Daily rainfall, frost and wind for Carlisle against the 10-year average — the starting point for any weather delay conversation on site.
Weather delay record
CA1 1QP · 1 May 2026 – 31 May 2026
Rainfall over this period was 94% 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
94%
65 mm vs 69 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
5
typical: 4.1
Frost days
0
typical: 0.3
High-wind days
0
gusts ≥ 47 mph
Daily record
| Date | Rain (mm) | Min °C | Max °C | Gust (mph) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | 5.2 | 6.5 | 20.0 | 20 | wet |
| 2 May 2026 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 14.9 | 18 | |
| 3 May 2026 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 12.1 | 26 | wet |
| 4 May 2026 | 0.2 | 5.6 | 13.5 | 21 | |
| 5 May 2026 | 0.7 | 5.0 | 11.5 | 23 | |
| 6 May 2026 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 11.1 | 16 | |
| 7 May 2026 | 1.2 | 5.3 | 13.0 | 23 | |
| 8 May 2026 | 4.0 | 7.1 | 14.8 | 19 | |
| 9 May 2026 | 1.7 | 5.2 | 10.9 | 27 | |
| 10 May 2026 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 11.5 | 20 | |
| 11 May 2026 | 0.6 | 4.8 | 10.1 | 25 | |
| 12 May 2026 | 0.8 | 5.5 | 12.3 | 35 | |
| 13 May 2026 | 9.7 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 23 | wet |
| 14 May 2026 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 10.9 | 29 | wet |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 10.2 | 20 | |
| 16 May 2026 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 11.1 | 20 | |
| 17 May 2026 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 12.1 | 28 | |
| 18 May 2026 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 19 | |
| 19 May 2026 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 16.1 | 35 | wet |
| 20 May 2026 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 14.9 | 32 | |
| 21 May 2026 | 2.9 | 11.3 | 15.5 | 27 | |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 20.7 | 23 | |
| 23 May 2026 | 1.0 | 12.0 | 17.2 | 24 | |
| 24 May 2026 | 0.0 | 9.6 | 20.6 | 17 | |
| 25 May 2026 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 24.1 | 15 | |
| 26 May 2026 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 26.0 | 22 | |
| 27 May 2026 | 0.0 | 12.5 | 21.5 | 20 | |
| 28 May 2026 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 23.5 | 29 | |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.8 | 13.2 | 17.7 | 36 | |
| 30 May 2026 | 0.6 | 10.5 | 20.5 | 17 | |
| 31 May 2026 | 1.0 | 11.6 | 16.6 | 29 |
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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