The maximum temperature yesterday in Stockholm was +6°C. Six degrees above freezing. dn.se reports that this made it the coldest June day in Stockholm since 1928. Add pouring rain for most of the day and storm-strength winds, and we stayed indoors as much as possible.

The garden is water-logged, the lilac branches are so heavy with rain that I’m afraid they will break soon, and we had to turn the heating in the entire house back on, because indoor temperature had fallen as low as 16°C which is well below our comfort level.

Today was moderately better, with a few pauses in the rain, no storm, and temperatures up to +11. But still pretty miserable. I am looking forward to tomorrow because then we will all be going to work and daycare instead of being cooped up in the house. And my legs are itching from lack of exercise.

And to think that last weekend we had kids running naked around the garden and splashing in the paddling pool.