Households are encouraged to check their tanks as water companies report high demand.

While the island got some welcome rainfall and the Bermuda Weather Service issued athunderstorm advisory yesterday, both came after 1.36 inches of rain was recorded last month, notably below the June average of 5.03in.

The BWS recorded 0.49in of precipitation between July 1 and yesterday morning, compared with an average of 1.18in.

This lack of rain has resulted in one water company’s busiest early-summer period in six years.

Shannon Smith, logistical co-ordinator for Latter Rain Water Service, said the high number of requests could leave people in some parts of the island awaiting water for ten days.

He explained: “Seasons have changed; there is no rainy season in Bermuda any more.

“We would start getting busy towards the end of August into September, but we haven’t been busy like this at the beginning of summer for about six years.”

Mr Smith added: “We’ve been in the business for 30 years — we normally should be busy at this period of time. A few people have forgotten that this is the month for water trucks to be busy.”

Zharia Rollins, of Liquid Gold Water, said customers who do not order in advance may have to wait up to one week for water delivery.

Ms Rollins, who took over the business after her mother, Tirena, died last year, explained: “It’s extremely busy, and we’re encouraging all our customers to continue to check their tanks and order in advance to prevent being out of water for a good bit of days.

“People are angry that we can’t get to them in a good time frame, but that’s the way that it is right now.”

Antoine Sealey, of NAS Water Service, delivers to between 15 and 20 customers daily during the peak season and does not see a bigger need for water compared with last June and July.

Data was not yet available after the showers yesterday, but the BWS recorded 21.49in of rain for 2025 so far, compared with a 27.76in average.

Phil Rogers, the director of the BWS, said a strong Bermuda-Azores ridge had contributed.

He explained: “The ridge has been more dominant this year, with the central ridge settling over the Island, leading to the drier conditions.

“The ridge of high pressure normally breaks down later in the summer. However, our best numerical models cannot give us much precision beyond five days, so forecasting the rest of the month accurately is not really possible.”