Tuesday, June 2, 2020

Autumn weather report

108 mm rain total (213mm yearly total to end of May)

March  10mm falling on four days.
April    64mm over eight days (max 13mm).
May     34mm over eleven days (max 6mm).

Wind: no major wind, one day gust maxed at 60km.
Minimum temperature: 2.3C

Maximum temperature: 35.4C
March: seven days over 30C.
April:   eight days over 25C, max 29C.
May:    five days over 20C, max 23C.

Relative Humiditity: 52%, 71%, 75%.

We surpassed last year's rainfall total of 181mm on the first day of May.  In 2018 we had a total rainfall of 189mm.  We surpassed that on 20 May.

So, good conditions for gardening through autumn.  Farmers got there crops in around the regular dates (around the beginning of May, some earlier and some later).  Countryside is greening up beautifully and water catchments are full.