shiitake mushroom
Lentinula edodes
Growstuff community near West Berkeley, CA
Rainfall this year is wetter than usual
440 mm has fallen since 1 January. That is 116% of the usual 379 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
536 mm
30-year average
Wettest month on record
343 mm
January 2017
Driest month on record
0 mm
August 1996
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 | 100 mm | 81 mm |
| Feb | 103 mm | 119 mm |
| Mar | 80 mm | 12 mm |
| Apr | 37 mm | 157 mm |
| May | 19 mm | 22 mm |
| Jun | 3 mm | 1 mm |
| Jul | 1 mm | 3 mm |
| Aug | 1 mm | 1 mm |
| Sep | 3 mm | 9 mm |
| Oct | 27 mm | 26 mm |
| Nov | 57 mm | 8 mm |
| Dec | 105 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 15.6 °C, which is 0.5 °C above the usual 15.1 °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
September
18.8 °C on average
Coldest month
January
9.9 °C on average
Soil this month
13.9 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm
Records in the last 30 years
Hottest day
40.7 °C
2 Sep 2017. This year: 37.0 °C
Coldest night
-2.1 °C
21 Dec 1998. This year: 1.8 °C
Warmest soil
31.0 °C
23 Jul 2006. This year: 27.3 °C
Coldest soil
1.0 °C
24 Dec 1998. This year: 7.3 °C
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Air, usual | Air, this year | Soil, usual | Soil, this year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 9.9 °C | 10.5 °C | 9.5 °C | 10.3 °C |
| Feb | 10.6 °C | 12.3 °C | 10.6 °C | 12.1 °C |
| Mar | 11.9 °C | 17.2 °C | 12.5 °C | 17.8 °C |
| Apr | 13.2 °C | 14.0 °C | 14.8 °C | 15.4 °C |
| May | 15.4 °C | 15.4 °C | 18.0 °C | 18.2 °C |
| Jun | 17.5 °C | 16.7 °C | 21.0 °C | 21.1 °C |
| Jul | 18.3 °C | 17.0 °C | 22.3 °C | 21.4 °C |
| Aug | 18.7 °C | 17.5 °C | 22.4 °C | 21.6 °C |
| Sep | 18.8 °C | 18.1 °C | 21.5 °C | 20.7 °C |
| Oct | 16.7 °C | 17.5 °C | 18.0 °C | 18.6 °C |
| Nov | 12.8 °C | 13.7 °C | 12.9 °C | 13.9 °C |
| Dec | 10.0 °C | – | 9.6 °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 starts soon
The usual first frost is 19 Dec, in 41 days. It has come as early as 30 Nov.
The frost season
Today, 8 Nov
Frost danger
19 Dec – 1 Feb
19 Dec →
NovN2026
DecD
JanJ2027
FebF
MarM
AprA
MayM
JunJ
JulJ
AugA
SepS
OctO
NovN
DecD
JanJ2028
- Usual frost danger
- Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
1 Feb
has come as late as 24 Feb
Next frost danger starts
19 Dec
as early as 30 Nov, 406 days from now
Frost-free season
331 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.
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