May 2009
Weather in Letchworth Garden City, day by day
Mean temperature
12.9°C
Station average 13.2°C
Highest
23.9°C
On Sun 31 May
Lowest
3.6°C
On Mon 4 May
Rain
25.2 mm
60% of the station average, 42.0 mm
Wet days
9
With 0.2 mm of rain or more
Wettest day
8.8 mm
On Fri 15 May
Strongest gust
29 mph
On Sun 17 May
Highest pressure
1030.7 hPa
Lowest 998.4 hPa
How it compares
The 7th coldest May of the 18 on record.
The 7th driest May of the 18 on record.
Day by day
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 1 | 20.0°C | 8.8°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Sat 2 | 17.8°C | 6.9°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Sun 3 | 14.6°C | 5.5°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Mon 4 | 12.7°C | 3.6°C | 0.2 mm | 17 mph |
| Tue 5 | 18.7°C | 10.2°C | 0.0 mm | 24 mph |
| Wed 6 | 18.3°C | 10.3°C | 0.0 mm | 24 mph |
| Thu 7 | 16.7°C | 9.1°C | 0.0 mm | 19 mph |
| Fri 8 | 14.8°C | 6.4°C | 2.2 mm | 26 mph |
| Sat 9 | 15.7°C | 5.4°C | 0.0 mm | 17 mph |
| Sun 10 | 18.9°C | 4.3°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Mon 11 | 15.2°C | 5.1°C | 0.0 mm | 21 mph |
| Tue 12 | 16.2°C | 5.3°C | 0.0 mm | 22 mph |
| Wed 13 | 14.3°C | 7.3°C | 0.4 mm | 16 mph |
| Thu 14 | 15.0°C | 10.3°C | 0.0 mm | 9 mph |
| Fri 15 | 16.0°C | 8.6°C | 8.8 mm | 17 mph |
| Sat 16 | 15.9°C | 5.9°C | 1.0 mm | 23 mph |
| Sun 17 | 14.3°C | 7.2°C | 3.6 mm | 29 mph |
| Mon 18 | 16.1°C | 8.6°C | 0.0 mm | 24 mph |
| Tue 19 | 17.1°C | 8.7°C | 0.2 mm | 23 mph |
| Wed 20 | 17.8°C | 7.2°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Thu 21 | 18.2°C | 7.8°C | 0.2 mm | 16 mph |
| Fri 22 | 18.4°C | 7.1°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Sat 23 | 22.2°C | 7.6°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Sun 24 | 23.6°C | 7.6°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Mon 25 | 22.4°C | 10.9°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Tue 26 | 16.6°C | 9.4°C | 8.6 mm | 17 mph |
| Wed 27 | 15.6°C | 8.5°C | 0.0 mm | 23 mph |
| Thu 28 | 21.7°C | 12.7°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Fri 29 | 23.2°C | 10.4°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Sat 30 | 22.2°C | 9.7°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Sun 31 | 23.9°C | 8.3°C | 0.0 mm | 17 mph |
Weather fronts
- Likely cold front · Fri 8 May, 01:30
- Likely warm front · Mon 25 May, 12:00
- Likely cold front · Tue 26 May, 01:00
- Likely warm front · Wed 27 May, 17:15
Found automatically from this station’s readings alone, so likely rather than certain. What’s a front?
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Rainfall up to yesterday is from the Environment Agency’s rain gauges near Letchworth: the station’s own gauge is sheltered by nearby buildings and trees and catches less than falls. Today’s is the station’s. Contains Environment Agency information © Environment Agency and/or database right, under the Open Government Licence.