May finished average though the final figure, like April, masked cool warm spells.
The mean temperature finished 13.2C that’s 0.1C above average and nearly 2C cooler than last May.
Only 28.3mm of precipitation were recorded, 55.3 per cent of the 1981-2010 average.
Some 175.8 hours of sunshine were recorded, that’s 96.8 per cent of average..
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‘Feels like’ maxima.
May 1981-2019 maximum anomalies
The 12 month rolling rainfall total has fallen below 470mm for the first time since July 2017.
Summary for May 2019
Temperature (°C):
Mean (1 minute) 13.3
Mean (min+max) 13.2
Mean Minimum 8.1
Mean Maximum 18.4
Minimum 2.5 day 11
Maximum 25.3 day 23
Highest Minimum 16.0 day 25
Lowest Maximum 10.9 day 04
Air frosts 0
Rainfall (mm):
Total for month 28.3
Wettest day 7.3 day 07
High rain rate 52.3 day 26
Rain days 11
Dry days 20
Wind (mph):
Highest Gust 20.6 day 04
Average Speed 1.9
Wind Run 1637 miles
Gale days 0
Pressure (mb):
Maximum 1041.8 day 13
Minimum 991.6 day 08
Days with snow falling 0
Days with snow lying at 0900 0
Total hours of sunshine 0.0
Wanstead Meteo 
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