Cets For May Day Bank Holidays

[Weather-history]

The first May Day Bank Holiday was in 1978 on the 1st of May

Here are the CETs for the May Day Bank Holidays

1st May 1978: 7.6

7th May 1979: 8.2

5th May 1980: 7.6

4th May 1981: 7.8

3rd May 1982: 7.9

2nd May 1983: 7.4

7th May 1984: 7.6

6th May 1985: 10.0

5th May 1986: 10.8

4th May 1987: 6.9

2nd May 1988: 11.4

1st May 1989: 13.1

7th May 1990: 10.4

6th May 1991: 7.2

4th May 1992: 9.5

3rd May 1993: 8.2

2nd May 1994: 11.8

VE Day 1995: 11.6

6th May 1996: 7.4

5th May 1997: 12.2

4th May 1998: 8.6

3rd May 1999: 14.2

1st May 2000: 11.2

7th May 2001: 9.0

6th May 2002: 10.4

5th May 2003: 11.7

3rd May 2004: 11.0

2nd May 2005: 14.9

1st May 2006: 9.7

7th May 2007: 13.2

5th May 2008: 15.3

4th May 2009: 8.4

[damianslaw]

The first May Day Bank Holiday was in 1978 on the 1st of May

Here are the CETs for the May Day Bank Holidays

1st May 1978: 7.6

7th May 1979: 8.2

5th May 1980: 7.6

4th May 1981: 7.8

3rd May 1982: 7.9

2nd May 1983: 7.4

7th May 1984: 7.6

6th May 1985: 10.0

5th May 1986: 10.8

4th May 1987: 6.9

2nd May 1988: 11.4

1st May 1989: 13.1

7th May 1990: 10.4

6th May 1991: 7.2

4th May 1992: 9.5

3rd May 1993: 8.2

2nd May 1994: 11.8

VE Day 1995: 11.6

6th May 1996: 7.4

5th May 1997: 12.2

4th May 1998: 8.6

3rd May 1999: 14.2

1st May 2000: 11.2

7th May 2001: 9.0

6th May 2002: 10.4

5th May 2003: 11.7

3rd May 2004: 11.0

2nd May 2005: 14.9

1st May 2006: 9.7

7th May 2007: 13.2

5th May 2008: 15.3

4th May 2009: 8.4

What a contrast between 2008 and 2009. I remember 2008 being a warm one but not that one. I remember vividly the 1995 and 1997 bank holidays being very good. Compared to the first few bank hols in the list the majority since have not been particularly cold, this year could buck that trend....

[Terminal Moraine]

I well remember the first one in 1978. It was an overcast day with thick fog and persistent drizzle and light rain driven by a f 5-6 NE wind. The max' here was just 4.4c and this still stands as the lowest May max' temp' on record.

[Summer of 95]

What a contrast between 2008 and 2009. I remember 2008 being a warm one but not that one. I remember vividly the 1995 and 1997 bank holidays being very good. Compared to the first few bank hols in the list the majority since have not been particularly cold, this year could buck that trend....

The 1995 one was memorable (it was a week late for the VE day thing); 26C on the Saturday, 22C on Sunday, barely 10C on the Monday.

1997 was similar in some respects; it was in the low 20s over the weekend and snowed in many parts a few days later (think it was the Tues or Wed). 1987 I can vaguely remember seeming really cold after that warm April.