Cool, wet May brings a Spring of marked contrasts
A cool and wet May has brought a Spring of marked contrast, according to provisional figures from the Met Office.
second wettest May on record, and its wettest since 1967, with 121.4mm of rain. Devon also had its wettest May on record with an average of 199.3mm of rainfall topping the 169.8mm record set in May 1942. The often dull and wet conditions resulted in subdued temperatures across the board, thanks largely