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 May 2025 – 31 May 2025
Rainfall over this period was 89% 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
89%
68 mm vs 77 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
5
typical: 4.6
Frost days
0
typical: 0.1
High-wind days
0
gusts ≥ 47 mph
Daily record
| Date | Rain (mm) | Min °C | Max °C | Gust (mph) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2025 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 22.6 | 22 | |
| 2 May 2025 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 15.6 | 19 | |
| 3 May 2025 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 14.8 | 28 | |
| 4 May 2025 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 10.7 | 24 | |
| 5 May 2025 | 0.4 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 26 | |
| 6 May 2025 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 14.3 | 17 | |
| 7 May 2025 | 0.0 | 6.4 | 16.6 | 21 | |
| 8 May 2025 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 13.0 | 18 | |
| 9 May 2025 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 17.6 | 15 | |
| 10 May 2025 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 19.6 | 24 | |
| 11 May 2025 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 21.8 | 26 | |
| 12 May 2025 | 0.0 | 11.9 | 22.8 | 29 | |
| 13 May 2025 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 20.3 | 27 | |
| 14 May 2025 | 0.0 | 8.1 | 18.0 | 23 | |
| 15 May 2025 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 16.8 | 21 | |
| 16 May 2025 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 19.8 | 24 | |
| 17 May 2025 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 19.0 | 21 | |
| 18 May 2025 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 18.0 | 27 | |
| 19 May 2025 | 0.4 | 6.0 | 16.3 | 19 | |
| 20 May 2025 | 2.2 | 7.0 | 18.5 | 16 | |
| 21 May 2025 | 0.2 | 8.8 | 18.6 | 19 | |
| 22 May 2025 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 14.8 | 21 | |
| 23 May 2025 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 17.3 | 25 | |
| 24 May 2025 | 12.6 | 11.0 | 18.5 | 34 | wet |
| 25 May 2025 | 5.8 | 9.0 | 13.7 | 42 | wet |
| 26 May 2025 | 18.3 | 7.9 | 12.9 | 35 | wet |
| 27 May 2025 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 12.6 | 36 | wet |
| 28 May 2025 | 0.8 | 7.6 | 14.7 | 25 | |
| 29 May 2025 | 14.7 | 10.9 | 17.5 | 44 | wet |
| 30 May 2025 | 1.3 | 13.2 | 17.9 | 33 | |
| 31 May 2025 | 2.5 | 10.3 | 19.4 | 32 |
5 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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