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piranha

gothic lolita

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East Coast, Central Vancouver Island, BC, Canada Autumn

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1 planting

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colour scheme is near-black; mostly burgundy, and some bright yellow-green and fluffy pink for contrast

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amaranth
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Temperature

Experimental · new and might be flaky

This year is a little warmer than usual

The average air temperature since 1 January is 4.4 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the usual 3.8 °C for this date.

Air temperature each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year

Soil temperature each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year
Warmest month
August
12.5 °C on average
Coldest month
February
-3.8 °C on average
Soil this month
0.0 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day
33.1 °C
28 Jun 2021. This year: 25.9 °C
Coldest night
-24.4 °C
26 Dec 2021. This year: -16.1 °C
Warmest soil
22.0 °C
29 Jun 2021. This year: 17.4 °C
Coldest soil
-5.3 °C
30 Nov 2019. This year: -2.4 °C
Show the monthly figures
Month Air, usual Air, this year Soil, usual Soil, this year
Jan -3.3 °C -1.0 °C -0.3 °C -2.1 °C
Feb -3.8 °C -3.2 °C -0.9 °C -1.9 °C
Mar -2.6 °C -3.0 °C -1.2 °C -1.7 °C
Apr -0.3 °C 1.7 °C -1.2 °C -1.6 °C
May 3.9 °C 5.3 °C -0.2 °C 2.1 °C
Jun 7.7 °C 9.1 °C 3.9 °C 9.3 °C
Jul 12.1 °C 10.7 °C 10.6 °C 11.1 °C
Aug 12.5 °C 12.6 °C 12.3 °C 12.4 °C
Sep 8.8 °C 7.8 °C 8.8 °C 7.5 °C
Oct 3.4 °C 3.6 °C 3.6 °C 3.1 °C
Nov -1.4 °C 0.1 °C 0.5 °C 0.0 °C
Dec -3.7 °C – 0.1 °C –

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These figures are from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so your own rain and temperatures can differ. Check your national weather service before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Frost

Experimental · new and might be flaky

In the usual frost danger

The usual last frost is 24 Jun, in 222 days. It has come as late as 30 Jun.

The frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
24 Jun
has come as late as 30 Jun
Next frost danger starts
26 Aug
as early as 1 Jul, 285 days from now
Frost-free season
64 days
in a typical year

Experimental: this feature is new and might be flaky. These dates are estimates from 25 km weather-model data, not readings from a station at your garden, so a cold spot can be colder. They may be wrong, so check your national weather service and ask local growers before relying on them.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

About this garden

Owner piranha
Location
East Coast, Central Vancouver Island, BC, Canada

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