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Written report
May 2018
May 2018: 2nd-warmest May of 18 since 2009, and sunny too
Mean 14.9°C, 1.5°C above normal, the 2nd-warmest May of 18 since 2009. Highs averaged 20.4°C and lows 9.3°C. Warmest 27.8°C (07 May), coldest night 3.2°C (01 May). 5 days reaching 25°C.
Rain 38.7 mm, 84% of normal, over 7 days of 1 mm+. The biggest fall was 16.3 mm on 29 May.
Sunshine 243.4 hours, 129% of normal, the 2nd-sunniest May of 18 since 2009.
Days that still hold the station record for their date: 04 May (20.2°C max), 05 May (22.2°C max), 06 May (24.6°C max), 07 May (27.8°C max).