On May 8, 11:11*pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:
On May 8, 11:09*pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:

Today was my lowest May maximum temperature since 6th May 1997.
Today's maximum here at Southend-on-Sea was 9.8°C, 1997 was 8.5°C.
The lowest I've recorded was 8.0°C on both 27th May 1992 & 17th & 18th
May 1992.

Very early days of course, but assuming this May continues with a cold
than average theme, out of 9 colder than average Mays I have records
of since 1960 only 2 following summers were on the cool/wet side, the
remaining 7 had at least one summer month with temperatures of 1°C+
above the norm. I would also be very surprised to get a third bad
summer in a row.

Keith (Southend)http://www.southendweather.net
"Weather Home & Abroad"

17th & 18th should have read 1996.

Max of only 10.2C here today. Lowest since 1st May 2001.

Here are others:
14th 2005 11.7C
7th 2002 11.9C
1st 2001 10.3C
7th 1997 11.0C

16th 1996 10.0C
17th 1996 9.0C
18th 1996 10.6C
19th 1996 8.5C


16th 1995 11.3C
20th 1994 11.6C
17th 1987 11.5C
9th 1986 10.7C

Len Wood
Wembury, SW Devon, 83 m asl