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Rainfall this year is wetter than usual

607 mm has fallen since 1 January. That is 117% of the usual 517 mm by this date.

Rain each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year
Usual year
629 mm
30-year average
Wettest month on record
207 mm
July 2022
Driest month on record
4 mm
March 2001

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 52 mm 104 mm
Feb 44 mm 81 mm
Mar 43 mm 50 mm
Apr 54 mm 35 mm
May 51 mm 15 mm
Jun 57 mm 53 mm
Jul 59 mm 55 mm
Aug 49 mm 77 mm
Sep 42 mm 70 mm
Oct 60 mm 60 mm
Nov 56 mm 9 mm
Dec 62 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 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, 25 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, 204 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)

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