Jersey Has Sunniest May Yet

Tuesday, 2 June 2020 13:08

Jersey has had it's sunniest May ever, also making last month the third-sunniest overall since records began.

Jersey Met forecasters say it was also the island's fourth-warmest month.

It was also much drier than average, as the island went 25 days without any rainfall.

More than half of May's total rainfall happened on a single night.

May 2020 in Jersey - Sunniest May and 3rd sunniest calendar month on record. Equal 4th warmest May and 25 days without measurable rainfall. pic.twitter.com/2QBNOjTrVP
— Jersey Met (@Jersey_Met) June 2, 2020

Spring 2020 was also the warmest and sunniest ever recorded in the island, with 832 hours of sunshine recorded.

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