2001年,石门县遭受了罕见的冬、春、夏、秋四季连旱。据统计,全县19个乡镇、548个村、10.3万个农户受旱,8.5万人饮水发生困难。受旱作物75万亩,其中粮食作物51万亩,经济作物24万亩。2001年该县的干旱有4个特点:一是降雨少,且分布不平衡。4～9月,全县平均降雨625.1mm,较多年同期 In 2001, Shimen County suffered a rare drought in the four seasons of winter, spring, summer and autumn. According to statistics, of the 19 townships and 548 villages in the county, 103,000 farmers have suffered drought and 85,000 people have difficulty in drinking water. 75 million mu of dry crops, of which 51 million mu of food crops and 24 million mu of cash crops. In 2001, the county’s drought has four characteristics: First, less rainfall, and the distribution is not balanced. From April to September, the average rainfall in the county was 625.1mm, more than a year earlier