Daily rainfall, frost and wind for Sunderland against the 10-year average — the starting point for any weather delay conversation on site.
Weather delay record
SR1 3NR · 1 May 2026 – 31 May 2026
Rainfall over this period was 139% of the 10-year average for the same calendar window at this location. Conditions were materially wetter than typical for the time of year.
Rainfall vs 10-yr avg
139%
73 mm vs 53 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
4
typical: 3.0
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 May 2026 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 22.2 | 18 | |
| 2 May 2026 | 0.7 | 9.1 | 18.3 | 21 | |
| 3 May 2026 | 21.2 | 7.8 | 10.9 | 25 | wet |
| 4 May 2026 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 15.4 | 15 | |
| 5 May 2026 | 1.4 | 6.1 | 10.5 | 31 | |
| 6 May 2026 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 8.8 | 18 | |
| 7 May 2026 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 12.2 | 27 | |
| 8 May 2026 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 15.3 | 22 | |
| 9 May 2026 | 6.6 | 7.3 | 10.1 | 30 | wet |
| 10 May 2026 | 0.5 | 3.9 | 11.7 | 21 | |
| 11 May 2026 | 2.3 | 4.2 | 8.8 | 34 | |
| 12 May 2026 | 8.3 | 3.9 | 13.5 | 36 | wet |
| 13 May 2026 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 25 | |
| 14 May 2026 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 10.2 | 29 | |
| 15 May 2026 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 30 | |
| 16 May 2026 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 12.8 | 18 | |
| 17 May 2026 | 1.3 | 6.9 | 13.9 | 25 | |
| 18 May 2026 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 13.3 | 21 | |
| 19 May 2026 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 16.4 | 35 | wet |
| 20 May 2026 | 1.6 | 10.2 | 16.8 | 33 | |
| 21 May 2026 | 2.0 | 11.8 | 18.0 | 29 | |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.1 | 13.6 | 23.8 | 28 | |
| 23 May 2026 | 0.2 | 13.5 | 20.3 | 24 | |
| 24 May 2026 | 0.2 | 10.6 | 23.3 | 19 | |
| 25 May 2026 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 28.9 | 18 | |
| 26 May 2026 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 20.2 | 21 | |
| 27 May 2026 | 0.0 | 10.9 | 14.0 | 26 | |
| 28 May 2026 | 0.0 | 10.0 | 19.9 | 29 | |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.0 | 14.4 | 20.9 | 36 | |
| 30 May 2026 | 0.5 | 10.8 | 22.4 | 19 | |
| 31 May 2026 | 0.7 | 12.3 | 19.9 | 26 |
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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