kabocha
Cucurbita maxima
Growstuff community near salt spring island
Rainfall this year is drier than usual
620 mm has fallen since 1 January. That is 78% of the usual 792 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
1,103 mm
30-year average
Wettest month on record
383 mm
November 2021
Driest month on record
1 mm
July 2021
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 | 159 mm | 168 mm |
| Feb | 92 mm | 83 mm |
| Mar | 119 mm | 123 mm |
| Apr | 77 mm | 50 mm |
| May | 54 mm | 24 mm |
| Jun | 41 mm | 24 mm |
| Jul | 21 mm | 31 mm |
| Aug | 28 mm | 15 mm |
| Sep | 58 mm | 38 mm |
| Oct | 127 mm | 66 mm |
| Nov | 176 mm | 0 mm |
| Dec | 154 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 close to usual
The average air temperature since 1 January is 8.5 °C, close to the usual 8.4 °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
0.0 °C
10.0 °C
20.0 °C
JanJ
FebF
MarM
AprA
MayM
JunJ
JulJ
AugA
SepS
OctO
NovN
DecD
- Usual for the month
- This year
Warmest month
August
16.0 °C on average
Coldest month
December
0.5 °C on average
Soil this month
2.6 °C
mean this month, top 7 cm
Records in the last 30 years
Hottest day
35.2 °C
28 Jun 2021. This year: 30.5 °C
Coldest night
-16.6 °C
20 Dec 2008. This year: -6.7 °C
Warmest soil
24.9 °C
29 Jul 2009. This year: 21.3 °C
Coldest soil
-6.5 °C
5 Jan 2004. This year: -4.0 °C
Show the monthly figures
| Month | Air, usual | Air, this year | Soil, usual | Soil, this year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 0.6 °C | 1.3 °C | -0.1 °C | 0.1 °C |
| Feb | 1.1 °C | 1.9 °C | 0.3 °C | 1.6 °C |
| Mar | 2.9 °C | 3.0 °C | 2.3 °C | 2.9 °C |
| Apr | 5.6 °C | 6.3 °C | 5.2 °C | 6.1 °C |
| May | 9.6 °C | 10.9 °C | 9.5 °C | 11.5 °C |
| Jun | 12.6 °C | 14.0 °C | 12.7 °C | 14.7 °C |
| Jul | 15.8 °C | 15.1 °C | 16.2 °C | 15.9 °C |
| Aug | 16.0 °C | 15.2 °C | 16.2 °C | 15.7 °C |
| Sep | 12.5 °C | 11.1 °C | 12.3 °C | 11.5 °C |
| Oct | 7.4 °C | 6.6 °C | 7.1 °C | 6.6 °C |
| Nov | 3.2 °C | 2.8 °C | 2.8 °C | 2.6 °C |
| Dec | 0.5 °C | – | 0.1 °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.
In the usual frost danger
The usual last frost is 8 May, in 180 days. It has come as late as 21 May.
The frost season
Today, 9 Nov
Frost danger
21 Oct – 8 May
21 Oct →
OctO2026
NovN
DecD
JanJ2027
FebF
MarM
AprA
MayM
JunJ
JulJ
AugA
SepS
OctO
NovN
- Usual frost danger
- Possible: as early or late as it has come
Usual last frost
8 May
has come as late as 21 May
Next frost danger starts
21 Oct
as early as 7 Oct, 346 days from now
Frost-free season
170 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.
Nearby members
Seeds available for trade near salt spring island
chickpea
Cicer arietinum
snap pea
Pisum sativum var. macrocarpon
radish
Raphanus sativus
lettuce
Lactuca sativa
spinach
Spinacia oleracea
pea
Pisum sativum
onion
Allium cepa
