Frosty april

[Greythundercloudys]

Not a surprise this has been the frostest April on record, around the 18th it was like Xmas morning around here, no wonder there is no grass.

 

[Hilly]

I preferred global warming myself, this is a bad spring for sure .

 

[Greythundercloudys]

Yes, we could do with the temperature being 18 instead of 8.

 

[Hilly]

Yes, we could do with the temperature being 18 instead of 8.

This morning is Baltic here was better in February .

 

[Hilly]

The monks used to grow grapes on terraces up this valley back inthe day , you would struggle to grow em in a green house without a big heater now , climate change is not new

 

[DrWazzock]

Not a surprise this has been the frostest April on record, around the 18th it was like Xmas morning around here, no wonder there is no grass.

It nearly killed my spring barley but it’s coming back now. Everything is stuck with minuscule growth rates then it gets knocked back. My beet is moving through leaf development stages but they are tiny, like bonsai plants.
It’s getting a bit worrying. We get nearer and nearer to harvest but nothing really is moving.

 

[Wombat]

It nearly killed my spring barley but it’s coming back now. Everything is stuck with minuscule growth rates then it gets knocked back. My beet is moving through leaf development stages but they are tiny, like bonsai plants.
It’s getting a bit worrying. We get nearer and nearer to harvest but nothing really is moving.

What’s more worrying Is we get closer to harvest and half of it hasn’t germinated

 

[GeorgeK]

I'm watching the neighbouring fields earmarked for maize. Still too cold at the moment I think but time is marching on

 

[jondear]

The monks used to grow grapes on terraces up this valley back inthe day , you would struggle to grow em in a green house without a big heater now , climate change is not new

Farmhouse used to have a peach tree growing in South facing wall back in Grandparents day 100 years ago.

 

[beardface]

Always remember a teacher at school telling us how prior to the industrial revolution, we were heading into an ice age. Growing food in a damp hot climate would be a doddle compared to trying to grow food in permafrost.

 

[teslacoils]

I think we have had 16 frosty mornings this April, counting the one expected tomorrow.

 

[C.J]

Always remember a teacher at school telling us how prior to the industrial revolution, we were heading into an ice age. Growing food in a damp hot climate would be a doddle compared to trying to grow food in permafrost.

Warm periods used to be called Climate Optimums not Climate Emergencys

 

[Breakthru]

Could it possibly be due to the lower Sun activity forecasts that nearly got the Durham Maths professor crucified for being a denier when she was quoting facts. Sun activity peaked in the 70's/80's (remember thousands sleeping in Regents park) and forecast low 2030's. Lag time will mean ice skating under Tower bridge in 2040??? Last year for us was sunny and warm (not hot like the south) April /May then started raining in June. Apparently 16% less sunshine last year than normal. Not sure whether that was measured as total hours or intensity.

 

[Ukjay]

Too Wet, Too Cold, Too Windy, Too Dry, Too Sunny, Too Much Water, Not Enough Water, Not enough Rain, Too Much Rain, When will it Rain, When will this rain go away - never satified with anything anymore....

 

[Frank-the-Wool]

I think we have had 16 frosty mornings this April, counting the one expected tomorrow.

We had 24 and also now on the 1st May.
Bearing in mind we are very close to the English Channel but the wind has been from the north, east or west all of the month.

 

[organicguy]

Coldest average overnight temperatures for April since 1922.
Ice is field cake troughs again this morning, on the bright side enough rain to have water in the troughs.

 

[jondear]

Frosty May now ! Getting ridiculous.

 

[Werzle]

20+ frosts during april here

 

[Paddington]

Frosty fields on May 1st, too cold to dance around the maypole.

 

[Green oak]

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