May 2011
Weather in Letchworth Garden City, day by day
Mean temperature
13.1°C
Station average 13.2°C
Highest
24.1°C
On Fri 6 May
Lowest
1.3°C
On Wed 4 May
Rain
12.8 mm
30% of the station average, 42.0 mm
Wet days
10
With 0.2 mm of rain or more
Wettest day
4.6 mm
On Mon 30 May
Strongest gust
30 mph
On Mon 23 May
Highest pressure
1026.4 hPa
Lowest 1001.8 hPa
How it compares
The 9th coldest May of the 18 on record.
The 2nd driest May of the 18 on record.
Day by day
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sun 1 | 18.0°C | 7.4°C | 0.0 mm | 23 mph |
| Mon 2 | 15.2°C | 4.6°C | 0.0 mm | 24 mph |
| Tue 3 | 14.7°C | 1.9°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Wed 4 | 16.8°C | 1.3°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Thu 5 | 18.6°C | 6.3°C | 0.4 mm | 12 mph |
| Fri 6 | 24.1°C | 9.1°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Sat 7 | 22.8°C | 12.6°C | 1.6 mm | 13 mph |
| Sun 8 | 20.0°C | 12.7°C | 2.2 mm | 21 mph |
| Mon 9 | 20.8°C | 10.1°C | 0.0 mm | 19 mph |
| Tue 10 | 21.2°C | 9.1°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Wed 11 | 16.1°C | 8.6°C | 0.6 mm | 13 mph |
| Thu 12 | 17.6°C | 6.9°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Fri 13 | 18.1°C | 5.9°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Sat 14 | 15.6°C | 5.6°C | 0.2 mm | 15 mph |
| Sun 15 | 14.4°C | 6.4°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Mon 16 | 18.1°C | 10.4°C | 0.2 mm | 17 mph |
| Tue 17 | 17.7°C | 10.5°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Wed 18 | 18.1°C | 8.9°C | 0.2 mm | 17 mph |
| Thu 19 | 19.8°C | 5.3°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Fri 20 | 17.8°C | 9.4°C | 0.0 mm | 17 mph |
| Sat 21 | 22.0°C | 7.2°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Sun 22 | 18.4°C | 9.3°C | 0.8 mm | 23 mph |
| Mon 23 | 18.8°C | 8.9°C | 0.0 mm | 30 mph |
| Tue 24 | 18.6°C | 7.2°C | 0.0 mm | 22 mph |
| Wed 25 | 21.6°C | 5.9°C | 0.0 mm | 18 mph |
| Thu 26 | 15.4°C | 10.0°C | 2.0 mm | 20 mph |
| Fri 27 | 15.0°C | 9.2°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Sat 28 | 16.2°C | 8.8°C | 0.0 mm | 19 mph |
| Sun 29 | 18.8°C | 12.1°C | 0.0 mm | 22 mph |
| Mon 30 | 19.5°C | 9.6°C | 4.6 mm | 15 mph |
| Tue 31 | 17.1°C | 5.9°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
Weather fronts
- Likely cold front · Sun 22 May, 04:30
- Likely cold front · Thu 26 May, 05:45
- Likely cold front · Mon 30 May, 12:45
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.