Daily rainfall, frost and wind for Edinburgh against the 10-year average — the starting point for any weather delay conversation on site.
Weather delay record
EH1 1YZ · 1 May 2026 – 31 May 2026
Rainfall over this period was 79% 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
79%
55 mm vs 69 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
4
typical: 4.8
Frost days
0
typical: 0.0
High-wind days
0
gusts ≥ 47 mph
Daily record
| Date | Rain (mm) | Min °C | Max °C | Gust (mph) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2026 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 16.6 | 20 | |
| 2 May 2026 | 5.4 | 8.5 | 16.0 | 22 | wet |
| 3 May 2026 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 8.7 | 27 | wet |
| 4 May 2026 | 0.8 | 6.3 | 13.6 | 27 | |
| 5 May 2026 | 1.1 | 5.9 | 8.9 | 30 | |
| 6 May 2026 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 10.3 | 25 | |
| 7 May 2026 | 0.4 | 5.2 | 13.8 | 30 | |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.4 | 8.0 | 14.6 | 23 | |
| 9 May 2026 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 9.5 | 24 | |
| 10 May 2026 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 13.0 | 35 | |
| 11 May 2026 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 10.9 | 28 | |
| 12 May 2026 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 13.4 | 35 | |
| 13 May 2026 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 10.7 | 25 | |
| 14 May 2026 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 10.4 | 30 | wet |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.3 | 3.9 | 11.5 | 28 | |
| 16 May 2026 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 11.3 | 13 | |
| 17 May 2026 | 2.9 | 6.0 | 12.8 | 32 | |
| 18 May 2026 | 2.8 | 5.9 | 13.4 | 19 | |
| 19 May 2026 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 16.6 | 32 | wet |
| 20 May 2026 | 1.2 | 10.4 | 15.3 | 36 | |
| 21 May 2026 | 1.8 | 10.4 | 17.7 | 30 | |
| 22 May 2026 | 3.2 | 12.0 | 19.6 | 32 | |
| 23 May 2026 | 0.7 | 12.4 | 18.5 | 31 | |
| 24 May 2026 | 0.1 | 12.9 | 22.9 | 29 | |
| 25 May 2026 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 25.1 | 23 | |
| 26 May 2026 | 0.0 | 12.1 | 18.8 | 27 | |
| 27 May 2026 | 0.0 | 11.1 | 17.1 | 21 | |
| 28 May 2026 | 1.0 | 9.0 | 23.4 | 32 | |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.2 | 13.3 | 18.2 | 44 | |
| 30 May 2026 | 0.3 | 11.2 | 20.7 | 27 | |
| 31 May 2026 | 0.6 | 12.2 | 17.9 | 32 |
4 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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