May 2012 weather stats
Avg Mean: 11.7ºC
Avg Max: 16.4ºC
Avg Min: 7.0ºC
High Max: 25.6ºC (23rd)
High Min: 12.5ºC (25th)
Low Max: 8.3ºC (3rd)
Low Min: 1.2ºC (5th & 6th)
Rainfall: 50.0mm
Rain Days: 13
Wettest Day: 8.0mm (10th)
Sunshine: 190.1 Hours
Daily Average: 6.1 Hours
Sunniest Day: 15.3 Hours (26th)

Hello UK Steve. I note that those May averages are not too different from what would be typical of the Sydney area (away from the coast or CBD) in mid-winter (July), except that the sunniest day would be about 10 hours. Also, max temps under 10deg are uncommon - the lowest would be around 11-12. Your readings for June 3 (range 7 to 10) would be an exceptionally cold winters day in the Sydney area.

soooo...se u n Kiew finally the 24 ahhahahh

We finally reached 20ºC for the first time this month with a maximum of 21ºC this afternoon. Unfortunately, it's back to normal over the next few days with more rain and cool temperatures.

Tomorrow is the summer solstice. Sunrise will be at 4:44am and sunset at 9:33pm. Twilight begins at 3:54am and ends at 10:23pm.



I'm looking forward to it. I hope the England team is practicing penalties.

Looks like an incredibly wet time coming up in the UK - likely to be some flooding over the next few days. Amazing that for mid winter here we are still way warmer than you guys so far this June!

August. The wettest (average 183 mm, 231%), dullest, and the coldest (12.9C CET) of the century. This is the only month which holds all three worst records, so it is without doubt the worst summer month on record. London only had one day over 21C, but Birmingham and Manchester had nothing higher than 19C. It didn't make 16C at all in Aberdeen. There was local frost on the 3rd. Some places had 250% of the normal rainfall. There were many days with over 25 mm of rain and maxima beneath 16C. On the 26th a deepening depression brough severe weather to East Anglia, resulting in the Great Norfolk Flood. There were 206 mm at Brundall, and 186 mm of rain at Norwich, with the rain continuing for 30 hours from the 26th into the 27th. The pressure at Great Yarmouth was 978 mbars. 100 mm of rain was widespread over Norfolk and Suffolk, with a westerly gale. The worst flooding caused by rain in East Anglia on record. Norwich was cut off for two days, with over 40 bridges destroyed, with flooding 15' deep in places. Three people drowned, an one particular variety of Norwich canary was lost. Much of the Fens stayed under water through the following winter. Widespread gales midmonth. It was not surprisingly an extremely dull month, with an average of just 94 hours. The highest temperature recorded all month was under 23C (73F) at Welshpool on the 4th.

June's temperatures in Birmingham were pretty close to Sydney's June temperatures (min/max 9.7 to 17.7). Sydney was wetter (over 200mm in most suburbs) and sunnier (5.3 hours). Anyway, hopefully the UK can get all of this bad weather out of the way before the Olympics. I note that Wimbledon seems to be getting reasonable weather when I've looked in.