Daily rainfall, frost and wind for Leicester against the 10-year average — the starting point for any weather delay conversation on site.
Weather delay record
LE1 4SH · 1 Sept 2025 – 30 Sept 2025
Rainfall over this period was 111% 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. 2 days had gusts at or above 47 mph.
Rainfall vs 10-yr avg
111%
77 mm vs 69 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
6
typical: 4.1
Frost days
0
typical: 0.0
High-wind days
2
gusts ≥ 47 mph
Daily record
| Date | Rain (mm) | Min °C | Max °C | Gust (mph) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Sept 2025 | 1.9 | 13.0 | 19.7 | 36 | |
| 2 Sept 2025 | 2.0 | 11.2 | 18.6 | 24 | |
| 3 Sept 2025 | 11.5 | 14.3 | 19.9 | 36 | wet |
| 4 Sept 2025 | 9.4 | 12.1 | 16.1 | 27 | wet |
| 5 Sept 2025 | 0.1 | 10.8 | 19.2 | 21 | |
| 6 Sept 2025 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 21.7 | 31 | |
| 7 Sept 2025 | 0.1 | 15.5 | 23.1 | 32 | |
| 8 Sept 2025 | 0.1 | 11.7 | 18.5 | 24 | |
| 9 Sept 2025 | 0.1 | 9.5 | 20.0 | 24 | |
| 10 Sept 2025 | 11.4 | 13.1 | 18.5 | 31 | wet |
| 11 Sept 2025 | 1.4 | 10.3 | 16.0 | 39 | |
| 12 Sept 2025 | 0.9 | 9.5 | 16.7 | 34 | |
| 13 Sept 2025 | 3.6 | 10.3 | 16.0 | 30 | |
| 14 Sept 2025 | 15.1 | 8.5 | 15.2 | 31 | wet |
| 15 Sept 2025 | 0.4 | 12.8 | 16.5 | 54 | wind |
| 16 Sept 2025 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 17.1 | 36 | |
| 17 Sept 2025 | 8.0 | 11.4 | 19.0 | 38 | wet |
| 18 Sept 2025 | 0.9 | 16.4 | 21.9 | 39 | |
| 19 Sept 2025 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 21.6 | 30 | |
| 20 Sept 2025 | 1.5 | 10.9 | 18.7 | 33 | |
| 21 Sept 2025 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 13.5 | 50 | wind |
| 22 Sept 2025 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 14.0 | 18 | |
| 23 Sept 2025 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 15.0 | 17 | |
| 24 Sept 2025 | 0.2 | 7.2 | 15.5 | 24 | |
| 25 Sept 2025 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 16.8 | 25 | |
| 26 Sept 2025 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 15.3 | 22 | |
| 27 Sept 2025 | 0.2 | 8.0 | 15.7 | 30 | |
| 28 Sept 2025 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 16.3 | 19 | wet |
| 29 Sept 2025 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 13 | |
| 30 Sept 2025 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 17.2 | 15 |
6 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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