out of curiosity then, which part of Spain are you?
The province of Teruel, but there are places in Spain with more extreme climates than ours. Summer temps here can get as high as 44 șC in the shade in summer and as low as -17 șC at night in winter. Precipitation is around 450 mm a year according to historical records: rain concentrated in three main spells (according to past patterns) in spring, late August (torrential flooding that does the land no good) and early autumn plus snow in winter.
We're about to get an unseasonal few days of rain: the forecast for the nearest town is 152 litres per square metre (15.2 cm) between today (Friday) and Monday. We usually get more... The lowest we've ever had is 150 litres (15 cm) over an 18-month period - you can't grow many tomatoes in those conditions. We had blight this year due to 250 litres of rain per square metre (25 cm) over a two-week-long period in September. This was followed by a cold snap that finished my struggling tomato plants off. Bad enough for me but a total disaster for the vineyards in this area: fungal problems, ruined grapes, pickers unable to get on the land due to mud, etc.
I mention historical patterns, but it has to be said that in the time we've been here, no two years have been the same. I used to scoff at the locals saying "I've never seen anything like this before", but these days I'm far more inclined to agree. The weather has now turned very mild. I saw in the news that frog spawn has been spotted in Cornwall. Here, as well, the birds and trees think it's spring.
Edited to update forecast rainfall and to comment on the problems for the locals with vines.