Cets For Past Spring Bank Holidays

[Weather-history]

Up to 1967, this was the Whitsun Bank Holiday which fell 7 weeks after Easter. From 1967, it was fixed to the last Monday in May. In 1977 and 2002, the Bank Holiday was moved to early June for the Silver and Golden Jubilees celebrations.

29th May 1967: 11.7

27th May 1968: 12.7

26th May 1969: 10.5

25th May 1970: 13.9

31st May 1971: 12.9

29th May 1972: 11.3

28th May 1973: 16.1

27th May 1974: 12.8

26th May 1975: 11.5

31st May 1976: 13.4

Silver Jubilee 1977

6th June 1977: 10.5

7th June 1977: 10.1

29th May 1978: 16.0

28th May 1979: 10.7

26th May 1980: 12.6

25th May 1981: 9.8

31st May 1982: 17.4

30th May 1983: 9.4

28th May 1984: 9.2

27th May 1985: 13.5

26th May 1986: 13.5

25th May 1987: 12.7

30th May 1988: 11.8

29th May 1989: 13.4

28th May 1990: 13.7

27th May 1991: 14.2

25th May 1992: 17.2

31st May 1993: 12.4

30th May 1994: 10.5

29th May 1995: 12.8

27th May 1996: 12.2

26th May 1997: 12.3

25th May 1998: 14.0

31st May 1999: 12.2

29th May 2000: 10.8

28th May 2001: 17.6

Golden Jubilee 2002

3rd June: 13.2

4th June: 12.4

26th May 2003: 11.7

31st May 2004: 13.4

30th May 2005: 12.3

29th May 2006: 10.4

28th May 2007: 8.3

26th May 2008: 12.0

25th May 2009: 14.5

[AderynCoch]

Not surprised to see 2007 come bottom of the list. That has to be one of the worst bank holidays ever.

I believe that was the second coldest May day on record for London (maximum of 8C at Heathrow; just 6.4C at Whipsnade): the fact that it occurred at the end of the month is truly unbelievable.