Daily rainfall, frost and wind for Manchester against the 10-year average — the starting point for any weather delay conversation on site.
Weather delay record
M1 1AE · 1 Sept 2024 – 30 Sept 2024
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.
Rainfall vs 10-yr avg
111%
121 mm vs 109 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
5
typical: 6.8
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 Sept 2024 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 22.1 | 23 | wet |
| 2 Sept 2024 | 1.2 | 15.6 | 20.1 | 19 | |
| 3 Sept 2024 | 0.4 | 12.4 | 17.1 | 18 | |
| 4 Sept 2024 | 3.3 | 11.1 | 15.3 | 13 | |
| 5 Sept 2024 | 0.5 | 12.0 | 17.8 | 44 | |
| 6 Sept 2024 | 0.0 | 16.7 | 24.2 | 40 | |
| 7 Sept 2024 | 1.2 | 15.2 | 21.9 | 30 | |
| 8 Sept 2024 | 10.2 | 16.2 | 18.4 | 16 | wet |
| 9 Sept 2024 | 4.0 | 13.1 | 15.6 | 29 | |
| 10 Sept 2024 | 4.1 | 9.4 | 14.3 | 38 | |
| 11 Sept 2024 | 4.9 | 8.2 | 12.3 | 33 | |
| 12 Sept 2024 | 0.2 | 5.1 | 13.4 | 17 | |
| 13 Sept 2024 | 0.2 | 3.5 | 14.2 | 15 | |
| 14 Sept 2024 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 18.2 | 24 | |
| 15 Sept 2024 | 3.7 | 10.7 | 15.0 | 22 | |
| 16 Sept 2024 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 17.4 | 9 | |
| 17 Sept 2024 | 0.0 | 7.5 | 19.9 | 10 | |
| 18 Sept 2024 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 19.0 | 18 | |
| 19 Sept 2024 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 19.3 | 23 | |
| 20 Sept 2024 | 0.1 | 11.5 | 18.9 | 28 | |
| 21 Sept 2024 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 20.8 | 28 | |
| 22 Sept 2024 | 2.2 | 13.2 | 16.8 | 29 | |
| 23 Sept 2024 | 9.6 | 13.0 | 16.4 | 27 | wet |
| 24 Sept 2024 | 1.2 | 10.1 | 14.6 | 25 | |
| 25 Sept 2024 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 13.8 | 21 | wet |
| 26 Sept 2024 | 2.7 | 9.4 | 15.3 | 34 | |
| 27 Sept 2024 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 12.6 | 29 | |
| 28 Sept 2024 | 1.2 | 4.4 | 12.5 | 17 | |
| 29 Sept 2024 | 0.6 | 5.0 | 14.2 | 32 | |
| 30 Sept 2024 | 41.2 | 10.7 | 13.0 | 34 | wet |
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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