James

MSc Meteorology. Extreme weather enthusiast and owner of @UKWX_. Occasional tweets about weather statistics in Wakefield. Wunderground ID: IWAKEF50

[James @JamWX_]

Jun 2026 in Wakefield

TMax 34.6°C (26th)
TMin 7.4°C (11/15th)
TMean 17.9°C (+3.4°C avg)
Mean max 22.8°C (+3.7°C avg)
Mean min 13°C (+3°C avg)
Rainfall 34.5mm (53.2% avg)
Rain days (>0.1mm) 15
Max pressure 1029.9mb (22nd)
Min pressure 988.4mb (4th)

Annual temperatures below

[James @JamWX_]

The following dates have broken daily records

Maximum temperature:
23rd June - 32.6
24th June - 33.1
25th June - 31.4
26th June - 34.6

Maximum min temperature:
1st June - 12.8
20th June - 17.7
24th June - 18.8
26th June - 16.7
27th June - 15.8

[James @JamWX_]

Jun 2026 in Wakefield

TMax 34.6°C (26th)
TMin 7.4°C (11/15th)
TMean 17.9°C (+3.4°C avg)
Mean max 22.8°C (+3.7°C avg)
Mean min 13°C (+3°C avg)
Rainfall 34.5mm (53.2% avg)
Rain days (>0.1mm) 15
Max pressure 1029.9mb (22nd)
Min pressure 988.4mb (4th)

Annual temperatures below

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Wettest day of the month was on the 11th, with 13.3mm of rain. Annual total stands at 396.9mm or 60.4% of average, at this point you would expect 298.5mm of rain or 45.4% of average.

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@MrBeast 92750

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Wettest day of the month was on 3rd May with 28.9mm of rain.

Annual rainfall total stands at 362.4mm or 55.1% of the annual average. At this point you would expect 233.7mm or 35.5% of average.

[James @JamWX_]

May 2026 in Wakefield

TMax 32.1°C (25th)
TMin 1.9°C (7th)
TMean 12.4°C (+1.6°C avg)
Mean max 18.8°C (+2.2°C avg)
Mean min 8°C (+0.9°C avg)
Rainfall 79.2mm (182.9% avg)
Rain days (>0.1mm) 13
Max pressure 1031.8mb (24th)
Min pressure 999.2mb (13th)

Annual temperatures below

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Wettest day of the month was on the 15th with 5.6mm of rain.

Annual rainfall total stands at 283.2mm, or 43.1% of average, at this point you would expect 190.4mm, or 29% of the annual average.

18th April to now is the longest rain-free period so far this year.

[James @JamWX_]

Apr 2026 in Wakefield

TMax 22.8°C (8th)
TMin 0°C (13th)
TMean 10.4°C (+1.5°C avg)
Mean max 16°C (+3.0°C avg)
Mean min 4.9°C (+0.2°C avg)
Rainfall 16mm (46.2% avg)
Rain days (>0.1mm) 9
Max pressure 1035mb (23rd)
Min pressure 993.7mb (4th)

Annual temperatures below

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@MrBeast Go on mush

[James @JamWX_]

Wettest day of the month was on the 12th, with 12.6mm of rain recorded.

Annual rainfall total stands at 267.2mm or 40.6% of annual average. At this point you'd expect 144.2mm or 21.9% of the average, currently running almost double that.

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Mar 2026 in Wakefield

TMax 17.9°C (19th)
TMin -0.3°C (26th)
TMean 8.5°C (+2°C avg)
Mean max 12.3°C (+1.9°C avg)
Mean min 4.6°C (+1.9°C avg)
Rainfall 41.1mm (94.7% avg)
Rain days (>0.1mm) 11
Max pressure 1030.1mb (3rd)
Min pressure 991.8mb (13th)

Annual temperatures below

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Here are dates of first 20°C in Wakefield since 2010.

2025: 10 Apr
2024: 2 May
2023: 7 May
2022: 15 Apr
2021: 30 Mar
2020: 10 Apr
2019: 19 Apr
2018: 18 Apr
2017: 9 Apr
2016: 8 May
2015: 4 Jun
2014: 16 May
2013: 6 May
2012: 28 Mar
2011: 6 Apr
2010: 20 May

[James @JamWX_]

@MetJam_ Maybe you need a walking companion who’s a bit more predictable than the weather

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Rainfall.

Wet wet wet..

[James @JamWX_]

Feb 2026 in Wakefield

TMax 15.4°C (25th)
TMin -1.9°C (14th)
TMean 6.2°C (+1.3°C avg)
Mean max 8.4°C (+0.4°C avg)
Mean min 4.1°C (+2.2°C avg)
Rainfall 123.5mm (261.1% avg)
Rain days (>0.1mm) 22
Max pressure 1017.8mb (28th)
Min pressure 976.8mb (11th)

Annual temperatures below

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The wettest day of the month was 22nd January with 19.7mm of rain.

With 23 days of measurable rain, January 2026 has had the most rain days since December 2023, which also had 23.

Annual total stands at 102.6mm (15.6% avg), you'd expect 53.5mm or 8.1% of average at this point.

[James @JamWX_]

Jan 2026 in Wakefield

TMax 10.3°C (9th)
TMin -6.2°C (31st)
TMean 3.8°C (-0.8°C avg)
Mean max 6°C (-1.3°C avg)
Mean min 1.6°C (-0.3°C avg)
Rainfall 102.6mm (191.8% avg)
Rain days (>0.1mm) 23
Max pressure 1021.4mb (17 & 18th)
Min pressure 982mb (27th)

Annual temperatures below

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Snowfall extremes for 2025

Days with falling snow - 14
Days with > 1cm snow - 4
Total amount of laying snow - 18cm
Highest daily laying snow total - 14cm (5 Jan)

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2025 in Wakefield

TMax 32.6°C (11th Jul & 13th Aug)
TMin -5.7°C (11th Jan)
TMean 11.2°C (+1°C avg)
Mean max 15.3°C (+1.3°C avg)
Mean min 7.1°C (+0.7°C avg)
Rainfall 712.7mm (108.4% avg)
Rain days 146
Max pressure 1046.5mb (6th Feb)
Min pressure 973.3mb (27th Jan)

[James @JamWX_]

Rainfall extremes for 2025

Days with > 5mm - 48
Days with > 10mm - 19
Days with > 20mm - 7

Wettest day - 20 Sep (42.3mm)
Longest run of no rainfall - 32 days (22 Apr - 23 May)

Highest rainfall anomaly: 211.1% (Nov)
Lowest rainfall anomaly: 27.9% (Apr)