On the heels of the UK’s frostiest April on record, lowest mean minimum temperature on record and after EVERY morning during April at or below 0C (somewhere in the UK), we have now set another 2 UK cold records!
The UK maximum Monday, May 3rd was a mere 14.0C recorded in three locales (Southend-on-sea, Heathrow & St James Park). This breaks the previous early May bank holiday record of 14.5C recorded back in 1982 at Elmstone, Kent.
A low of -5.9C recorded at Kinbrace, Sutherland on Saturday tied the coldest early May bank holiday minimum. The same value was reached at the same spot back in 2012. Records date back to 1978.
Incidentally, just three years ago, the UK observed it’s warmest early May bank holiday on record with a high of 28.7C recorded at St James Park.
What a difference this with wind, rain and cold…
Last year was 3rd warmest when the maximum was 24.5C recorded at Kew Gardens, London.
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