Firstly let’s consider the temperatures and rainfall for August.
As you can see from the table above it turned out to be a fairly average August, although it managed this with extremes of high and low temperatures. August 2020 recorded both the highest August temperature of 31.2°C (88.2°F), and the lowest of 3.9°C (39.0°F). Rainfall too was around average. We certainly had enough rain through August to keep the plot and garden watered.
Summer 2020 hasn’t been one of the best. We’ve had a few very hot days but they have been just that a hot day rather than a prolonged spell of hot weather.
Summer 2020 finished 8th equal out of 11 summers which is rather disappointing. Rainfall over summer was above average but at least it meant we had very little extra watering to do. Certainly, the rainfall has no doubt helped towards a good potato harvest this year although we still have some maincrop potatoes left to lift.
We’re only a couple of days into September but the rather cool trend has continued into the new month.
