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Rapaki Road, Christchurch · orchard · 20 square metres Spring

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5 plantings

Harvested

0 times this year

Area

20 square metres

Type

orchard garden type

Various spots not in the main gardens

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This year is a little warmer than usual

The average air temperature since 1 January is 12.2 °C, which is 0.7 °C above the usual 11.5 °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
February
16.9 °C on average
Coldest month
July
6.8 °C on average
Soil this month
16.4 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day
34.7 °C
2 Feb 2020. This year: 29.3 °C
Coldest night
-3.8 °C
7 Jun 2012. This year: -0.9 °C
Warmest soil
27.1 °C
14 Feb 1998. This year: 24.4 °C
Coldest soil
1.0 °C
8 Jul 2001. This year: 4.1 °C
Show the monthly figures
Month Air, usual Air, this year Soil, usual Soil, this year
Jan 16.8 °C 16.2 °C 19.7 °C 18.1 °C
Feb 16.9 °C 15.9 °C 19.5 °C 17.5 °C
Mar 15.2 °C 14.9 °C 17.0 °C 16.2 °C
Apr 12.7 °C 13.4 °C 13.5 °C 13.8 °C
May 10.3 °C 11.1 °C 10.2 °C 11.3 °C
Jun 7.7 °C 9.8 °C 7.3 °C 9.3 °C
Jul 6.8 °C 8.3 °C 6.3 °C 7.8 °C
Aug 7.6 °C 9.2 °C 7.6 °C 9.1 °C
Sep 9.7 °C 10.3 °C 10.2 °C 10.8 °C
Oct 11.5 °C 12.9 °C 12.9 °C 15.2 °C
Nov 13.5 °C 15.4 °C 15.8 °C 16.4 °C
Dec 15.6 °C – 18.4 °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 danger has passed for this year

The latest a frost has come in past years is 15 Oct, 31 days ago.

The frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
26 Sep
has come as late as 15 Oct
Next frost danger starts
1 Jun
as early as 11 May, 198 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.

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

Suggested companions

straggly gooseberry

About this garden

Owner bigblen
Location
Rapaki Road, Christchurch

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