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 Mar 2026 – 31 Mar 2026
Rainfall over this period was 105% 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. 1 day had gusts at or above 47 mph.
Rainfall vs 10-yr avg
105%
100 mm vs 96 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
7
typical: 7.5
Frost days
0
typical: 4.9
High-wind days
1
gusts ≥ 47 mph
Daily record
| Date | Rain (mm) | Min °C | Max °C | Gust (mph) | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Mar 2026 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 13.2 | 33 | |
| 2 Mar 2026 | 3.4 | 8.2 | 13.3 | 35 | |
| 3 Mar 2026 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 11.6 | 12 | |
| 4 Mar 2026 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 14.0 | 17 | |
| 5 Mar 2026 | 1.7 | 6.1 | 15.7 | 17 | |
| 6 Mar 2026 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 16 | |
| 7 Mar 2026 | 0.5 | 5.7 | 9.2 | 15 | |
| 8 Mar 2026 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 11.8 | 14 | |
| 9 Mar 2026 | 0.4 | 8.3 | 11.1 | 17 | |
| 10 Mar 2026 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 11.1 | 32 | |
| 11 Mar 2026 | 2.9 | 7.1 | 10.4 | 36 | |
| 12 Mar 2026 | 12.8 | 6.8 | 12.6 | 52 | wet · wind |
| 13 Mar 2026 | 7.2 | 2.7 | 8.4 | 36 | wet |
| 14 Mar 2026 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 9.1 | 21 | |
| 15 Mar 2026 | 6.7 | 3.4 | 10.2 | 40 | wet |
| 16 Mar 2026 | 5.7 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 26 | wet |
| 17 Mar 2026 | 0.2 | 9.9 | 15.4 | 32 | |
| 18 Mar 2026 | 0.0 | 6.0 | 18.1 | 13 | |
| 19 Mar 2026 | 0.0 | 6.5 | 16.3 | 14 | |
| 20 Mar 2026 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 13.2 | 8 | |
| 21 Mar 2026 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 14.6 | 9 | |
| 22 Mar 2026 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 11.8 | 17 | |
| 23 Mar 2026 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 10.7 | 16 | |
| 24 Mar 2026 | 14.0 | 5.3 | 12.6 | 45 | wet |
| 25 Mar 2026 | 13.9 | 3.7 | 6.4 | 44 | wet |
| 26 Mar 2026 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 8.6 | 21 | |
| 27 Mar 2026 | 4.9 | 6.1 | 10.6 | 28 | |
| 28 Mar 2026 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 8.1 | 37 | |
| 29 Mar 2026 | 7.7 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 42 | wet |
| 30 Mar 2026 | 4.7 | 6.3 | 10.4 | 43 | |
| 31 Mar 2026 | 1.1 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 25 |
7 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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