so dry, it just runs off."