It's been a long time coming..... reached 25.3C here this afternoon
under a deep blue, cloudless sky and scorching sunshine.

It has come close many times but this is the first +25C this year,
something that normally is achieved in April or May.

This might give the impression that it has been on the cool side but
this summer's mean maximum temperature is currently running at +0.8C
with all months this spring & summer having mean maximum temperatures
above my eLTA.

The mean maximum since the beginning of March to date is at +1.2C. It's
the nights that have been generally cool.

On the whole this summer so far has been very pleasant with no cool or
hot days and apart from one day (24th July - when it poured down all
day), the weather has been beautifully benign with day temperatures
mostly between 21C and 24C.

The allotment has been prolific with the chillies, tomoatoes,
aubergines, courgettes and cucumbers benefitting from the rainfall in
late July. The vines are now laden with quickly swelling grapes and it
is looking like this will be one of the best years I've known for them.

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Nick Gardner
Otter Valley, Devon
20 m amsl
http://www.ottervalley.co.uk