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May 1902 is the coldest May of the 20th century with a CET of just 8.9 It is the joint 5th coldest May in the CET listings.

CET
1st-10th January 1902: 7.5
1st-10th May 1902: 6.8

The first half of May 1902: 6.7 [-3.9]
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Some reports

London Camden Square: Cold and unsettled with only 5 days being fine. Mean temp: 10.2C [-2.0C]
Abinger Hall: First half very cold. A minimum of -5.6C recorded on the 13th
Tenterden: The coldest May for many years. Potatoes, black currants and cherries badly injured by frost.
Crowborough: Up to the 20th, very cold and unsettled. Snow fell at 1.45pm on 6th, in very large flakes.
Hartley Witney: A peculiarly cold month with a persistent northerly wind until the 27th.
Pitsford: Mean temp: 9.1C
Colchester: Remarkably col till the 23rd. Snow in the neighbourhood in the 6th and 8th.
Bury St Edmunds: Snow on the 5th, 6th, 7th and 14th.
Norwich: Snow on the 6th, 12th and 13th. Mean temp for first 22 days: 6.9C  Monthly mean: 9C
Ross-on-Wye: No maximum above 15.6C (60F) until the 23rd
Riddell: Exceptionally cold with much snow and sleet
Coupar Angus: Mean temp: 7.9C The first three weeks saw a frost on nearly every morning.
Drumnadrochit: A neighbouring hill was covered with snow yuntil about the 20th.
South Ronaldshay: Mean temp: 5.7C
Dunmanway: Remarkable for very low temperatures.
Dublin: Mean temp: 9.9C
Omagh: There is no record (37 years) of such a May. There has not been one fine or pleasant day.

 

From the Guardian

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