May 2017
🌡️ Temperature
In the UK, May 2017 was very hot. 🌡️
- The average temperature in May 2017 was 13.2°C.
- That's 2°C hotter than the average of 11.2°C.
- This puts it in the 95th percentile for heat, as the 18th hottest May on record.
The hottest May ever was in 1833, when it averaged 15.1°C, and the coldest year was 1698 at 8.5°C.
🌧️ Rainfall
In the UK, May 2017 was slightly wet. 🌧️
- The total rainfall in May 2017 was 65mm.
- That's 1mm wetter than the average of 64mm.
- This puts it in the 55th percentile for rainfall, as the 114th wettest May on record.
The wettest May ever was in 1773, when rainfall totalled 151.8mm, and the driest year was 1844 at 7.9mm.
☀️ Sunlight
In the UK, May 2017 was sunny. ☀️
- In May 2017 there were207.6 hours of sunshine.
- That's 25.8 hours more sunshine than the average of 181.8 hours.
- This puts it in the 78th percentile for sunshine, as the 23rd sunniest May on record.
The sunniest May ever was in 2020, when there were 266.9 hours of sunshine, and the least sunny year was 2022 with 0 hours of sunshine.