Images taken today show The Hook, Victoria Embankment Park and Bridgford Park areas.
With temperatures set to reach 36˚C on Thursday this week, pictures show the affect of the prolonged dry spell as drought conditions were called today for Nottinghamshire and most of the UK.
The East Midlands is now officially in drought after five consecutive months of below-average rainfall.
Spring and summer have been the driest since 1995, while July was the driest on record.
Across England, 71.3% of the country is experiencing drought conditions, affecting 45 million people.
The Environment Agency is monitoring falling water levels and urging people to use water carefully.
@westbridgfordwirenews The East Midlands, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire, Kent and East Sussex, and Solent and the South Downs were moved into drought status today. Combined with areas placed in drought last week, 71.3% of England is now affected. Around 45 million people live in drought areas, while more than 27 million are subject to restrictions on water use. . More on westbridgfordwire.com . #nottingham #heatwave ♬ original sound – West Bridgford Wire News
