Daily rainfall, frost and wind for Wakefield against the 10-year average — the starting point for any weather delay conversation on site.
Weather delay record
WF1 1LT · 1 Aug 2026 – 31 Aug 2026
Rainfall over this period was 150% 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
150%
96 mm vs 64 mm typical
Rain days >5mm
7
typical: 4.0
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 | 0.1 | 12.7 | 20.5 | 28 | |
| 2 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 24.0 | 27 | |
| 3 Aug 2026 | 2.9 | 14.6 | 26.1 | 27 | |
| 4 Aug 2026 | 11.7 | 15.6 | 26.1 | 25 | wet |
| 5 Aug 2026 | 0.8 | 14.4 | 20.0 | 40 | |
| 6 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 18.1 | 30 | |
| 7 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 11.5 | 21.2 | 25 | |
| 8 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 10.8 | 26.1 | 22 | |
| 9 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 14.8 | 25.0 | 28 | |
| 10 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 12.7 | 22.0 | 18 | |
| 11 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 12.6 | 26.7 | 21 | |
| 12 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 15.0 | 31.2 | 21 | |
| 13 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 20.1 | 34.5 | 27 | |
| 14 Aug 2026 | 0.7 | 18.0 | 27.7 | 26 | |
| 15 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 14.6 | 20.8 | 19 | |
| 16 Aug 2026 | 6.4 | 12.8 | 21.4 | 17 | wet |
| 17 Aug 2026 | 11.3 | 14.4 | 20.1 | 16 | wet |
| 18 Aug 2026 | 1.1 | 15.3 | 20.3 | 30 | |
| 19 Aug 2026 | 3.8 | 13.5 | 19.3 | 25 | |
| 20 Aug 2026 | 10.2 | 12.4 | 15.8 | 22 | wet |
| 21 Aug 2026 | 2.7 | 9.5 | 17.1 | 20 | |
| 22 Aug 2026 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 19.0 | 19 | |
| 23 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 19.8 | 15 | |
| 24 Aug 2026 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 19.6 | 25 | |
| 25 Aug 2026 | 0.3 | 12.2 | 21.0 | 29 | |
| 26 Aug 2026 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 24.8 | 25 | |
| 27 Aug 2026 | 17.1 | 15.3 | 19.7 | 19 | wet |
| 28 Aug 2026 | 10.2 | 15.4 | 20.3 | 32 | wet |
| 29 Aug 2026 | 4.6 | 15.1 | 18.5 | 18 | |
| 30 Aug 2026 | 8.9 | 14.0 | 21.1 | 23 | wet |
| 31 Aug 2026 | 1.7 | 13.2 | 19.7 | 31 |
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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