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May Weather at Norwich International Airport United Kingdom

Daily high temperatures increase by 5°F, from 58°F to 63°F, rarely falling below 49°F or exceeding 72°F.

Daily low temperatures increase by 5°F, from 44°F to 49°F, rarely falling below 37°F or exceeding 55°F.

For reference, on August 6, the hottest day of the year, temperatures at Norwich International Airport typically range from 56°F to 71°F, while on February 7, the coldest day of the year, they range from 36°F to 45°F.

Average High and Low Temperature in May at Norwich International Airport

Average High and Low Temperature in May at Norwich International AirportMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313130°F30°F35°F35°F40°F40°F45°F45°F50°F50°F55°F55°F60°F60°F65°F65°F70°F70°F75°F75°FAprJunMay 158°FMay 158°F44°F44°FMay 3163°FMay 3163°F49°F49°FMay 1159°FMay 1159°F46°F46°FMay 2161°FMay 2161°F48°F48°F
The daily average high (red line) and low (blue line) temperature, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted lines are the corresponding average perceived temperatures.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average temperatures for the quarter of the year centered on May. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

Average Hourly Temperature in May at Norwich International Airport

Average Hourly Temperature in May at Norwich International AirportMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunvery coldcoldcoolcoolcomfortablevery cold
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The average hourly temperature, color coded into bands. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.

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The month of May at Norwich International Airport experiences essentially constant cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy remaining about 52% throughout the month.

The clearest day of the month is May 15, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 49% of the time.

For reference, on January 7, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 70%, while on July 14, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 56%.

Cloud Cover Categories in May at Norwich International Airport

Cloud Cover Categories in May at Norwich International AirportMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJunMay 146%May 146%May 3148%May 3148%May 1148%May 1148%May 2148%May 2148%clearmostly clearpartly cloudymostly cloudyovercast
0% clear 20% mostly clear 40% partly cloudy 60% mostly cloudy 80% overcast 100%
The percentage of time spent in each cloud cover band, categorized by the percentage of the sky covered by clouds.

A wet day is one with at least 0.04 inches of liquid or liquid-equivalent precipitation. At Norwich International Airport, the chance of a wet day over the course of May is gradually increasing, starting the month at 21% and ending it at 25%.

For reference, the year's highest daily chance of a wet day is 31% on December 30, and its lowest chance is 20% on April 27.

Probability of Precipitation in May at Norwich International Airport

The percentage of days in which various types of precipitation are observed, excluding trace quantities: rain alone, snow alone, and mixed (both rain and snow fell in the same day).

Rainfall

To show variation within the month and not just the monthly total, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during May at Norwich International Airport is gradually increasing, starting the month at 1.3 inches, when it rarely exceeds 2.4 inches or falls below 0.3 inches, and ending the month at 1.7 inches, when it rarely exceeds 3.0 inches or falls below 0.6 inches.

Average Monthly Rainfall in May at Norwich International Airport

Average Monthly Rainfall in May at Norwich International AirportMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310.0 in0.0 in0.5 in0.5 in1.0 in1.0 in1.5 in1.5 in2.0 in2.0 in2.5 in2.5 in3.0 in3.0 in3.5 in3.5 inAprJunMay 11.3 inMay 11.3 inMay 311.7 inMay 311.7 inMay 111.4 inMay 111.4 inMay 211.6 inMay 211.6 in
The average rainfall (solid line) accumulated over the course of a sliding 31-day period centered on the day in question, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands. The thin dotted line is the corresponding average snowfall.

Over the course of May at Norwich International Airport, the length of the day is rapidly increasing. From the start to the end of the month, the length of the day increases by 1 hour, 30 minutes, implying an average daily increase of 3 minutes, 0 seconds, and weekly increase of 21 minutes, 0 seconds.

The shortest day of the month is May 1, with 15 hours, 1 minute of daylight and the longest day is May 31, with 16 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May at Norwich International Airport

Hours of Daylight and Twilight in May at Norwich International AirportMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 hr24 hr4 hr20 hr8 hr16 hr12 hr12 hr16 hr8 hr20 hr4 hr24 hr0 hrAprJunnightnightdaydayMay 115 hr, 1 minMay 115 hr, 1 minMay 3116 hr, 31 minMay 3116 hr, 31 minMay 1615 hr, 52 minMay 1615 hr, 52 min
The number of hours during which the Sun is visible (black line). From bottom (most yellow) to top (most gray), the color bands indicate: full daylight, twilight (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and full night.

The latest sunrise of the month at Norwich International Airport is 5:22 AM on May 1 and the earliest sunrise is 45 minutes earlier at 4:37 AM on May 31.

The earliest sunset is 8:22 PM on May 1 and the latest sunset is 46 minutes later at 9:08 PM on May 31.

Daylight saving time is observed at Norwich International Airport during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during May, so the entire month is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 4:30 AM and sets 16 hours, 52 minutes later, at 9:22 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 8:04 AM and sets 7 hours, 37 minutes later, at 3:41 PM.

Sunrise & Sunset with Twilight in May at Norwich International Airport

The solar day over the course of May. From bottom to top, the black lines are the previous solar midnight, sunrise, solar noon, sunset, and the next solar midnight. The day, twilights (civil, nautical, and astronomical), and night are indicated by the color bands from yellow to gray.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May at Norwich International Airport

Solar Elevation and Azimuth in May at Norwich International AirportMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM2 AM2 AM4 AM4 AM6 AM6 AM8 AM8 AM10 AM10 AM12 PM12 PM2 PM2 PM4 PM4 PM6 PM6 PM8 PM8 PM10 PM10 PM12 AM12 AMAprJun001010202020303040405050600001010202030303040405060
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Solar elevation and azimuth over the course of May 2024. The black lines are lines of constant solar elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon, in degrees). The background color fills indicate the azimuth (the compass bearing) of the sun. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries of the cardinal compass points indicate the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for May 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May at Norwich International Airport

Moon Rise, Set & Phases in May at Norwich International AirportMay112233445566778899101011111212131314141515161617171818191920202121222223232424252526262727282829293030313112 AM12 AM4 AM4 AM8 AM8 AM12 PM12 PM4 PM4 PM8 PM8 PM12 AM12 AMAprJunApr 87:22 PMApr 87:22 PMApr 2412:50 AMApr 2412:50 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 84:23 AMMay 232:54 PMMay 232:54 PMJun 61:38 PMJun 61:38 PMJun 222:09 AMJun 222:09 AM6:07 AM6:07 AM7:39 PM7:39 PM7:55 PM7:55 PM5:33 AM5:33 AM4:55 AM4:55 AM9:45 PM9:45 PM9:36 PM9:36 PM4:37 AM4:37 AM3:47 AM3:47 AM10:06 PM10:06 PM9:46 PM9:46 PM
The time in which the moon is above the horizon (light blue area), with new moons (dark gray lines) and full moons (blue lines) indicated. The shaded overlays indicate night and civil twilight.
May 2024IlluminationMoonriseMoonsetMoonriseMeridian PassingDistance
1
50%3:15 AMSE11:05 AMSW-7:10 AMS232,681 mi
2
41%3:35 AMESE12:36 PMWSW-8:05 AMS230,304 mi
3
30%3:50 AMESE2:06 PMWSW-8:57 AMS228,226 mi
4
19%4:02 AME3:36 PMW-9:46 AMS226,649 mi
5
10%4:13 AME5:06 PMW-10:35 AMS225,777 mi
6
4%4:25 AMENE6:37 PMWNW-11:25 AMS225,777 mi
7
1%4:38 AMENE8:11 PMWNW-12:16 PMS226,743 mi
8
0%4:55 AMNE9:45 PMNW-1:10 PMS228,660 mi
9
3%5:18 AMNE11:13 PMNW-2:07 PMS231,398 mi
10
8%5:52 AMNE--3:06 PMS234,723 mi
11
15%-12:28 AMNW6:41 AMNE4:04 PMS238,334 mi
12
23%-1:24 AMNW7:46 AMNE5:00 PMS241,913 mi
13
33%-2:01 AMNW9:02 AMNE5:52 PMS245,171 mi
14
43%-2:26 AMNW10:20 AMNE6:39 PMS247,876 mi
15
50%-2:43 AMWNW11:37 AMENE7:23 PMS249,866 mi
16
62%-2:55 AMWNW12:52 PMENE8:04 PMS251,056 mi
17
71%-3:05 AMWNW2:04 PME8:42 PMS251,431 mi
18
80%-3:14 AMW3:15 PME9:21 PMS251,035 mi
19
87%-3:22 AMW4:26 PME10:00 PMS249,964 mi
20
93%-3:31 AMWSW5:39 PMESE10:41 PMS248,351 mi
21
97%-3:41 AMWSW6:56 PMESE11:25 PMS246,346 mi
22
99%-3:54 AMWSW8:15 PMSE--
23
100%-4:11 AMSW9:36 PMSE12:13 AMS244,108 mi
24
100%-4:37 AMSW10:53 PMSE1:06 AMS241,781 mi
25
98%-5:16 AMSW11:58 PMSE2:04 AMS239,489 mi
26
93%-6:12 AMSW-3:05 AMS237,322 mi
27
86%12:46 AMSE7:26 AMSW-4:06 AMS235,336 mi
28
77%1:19 AMSE8:52 AMSW-5:05 AMS233,557 mi
29
67%1:41 AMSE10:21 AMWSW-6:01 AMS231,999 mi
30
50%1:57 AMESE11:50 AMWSW-6:53 AMS230,681 mi
31
44%2:10 AMESE1:18 PMW-7:42 AMS229,647 mi

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy at Norwich International Airport is essentially constant during May, remaining around 0% throughout.

For reference, on July 30, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 1% of the time, while on October 28, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

Humidity Comfort Levels in May at Norwich International Airport

Humidity Comfort Levels in May at Norwich International AirportMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%0%10%10%20%20%30%30%40%40%50%50%60%60%70%70%80%80%90%90%100%100%AprJunMay 10%May 10%May 310%May 310%May 110%May 110%May 210%May 210%comfortablecomfortabledrydryhumidhumid
dry 55°F comfortable 60°F humid 65°F muggy 70°F oppressive 75°F miserable
The percentage of time spent at various humidity comfort levels, categorized by dew point.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed at Norwich International Airport is decreasing during May, decreasing from 11.7 miles per hour to 10.7 miles per hour over the course of the month.

For reference, on January 2, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 15.4 miles per hour, while on July 27, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 10.0 miles per hour.

Average Wind Speed in May at Norwich International Airport

The average of mean hourly wind speeds (dark gray line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

The hourly average wind direction at Norwich International Airport throughout May is predominantly from the north, with a peak proportion of 28% on May 10.

Wind Direction in May at Norwich International Airport

Wind Direction in May at Norwich International AirportWSNWMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%20%80%40%60%60%40%80%20%100%0%AprJunwestsoutheastnorth
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The percentage of hours in which the mean wind direction is from each of the four cardinal wind directions, excluding hours in which the mean wind speed is less than 1.0 mph. The lightly tinted areas at the boundaries are the percentage of hours spent in the implied intermediate directions (northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest).

Norwich International Airport is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature at Norwich International Airport is increasing during May, rising by 5°F, from 48°F to 54°F, over the course of the month.

Average Water Temperature in May at Norwich International Airport

The daily average water temperature (purple line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

The growing season at Norwich International Airport typically lasts for 7.7 months (236 days), from around March 27 to around November 18, rarely starting before February 28 or after April 22, and rarely ending before October 23 or after December 14.

The month of May at Norwich International Airport is very likely fully within the growing season, with the chance that a given day is in the growing season gradually increasing from 95% to 100% over the course of the month.

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May at Norwich International Airport

Time Spent in Various Temperature Bands and the Growing Season in May at Norwich International Airportgrowing seasonMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310%100%10%90%20%80%30%70%40%60%50%50%60%40%70%30%80%20%90%10%100%0%AprJun95%May 195%May 1100%May 31100%May 3198%May 1198%May 1199%May 2199%May 2190%Apr 2290%Apr 22very coldcoldcoolcomfortable
frigid 15°F freezing 32°F very cold 45°F cold 55°F cool 65°F comfortable 75°F warm 85°F hot 95°F sweltering
The percentage of time spent in various temperature bands. The black line is the percentage chance that a given day is within the growing season.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days at Norwich International Airport are gradually increasing during May, increasing by 145°F, from 95°F to 241°F, over the course of the month.

Growing Degree Days in May at Norwich International Airport

The average growing degree days accumulated over the course of May, with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy at Norwich International Airport is gradually increasing during May, rising by 0.8 kWh, from 5.3 kWh to 6.0 kWh, over the course of the month.

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May at Norwich International Airport

Average Daily Incident Shortwave Solar Energy in May at Norwich International AirportMay11223344556677889910101111121213131414151516161717181819192020212122222323242425252626272728282929303031310 kWh0 kWh1 kWh1 kWh2 kWh2 kWh3 kWh3 kWh4 kWh4 kWh5 kWh5 kWh6 kWh6 kWh7 kWh7 kWh8 kWh8 kWhAprJunMay 15.3 kWhMay 15.3 kWhMay 316.0 kWhMay 316.0 kWhMay 115.6 kWhMay 115.6 kWhMay 215.9 kWhMay 215.9 kWh
The average daily shortwave solar energy reaching the ground per square meter (orange line), with 25th to 75th and 10th to 90th percentile bands.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Norwich International Airport are 52.676 deg latitude, 1.283 deg longitude, and 69 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Norwich International Airport contains only modest variations in elevation, with a maximum elevation change of 131 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 89 feet. Within 10 miles also contains only modest variations in elevation (331 feet). Within 50 miles contains only modest variations in elevation (525 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Norwich International Airport is covered by artificial surfaces (50%) and cropland (39%), within 10 miles by cropland (65%) and grassland (13%), and within 50 miles by water (52%) and cropland (36%).

This report illustrates the typical weather at Norwich International Airport, based on a statistical analysis of historical hourly weather reports and model reconstructions from January 1, 1980 to December 31, 2016.

Temperature and Dew Point

Norwich International Airport has a weather station that reported reliably enough during the analysis period that we have included it in our network. When available, historical temperature and dew point measurements are taken directly from this weather station. These records are obtained from NOAA's Integrated Surface Hourly data set, falling back on ICAO METAR records as required.

In the case of missing or erroneous measurements from this station, we fall back on records from nearby stations, adjusted according to typical seasonal and diurnal intra-station differences. For a given day of the year and hour of the day, the fallback station is selected to minimize the prediction error over the years for which there are measurements for both stations.

The stations on which we may fall back include but are not limited to RAF Coltishall, Bentwaters Royal Air Force Base, Woodbridge Royal Air Force Base, Wattisham, RAF Marham, Upper Heyford Royal Air Force Base, Lakenheath Royal Air Force Base, and Mildenhall Royal Air Force Base.

Other Data

All data relating to the Sun's position (e.g., sunrise and sunset) are computed using astronomical formulas from the book, Astronomical Algorithms 2nd Edition , by Jean Meeus.

All other weather data, including cloud cover, precipitation, wind speed and direction, and solar flux, come from NASA's MERRA-2 Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis . This reanalysis combines a variety of wide-area measurements in a state-of-the-art global meteorological model to reconstruct the hourly history of weather throughout the world on a 50-kilometer grid.

Land Use data comes from the Global Land Cover SHARE database , published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

Elevation data comes from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) , published by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

Names, locations, and time zones of places and some airports come from the GeoNames Geographical Database .

Time zones for airports and weather stations are provided by AskGeo.com .

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