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 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Rainfall over this period was 98% 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
98%
100 mm vs 102 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
7
typical: 7.0
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 Aug 2026 | 1.2 | 12.3 | 20.3 | 27 | |
| 2 Aug 2026 | 0.1 | 11.3 | 23.8 | 21 | |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 0.2 | 16.5 | 28.1 | 27 | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 4.7 | 19.0 | 26.4 | 27 | |
| 5 Aug 2026 | 2.5 | 14.3 | 19.5 | 40 | |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 17.3 | 27 | |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 0.3 | 10.2 | 20.9 | 19 | |
| 8 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 26.4 | 22 | |
| 9 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 14.0 | 24.1 | 22 | |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 0.3 | 12.8 | 20.9 | 18 | |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 27.3 | 21 | |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 16.5 | 32.2 | 22 | |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 21.8 | 35.7 | 29 | |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 0.2 | 17.6 | 25.2 | 23 | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 14.5 | 20.3 | 21 | |
| 16 Aug 2026 | 2.6 | 12.5 | 20.4 | 18 | |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 4.3 | 15.2 | 20.6 | 16 | |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 4.5 | 15.3 | 19.1 | 27 | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | 12.7 | 13.4 | 18.4 | 22 | wet |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 8.4 | 12.9 | 16.9 | 23 | wet |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 0.9 | 10.5 | 18.7 | 18 | |
| 22 Aug 2026 | 0.6 | 8.8 | 18.3 | 18 | |
| 23 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 19.5 | 9 | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 20.2 | 23 | |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 3.3 | 14.3 | 22.7 | 26 | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | 4.6 | 16.2 | 24.4 | 23 | |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 14.7 | 15.8 | 20.3 | 21 | wet |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 7.1 | 14.9 | 18.8 | 25 | wet |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 5.8 | 14.1 | 18.0 | 15 | wet |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 20.8 | 24 | wet |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 6.3 | 13.2 | 18.4 | 28 | wet |
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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