kabocha
Cucurbita maxima
Growstuff community near Ballarat
Rainfall this year is wetter than usual
615 mm has fallen since 1 January. That is 119% of the usual 517 mm by this date.
Rain each month, this year and usually
100 mm
200 mm
JanJ
FebF
MarM
AprA
MayM
JunJ
JulJ
AugA
SepS
OctO
NovN
DecD
- Usual for the month
- This year
Usual year
624 mm
30-year average
Wettest month on record
208 mm
October 2022
Driest month on record
1 mm
February 2009
The wettest and driest months are the highest and lowest in the 30 years of data we hold, not necessarily the highest or lowest ever.
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Rain, usual | Rain, this year |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 44 mm | 18 mm |
| Feb | 37 mm | 56 mm |
| Mar | 33 mm | 54 mm |
| Apr | 40 mm | 31 mm |
| May | 47 mm | 44 mm |
| Jun | 51 mm | 100 mm |
| Jul | 54 mm | 68 mm |
| Aug | 68 mm | 88 mm |
| Sep | 68 mm | 37 mm |
| Oct | 69 mm | 112 mm |
| Nov | 66 mm | 8 mm |
| Dec | 48 mm | – |
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.
Temperature
Experimental · new and might be flakyThis year is a little warmer than usual
The average air temperature since 1 January is 12.8 °C, which is 0.9 °C above the usual 11.9 °C for this date.
Air temperature each month, this year and usually
10.0 °C
20.0 °C
JanJ
FebF
MarM
AprA
MayM
JunJ
JulJ
AugA
SepS
OctO
NovN
DecD
- Usual for the month
- This year
Soil temperature each month, this year and usually
10.0 °C
20.0 °C
30.0 °C
JanJ
FebF
MarM
AprA
MayM
JunJ
JulJ
AugA
SepS
OctO
NovN
DecD
- Usual for the month
- This year
Warmest month
January
18.7 °C on average
Coldest month
July
6.8 °C on average
Soil this month
14.1 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm
Records in the last 30 years
Hottest day
41.4 °C
7 Feb 2009. This year: 40.8 °C
Coldest night
-3.8 °C
20 Aug 2017. This year: 0.3 °C
Warmest soil
31.5 °C
30 Jan 2009. This year: 29.2 °C
Coldest soil
3.1 °C
19 Jun 1998. This year: 5.9 °C
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Air, usual | Air, this year | Soil, usual | Soil, this year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 18.7 °C | 20.0 °C | 19.6 °C | 22.5 °C |
| Feb | 18.3 °C | 18.5 °C | 19.2 °C | 20.6 °C |
| Mar | 16.3 °C | 16.3 °C | 17.2 °C | 17.5 °C |
| Apr | 12.9 °C | 13.4 °C | 13.5 °C | 13.8 °C |
| May | 9.8 °C | 11.5 °C | 10.3 °C | 12.0 °C |
| Jun | 7.5 °C | 9.2 °C | 7.9 °C | 9.4 °C |
| Jul | 6.8 °C | 7.0 °C | 7.1 °C | 7.4 °C |
| Aug | 7.5 °C | 8.6 °C | 7.7 °C | 8.8 °C |
| Sep | 9.4 °C | 10.5 °C | 9.6 °C | 11.0 °C |
| Oct | 11.6 °C | 13.0 °C | 11.9 °C | 13.5 °C |
| Nov | 14.2 °C | 13.2 °C | 14.7 °C | 14.1 °C |
| Dec | 16.3 °C | – | 17.1 °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.
Frost danger has passed for this year
The latest a frost has come in past years is 28 Oct, 16 days ago.
The frost season
Today, 13 Nov
Frost danger
1 Jun – 3 Oct
1 Jun →
AprA2026
MayM
JunJ
JulJ
AugA
SepS
OctO
NovN
DecD
JanJ2027
FebF
MarM
AprA
MayM
JunJ
JulJ
- Usual frost danger
- Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
3 Oct
has come as late as 28 Oct
Next frost danger starts
1 Jun
as early as 30 Apr, 200 days from now
Frost-free season
249 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.
Nearby members
Seeds available for trade near Ballarat
spaghetti squash
Cucurbita pepo var. fastigata
squash
Curcurbita
cucumber
Cucumis sativus
amaranth
Amaranthus spp.
