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Rainfall this year is close to usual

750 mm has fallen since 1 January. That is 89% of the usual 840 mm by this date.

Rain each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year
Usual year
973 mm
30-year average
Wettest month on record
297 mm
October 2005
Driest month on record
0 mm
February 2015

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 47 mm 11 mm
Feb 39 mm 1 mm
Mar 68 mm 84 mm
Apr 86 mm 67 mm
May 92 mm 110 mm
Jun 103 mm 88 mm
Jul 100 mm 141 mm
Aug 93 mm 67 mm
Sep 100 mm 127 mm
Oct 105 mm 53 mm
Nov 71 mm 1 mm
Dec 70 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.

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

This year is close to usual

The average air temperature since 1 January is 10.1 °C, close to the usual 10.2 °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
July
21.7 °C on average
Coldest month
January
-4.6 °C on average
Soil this month
7.8 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day
38.5 °C
22 Jul 2011. This year: 33.8 °C
Coldest night
-28.4 °C
14 Feb 2016. This year: -21.2 °C
Warmest soil
30.4 °C
22 Jul 2011. This year: 27.6 °C
Coldest soil
-15.2 °C
1 Jan 2018. This year: -12.3 °C
Show the monthly figures
Month Air, usual Air, this year Soil, usual Soil, this year
Jan -4.6 °C -6.3 °C -1.5 °C -3.2 °C
Feb -3.2 °C -5.4 °C -1.0 °C -0.6 °C
Mar 0.9 °C 2.3 °C 1.1 °C 1.8 °C
Apr 7.1 °C 8.2 °C 6.6 °C 7.8 °C
May 13.4 °C 13.2 °C 13.0 °C 13.0 °C
Jun 18.5 °C 19.6 °C 18.2 °C 19.0 °C
Jul 21.7 °C 21.3 °C 21.5 °C 21.3 °C
Aug 20.8 °C 20.7 °C 20.8 °C 20.8 °C
Sep 16.9 °C 15.6 °C 17.2 °C 16.1 °C
Oct 10.4 °C 10.3 °C 10.9 °C 10.5 °C
Nov 4.2 °C 9.5 °C 4.9 °C 7.8 °C
Dec -1.1 °C – 0.5 °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)

In the usual frost danger

The usual last frost is 1 May, in 169 days. It has come as late as 14 May.

The frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
1 May
has come as late as 14 May
Next frost danger starts
20 Oct
as early as 7 Oct, 341 days from now
Frost-free season
171 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)

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