Daily rainfall, frost and wind for Bolton against the 10-year average — the starting point for any weather delay conversation on site.
Weather delay record
BL1 1RU · 1 Oct 2024 – 31 Oct 2024
Rainfall over this period was 86% of the 10-year average for the same calendar window at this location. Conditions were broadly in line with typical for the time of year.
Rainfall vs 10-yr avg
86%
118 mm vs 138 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
8
typical: 9.5
Frost days
0
typical: 0.2
High-wind days
0
gusts ≥ 47 mph
Daily record
| Date | Rain (mm) | Min °C | Max °C | Gust (mph) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2024 | 2.4 | 9.3 | 13.0 | 31 | |
| 2 Oct 2024 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 13.8 | 30 | |
| 3 Oct 2024 | 0.4 | 6.6 | 13.7 | 25 | |
| 4 Oct 2024 | 0.1 | 5.3 | 13.5 | 28 | |
| 5 Oct 2024 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 14.2 | 32 | |
| 6 Oct 2024 | 8.2 | 9.9 | 12.9 | 29 | wet |
| 7 Oct 2024 | 0.3 | 8.5 | 15.4 | 22 | |
| 8 Oct 2024 | 3.5 | 10.0 | 14.5 | 18 | |
| 9 Oct 2024 | 6.6 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 29 | wet |
| 10 Oct 2024 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 8.2 | 25 | |
| 11 Oct 2024 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 10.0 | 24 | |
| 12 Oct 2024 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 10.3 | 36 | |
| 13 Oct 2024 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 8.2 | 35 | |
| 14 Oct 2024 | 0.6 | 4.3 | 10.6 | 17 | |
| 15 Oct 2024 | 0.1 | 7.3 | 13.0 | 27 | |
| 16 Oct 2024 | 42.0 | 11.9 | 15.2 | 28 | wet |
| 17 Oct 2024 | 6.0 | 8.4 | 15.5 | 24 | wet |
| 18 Oct 2024 | 2.1 | 7.9 | 14.4 | 30 | |
| 19 Oct 2024 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 13.5 | 25 | wet |
| 20 Oct 2024 | 12.6 | 7.9 | 15.0 | 47 | wet |
| 21 Oct 2024 | 0.6 | 8.1 | 13.3 | 37 | |
| 22 Oct 2024 | 0.9 | 6.2 | 12.7 | 23 | |
| 23 Oct 2024 | 0.4 | 5.5 | 12.9 | 21 | |
| 24 Oct 2024 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 13.5 | 33 | |
| 25 Oct 2024 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 15.1 | 24 | |
| 26 Oct 2024 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 19 | |
| 27 Oct 2024 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 10.1 | 24 | wet |
| 28 Oct 2024 | 10.7 | 8.7 | 14.5 | 25 | wet |
| 29 Oct 2024 | 0.3 | 10.9 | 13.4 | 21 | |
| 30 Oct 2024 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 12.6 | 13 | |
| 31 Oct 2024 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 19 |
8 days with rainfall over 5 mm in this period.
Data: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, taken at the nearest model grid point to the postcode — not a Met Office station record. Baselines are the mean of the same calendar months over the previous 10 years at this location. Whether conditions meet a contractual test (e.g. JCT “exceptionally adverse weather” or an NEC 1-in-10-year event) is a matter for the contract — this is a factual weather record, not advice.
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