May 2018
Weather in Letchworth Garden City, day by day
Mean temperature
14.2°C
Station average 13.2°C
Highest
27.8°C
On Mon 7 May
Lowest
1.8°C
On Tue 1 May
Rain
53.8 mm
128% of the station average, 42.0 mm
Wet days
8
With 0.2 mm of rain or more
Wettest day
18.0 mm
On Sun 27 May
Strongest gust
24 mph
On Wed 16 May
Highest pressure
1027.3 hPa
Lowest 1000.0 hPa
How it compares
The 5th warmest May of the 18 on record.
The 5th wettest May of the 18 on record.
Day by day
| Day | High | Low | Rain | Gust |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 1 | 15.1°C | 1.8°C | 0.0 mm | 21 mph |
| Wed 2 | 13.5°C | 6.6°C | 6.8 mm | 23 mph |
| Thu 3 | 17.4°C | 2.9°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Fri 4 | 19.2°C | 10.1°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Sat 5 | 23.3°C | 8.8°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Sun 6 | 26.1°C | 6.9°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Mon 7 | 27.8°C | 10.4°C | 0.0 mm | 7 mph |
| Tue 8 | 26.6°C | 12.5°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Wed 9 | 21.7°C | 9.2°C | 0.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Thu 10 | 18.2°C | 8.9°C | 2.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Fri 11 | 17.4°C | 6.5°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Sat 12 | 15.0°C | 9.2°C | 7.0 mm | 5 mph |
| Sun 13 | 17.8°C | 7.9°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Mon 14 | 19.1°C | 6.9°C | 0.0 mm | 17 mph |
| Tue 15 | 21.9°C | 8.1°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Wed 16 | 12.1°C | 7.9°C | 0.0 mm | 24 mph |
| Thu 17 | 15.7°C | 5.1°C | 0.0 mm | 16 mph |
| Fri 18 | 16.9°C | 2.7°C | 0.0 mm | 10 mph |
| Sat 19 | 21.0°C | 5.9°C | 0.0 mm | 11 mph |
| Sun 20 | 22.6°C | 8.4°C | 0.0 mm | 9 mph |
| Mon 21 | 21.7°C | 8.0°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
| Tue 22 | 20.3°C | 9.1°C | 0.0 mm | 21 mph |
| Wed 23 | 16.2°C | 9.1°C | 0.0 mm | 20 mph |
| Thu 24 | 22.3°C | 9.2°C | 0.4 mm | 16 mph |
| Fri 25 | 16.8°C | 11.2°C | 6.6 mm | 7 mph |
| Sat 26 | 24.2°C | 12.5°C | 0.0 mm | 19 mph |
| Sun 27 | 26.5°C | 11.9°C | 18.0 mm | 12 mph |
| Mon 28 | 23.8°C | 12.7°C | 0.0 mm | 15 mph |
| Tue 29 | 13.9°C | 11.7°C | 7.4 mm | 16 mph |
| Wed 30 | 16.8°C | 11.5°C | 5.6 mm | 15 mph |
| Thu 31 | 23.2°C | 14.2°C | 0.0 mm | 13 mph |
Weather fronts
- Likely cold front · Wed 2 May, 13:00
- Likely cold front · Tue 8 May, 15:30
- Likely cold front · Thu 24 May, 16:30
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.