Daily rainfall, frost and wind for Brighton against the 10-year average — the starting point for any weather delay conversation on site.
Weather delay record
BN1 1UG · 1 Feb 2026 – 28 Feb 2026
Rainfall over this period was 168% of the 10-year average for the same calendar window at this location. Conditions were materially wetter than typical for the time of year.
Rainfall vs 10-yr avg
168%
120 mm vs 71 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
10
typical: 5.0
Frost days
0
typical: 3.1
High-wind days
0
gusts ≥ 47 mph
Daily record
| Date | Rain (mm) | Min °C | Max °C | Gust (mph) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Feb 2026 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 9.3 | 21 | wet |
| 2 Feb 2026 | 0.5 | 6.0 | 8.6 | 29 | |
| 3 Feb 2026 | 9.2 | 4.9 | 7.1 | 30 | wet |
| 4 Feb 2026 | 0.7 | 6.7 | 10.1 | 31 | |
| 5 Feb 2026 | 10.9 | 6.9 | 9.9 | 34 | wet |
| 6 Feb 2026 | 6.2 | 8.7 | 10.4 | 31 | wet |
| 7 Feb 2026 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 10.4 | 41 | wet |
| 8 Feb 2026 | 2.6 | 7.7 | 9.6 | 25 | |
| 9 Feb 2026 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 9.5 | 30 | |
| 10 Feb 2026 | 8.4 | 7.0 | 10.2 | 30 | wet |
| 11 Feb 2026 | 4.6 | 8.4 | 11.0 | 41 | |
| 12 Feb 2026 | 1.0 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 32 | |
| 13 Feb 2026 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 9.5 | 31 | |
| 14 Feb 2026 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 5.6 | 31 | |
| 15 Feb 2026 | 17.6 | 4.6 | 8.6 | 41 | wet |
| 16 Feb 2026 | 0.3 | 5.9 | 9.8 | 41 | |
| 17 Feb 2026 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 26 | |
| 18 Feb 2026 | 14.5 | 3.1 | 7.5 | 47 | wet |
| 19 Feb 2026 | 2.2 | 5.2 | 8.3 | 31 | |
| 20 Feb 2026 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 10.1 | 44 | |
| 21 Feb 2026 | 2.6 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 39 | |
| 22 Feb 2026 | 7.6 | 8.8 | 10.9 | 39 | wet |
| 23 Feb 2026 | 0.3 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 37 | |
| 24 Feb 2026 | 0.8 | 9.8 | 12.0 | 30 | |
| 25 Feb 2026 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 12.9 | 19 | |
| 26 Feb 2026 | 0.5 | 9.4 | 11.3 | 42 | |
| 27 Feb 2026 | 5.6 | 8.9 | 11.6 | 40 | wet |
| 28 Feb 2026 | 2.0 | 7.6 | 10.6 | 35 |
10 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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