Daily rainfall, frost and wind for Colchester against the 10-year average — the starting point for any weather delay conversation on site.
Weather delay record
CO1 1PJ · 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026
Rainfall over this period was 23% of the 10-year average for the same calendar window at this location. Conditions were drier than typical for the time of year.
Rainfall vs 10-yr avg
23%
9 mm vs 38 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
0
typical: 2.0
Frost days
1
typical: 1.8
High-wind days
0
gusts ≥ 47 mph
Daily record
| Date | Rain (mm) | Min °C | Max °C | Gust (mph) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 14.0 | 14 | |
| 2 Apr 2026 | 0.1 | 5.1 | 9.8 | 24 | |
| 3 Apr 2026 | 0.8 | 5.4 | 15.3 | 36 | |
| 4 Apr 2026 | 1.4 | 6.7 | 15.3 | 40 | |
| 5 Apr 2026 | 0.1 | 4.7 | 12.4 | 42 | |
| 6 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 12.4 | 18 | |
| 7 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 14.7 | 25 | |
| 8 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 19.6 | 14 | |
| 9 Apr 2026 | 0.1 | 7.4 | 21.0 | 31 | |
| 10 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 11.8 | 24 | |
| 11 Apr 2026 | 1.7 | 7.3 | 11.8 | 31 | |
| 12 Apr 2026 | 1.0 | 5.5 | 14.0 | 30 | |
| 13 Apr 2026 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 12.5 | 18 | |
| 14 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 15.5 | 24 | |
| 15 Apr 2026 | 0.1 | 10.5 | 16.7 | 34 | |
| 16 Apr 2026 | 0.4 | 8.7 | 16.6 | 28 | |
| 17 Apr 2026 | 1.0 | 8.8 | 16.6 | 26 | |
| 18 Apr 2026 | 0.4 | 9.1 | 15.5 | 20 | |
| 19 Apr 2026 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 13.2 | 20 | |
| 20 Apr 2026 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 11.8 | 22 | |
| 21 Apr 2026 | 0.1 | 4.8 | 12.6 | 29 | |
| 22 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 14.7 | 28 | |
| 23 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 15.3 | 18 | |
| 24 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 16.6 | 15 | |
| 25 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | -1.4 | 17.9 | 12 | frost |
| 26 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 14.5 | 17 | |
| 27 Apr 2026 | 0.2 | 4.8 | 19.1 | 19 | |
| 28 Apr 2026 | 0.5 | 7.6 | 14.9 | 32 | |
| 29 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 15.8 | 34 | |
| 30 Apr 2026 | 0.0 | 9.9 | 16.6 | 29 |
0 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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