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Monday, 21 November 2022
Cold and Frosty
It’s been a mild start to November so far but it looks like we’re in for a few colder days starting today. Overnight and into the early hours of this morning the temperature fell to -0.5°C (31.1°F) giving us our first frost of autumn. It’s not warmed up at all and, as I’m writing this blog at 13:00, the temperature has only managed to reach 3.9°C (39.0°F) and it’s just beginning to rain.
Tuesday, 15 November 2022
We missed out on this!
I’ve noticed that the Met Office has posted temperature charts for the UK showing exceptionally high temperatures for mid-November.
Monday, 7 November 2022
Chilly mornings
We’ve had our first chilly mornings of the autumn this week. Early on Friday morning, the temperature got down to 2.9°C (37.2°F), and then on Sunday morning, even lower, falling to 1.7°C (35.1°F). That’s our lowest temperature since 08 April this year when the temperature fell to -0.3°C (31.5°F). I’m guessing a few places will have had a keen frost. We’ll have to see if our dahlias survived the cold mornings but in any case, I think it’s about time we lifted the tubers and put them somewhere frost-free for over winter.
Sunday, 6 November 2022
A wet October
It had to happen eventually as we couldn’t continue the spell of months with below-average rainfall. I suppose the rather wet end to September set the ball rolling and now the pattern has set in it doesn’t know when to stop. Of course, being a gardener I’m never happy about the weather conditions, and whilst I’ve complained about the lack of rain, the recent wet weather means all the prunings at the allotment due to be burnt on bonfire night will be well and truly soaked.
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