Growstuff community near Washington, DC

Rainfall

Experimental · new and might be flaky

Rainfall this year is close to usual

1,016 mm has fallen since 1 January. That is 107% of the usual 952 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

1,101 mm

30-year average

Wettest month on record

497 mm

August 2020

Driest month on record

4 mm

October 2000

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	60 mm	63 mm
Feb	57 mm	49 mm
Mar	83 mm	76 mm
Apr	90 mm	52 mm
May	110 mm	105 mm
Jun	104 mm	109 mm
Jul	122 mm	163 mm
Aug	111 mm	162 mm
Sep	120 mm	122 mm
Oct	87 mm	115 mm
Nov	74 mm	0 mm
Dec	82 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.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Temperature

Experimental · new and might be flaky

This year is a little warmer than usual

The average air temperature since 1 January is 15.6 °C, which is 0.6 °C above the usual 15.0 °C for this date.

Air temperature each month, this year and usually

-10.0 °C

0.0 °C

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

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

July

25.4 °C on average

Coldest month

January

1.3 °C on average

Soil this month

11.9 °C

mean this month, top 7 cm

Records in the last 30 years

Hottest day

40.5 °C

7 Jul 2012. This year: 39.9 °C

Coldest night

-19.4 °C

20 Feb 2015. This year: -14.6 °C

Warmest soil

34.9 °C

4 Jul 2026. This year: 34.9 °C

Coldest soil

-6.7 °C

23 Jan 2025. This year: -5.7 °C

Show the monthly figures

Month	Air, usual	Air, this year	Soil, usual	Soil, this year
Jan	1.3 °C	-0.8 °C	2.5 °C	1.0 °C
Feb	2.8 °C	0.4 °C	3.4 °C	0.8 °C
Mar	7.1 °C	10.2 °C	7.5 °C	9.9 °C
Apr	12.8 °C	16.2 °C	13.1 °C	17.4 °C
May	18.0 °C	18.0 °C	18.1 °C	18.8 °C
Jun	23.0 °C	24.0 °C	23.1 °C	25.1 °C
Jul	25.4 °C	25.9 °C	25.8 °C	26.9 °C
Aug	24.4 °C	24.9 °C	24.9 °C	25.5 °C
Sep	20.8 °C	21.6 °C	21.5 °C	21.8 °C
Oct	14.5 °C	15.4 °C	15.4 °C	15.3 °C
Nov	8.4 °C	12.3 °C	9.2 °C	11.9 °C
Dec	3.7 °C	–	4.5 °C	–

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)

Frost

Experimental · new and might be flaky

In the usual frost danger

The usual last frost is 9 Apr, in 148 days. It has come as late as 21 Apr.

The frost season

Today, 12 Nov

Frost danger

5 Nov – 9 Apr

5 Nov →

OctO2026

NovN

DecD

JanJ2027

FebF

MarM

AprA

MayM

JunJ

JulJ

AugA

SepS

OctO

NovN

DecD

Usual frost danger
Possible: as early or late as it has come

Usual last frost

9 Apr

has come as late as 21 Apr

Next frost danger starts

5 Nov

as early as 26 Oct, 358 days from now

Frost-free season

207 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.

Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0)