May 2017
Weather in Letchworth Garden City, day by day
Mean temperature
14.0°C
Station average 13.2°C
Highest
26.6°C
On Wed 24 May
Lowest
2.1°C
On Wed 10 May
Rain
67.2 mm
160% of the station average, 42.0 mm
Wet days
10
With 0.2 mm of rain or more
Wettest day
32.8 mm
On Wed 17 May
Strongest gust
24 mph
On Sun 14 May
Highest pressure
1027.2 hPa
Lowest 992.6 hPa
How it compares
The 7th warmest May of the 18 on record.
The 4th wettest May of the 18 on record, and the wettest since 2014.
Day by day
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 1 | 13.0°C | 7.4°C | 4.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Tue 2 | 15.9°C | 5.1°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Wed 3 | 10.3°C | 5.8°C | 0.2 mm | 16 mph |
| Thu 4 | 13.7°C | 8.1°C | 0.0 mm | 19 mph |
| Fri 5 | 15.3°C | 4.9°C | 0.0 mm | 21 mph |
| Sat 6 | 12.7°C | 8.2°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Sun 7 | 16.6°C | 7.3°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Mon 8 | 10.8°C | 6.8°C | 0.0 mm | 18 mph |
| Tue 9 | 11.1°C | 6.4°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Wed 10 | 18.5°C | 2.1°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Thu 11 | 21.5°C | 5.8°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Fri 12 | 18.8°C | 11.4°C | 2.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Sat 13 | 16.9°C | 10.9°C | 0.0 mm | 21 mph |
| Sun 14 | 20.2°C | 10.8°C | 0.8 mm | 24 mph |
| Mon 15 | 17.2°C | 9.4°C | 0.4 mm | 22 mph |
| Tue 16 | 22.6°C | 14.7°C | 0.0 mm | 21 mph |
| Wed 17 | 16.3°C | 10.5°C | 32.8 mm | 7 mph |
| Thu 18 | 16.6°C | 8.7°C | 7.2 mm | 6 mph |
| Fri 19 | 13.1°C | 9.2°C | 4.8 mm | 6 mph |
| Sat 20 | 15.4°C | 7.1°C | 6.6 mm | 22 mph |
| Sun 21 | 19.6°C | 7.9°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Mon 22 | 25.6°C | 10.1°C | 0.0 mm | 14 mph |
| Tue 23 | 21.2°C | 11.2°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Wed 24 | 26.6°C | 12.0°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Thu 25 | 26.1°C | 13.9°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Fri 26 | 26.4°C | 12.6°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Sat 27 | 24.8°C | 15.1°C | 0.2 mm | 22 mph |
| Sun 28 | 25.7°C | 11.9°C | 0.0 mm | 9 mph |
| Mon 29 | 20.1°C | 14.0°C | 8.2 mm | 10 mph |
| Tue 30 | 19.7°C | 13.4°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Wed 31 | 21.4°C | 12.3°C | 0.0 mm | 9 mph |
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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.