Barring an unexpected change in the weather today, this June will be one of the driest in the Island's history.

According to the Bermuda Weather Service, the Island received less than an inch of water this month, four inches below the average.

Forecaster Andrew Hobson said: "In June, the average is 5.03 inches, but we've seen 0.79 inches so far, and that doesn't look like it's going to go up."

"The normal annual rainfall by this point in the year is 26.84 inches, and we've had about 17.97, so we're more than eight inches short."

Unless there is rainfall today, this June will be the driest since 2005 when rainfall plummeted to only 0.64 inches.

Typically, April and May are the driest months of the year, with rainfall picking up in June, but this year, as in 2005, the rain just didn't come.

The summer drought in 2005 reached the point where water tankers were brought to the Island for the first time since 1990.

"The rainfall usually gets quite low this time of year, but not this low," Mr. Hobson said.

"The Bermuda High has been blocking the rain from getting to us. The rain is out there, but it's not been reaching us."

"This weekend is the best chance for rain that we've had in a while, but beyond that it's hard to tell. The weather is very difficult to predict outside of a five day period."

With water tanks running dry across the Island, water truckers have been struggling to keep up with demand.

On Monday, Works and Engineering Minister Derrick Burgess called on businesses and churches to help members of the community, saying: "These facilities generally have larger water tanks and generally only use a small portion of stored water."

He also announced that a portable reverse osmosis plant will be moved to St. George's to help supply the East End, which has been particularly hurt by the drought.