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Rainfall this year is wetter than usual

935 mm has fallen since 1 January. That is 117% of the usual 801 mm by this date.

Rain each month, this year and usually

  • Usual for the month
  • This year
Usual year
945 mm
30-year average
Wettest month on record
289 mm
February 2004
Driest month on record
9 mm
January 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 53 mm 113 mm
Feb 64 mm 108 mm
Mar 64 mm 33 mm
Apr 78 mm 165 mm
May 82 mm 30 mm
Jun 95 mm 173 mm
Jul 99 mm 79 mm
Aug 92 mm 51 mm
Sep 77 mm 129 mm
Oct 91 mm 53 mm
Nov 73 mm 2 mm
Dec 78 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 11.2 °C, which is 0.4 °C above the usual 10.8 °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
February
15.0 °C on average
Coldest month
July
7.6 °C on average
Soil this month
14.1 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day
25.9 °C
29 Jan 2019. This year: 21.1 °C
Coldest night
-1.3 °C
19 Aug 2019. This year: 1.1 °C
Warmest soil
24.1 °C
29 Jan 2018. This year: 20.6 °C
Coldest soil
3.1 °C
4 Jul 2001. This year: 4.6 °C
Show the monthly figures
Month Air, usual Air, this year Soil, usual Soil, this year
Jan 14.7 °C 14.5 °C 17.1 °C 16.1 °C
Feb 15.0 °C 14.5 °C 17.1 °C 15.9 °C
Mar 13.7 °C 13.4 °C 15.3 °C 14.6 °C
Apr 12.0 °C 12.2 °C 12.6 °C 12.5 °C
May 10.4 °C 10.7 °C 10.4 °C 10.9 °C
Jun 8.5 °C 10.0 °C 8.3 °C 9.8 °C
Jul 7.6 °C 8.1 °C 7.3 °C 7.9 °C
Aug 7.7 °C 8.7 °C 7.7 °C 8.9 °C
Sep 8.9 °C 9.3 °C 9.4 °C 9.8 °C
Oct 10.0 °C 11.0 °C 11.1 °C 12.8 °C
Nov 11.4 °C 12.3 °C 13.2 °C 14.1 °C
Dec 13.4 °C – 15.4 °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 1 Oct, 39 days ago.

The frost season

  • Usual frost danger
  • Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
29 Aug
has come as late as 1 Oct
Next frost danger starts
23 Jun
as early as 4 Jun, 226 days from now
Frost-free season
295 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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