Here are the rainfall stats for Colchester so far this year:
Jan - 84.3mm
Feb - 52.4mm
Mar - 13.6mm
Apr - 3.7mm
May - 1.4mm (to the 19th)
Total - 155.4mm
So after a very wet winter, spring is definitely looking dry these parts.
Here in Colchester we are currently at 1.4mm to the 19th, Shoeburyness is currently 2.4mm to the 19th. Add the full yearly stats to the Essex drought thread.