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long last after 2 months of unseasonably cold temperatures we’ve returned to
more average temperatures for the time of year. April was cold and dry and
whilst May continued with the cold theme it finished up the wettest May of the
last 12 years.
The charts of May temperatures and rainfall data are shown below.
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| Average Temperatures & Rainfall for May 2010-2021 |
It wasn’t the coldest spring I’ve recorded that is still 2013. However, that was a result of a very cold and snowy March. The poor weather of April and May this year have certainly presented some gardening challenges. Now that the weather has improved, it’s all about trying to catch up.
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| Average Spring Temperatures & Rainfall 2020-2021 |
We can get some lovely weather in May but I always think that the overnight low temperatures through the month are the governing factor in how well the season starts off at the allotment.
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| Low temperatures for May 2010-2021 |
Once again this May was the coldest of the last few years by a considerable margin.
We made a video of a look around our plots this week.
It
will be interesting to see, as summer progresses, if our crops perform as
expected and overcome the very poor start to the growing season.
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