Total monthly rainfall:  0.5 millimetres. Maximum daily rainfall 0.5 millimetres on 26th July. There was one day when measurable rain fell, and 9 days when cloud-cover was 100% for at least part of the day.

Maximum temperature on the warmest day was 38C on July 19th, and on the coldest day was 16C on July 1st. The strongest wind was July 1st, when it reached force 5.

There were 5 new wildflower species to add to the 53 already seen. On July 2nd woody nightshade was discovered growing in a drainage ditch, while on the 9th knapweed began flowering in large numbers. On July 12th water mint started flowering around the lake, and in the woodland foxgloves bloomed on July 16th. Finally teasel bloomed in the ride on July 30th.

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Total monthly rainfall: 30.5 millimetres.  Maximum daily rainfall: 6 millimetres on June 19th.

There were 11 days when measurable rain fell, and 12 days when cloud-cover reached 100% for at least part of the month.

Maximum temperature on the warmest days was 28C on June 16th and 17th, and on the coldest day was 13C on June 1st.

Strong winds reaching force 5 or 6 occurred on the 4th and 27th June.

Our monthly total wildflower species for the month was 17, starting with tufted vetch and white clover on the 11th. This was followed by marsh bedstraw and pink convolvulus on the 12th, dark mullein on the 15th, and white convolvulus and meadow vetchling on the 16th.There followed self-heal on the 18th, agrimony on the 21st, and yarrow on the 23rd. We discovered redshank, pale persicaria, nipplewort and marsh woundwort on the 24th, and completed the month with rough hawkbit on the 27th, and ragwort on the 28th.

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Total monthly rainfall:20 millimetres. Maximum daily rainfall: 10.5 millimetres on April 7th.

There were 8 days when measurable rain fell, and 15 days when cloud-cover reached 100% for at least part of the day.

Maximum temperature on the warmest days was 20C on April !5th ,16th, and 17th – and maximum temperature on the coldest day was 8C on April 1st. We awoke to snow on the morning of April 1st, with overnight frost on the 2nd, 3rd, and 15th. Fresh winds force 5 blew on the 22nd and 24th, and force 6 or 7 on the 1st and 11th. Gale-force 8 blew me (Terry) into a boundary hedge on the 7th.

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Total monthly rainfall: 33 millimetres. Maximum daily rainfall: 11 millimetres on March 2nd.

There were 9 days when measurable rain fell, and 10 days when cloud-cover reached 100% for at least part of the day.

Maximum temperature on the warmest day was 20C on the 23rd and 24th, and maximum temperature on the coldest day was 6C on the 6th and 7th. A grass frost occurred on the 15th , 24th, and 25th; sharp frost on the 21st, and hail and snow on March 31st. Otherwise, the only moderately windy spells were 11th-13th  and 19th March.

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Total monthly rainfall: 33 millimetres. Maximum daily rainfall: 11 millimetres on March 2nd.

There were 9 days when measurable rain fell, and 10 days when cloud-cover reached 100% for at least part of the day.

Maximum temperature on the warmest day was 20C on the 23rd and 24th, and maximum temperature on the coldest day was 6C on the 6th and 7th. A grass frost occurred on the 15th , 24th, and 25th; sharp frost on the 21st, and hail and snow on March 31st. Otherwise, the only moderately windy spells were 11th-13th  and 19th March.

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