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6 July 2005
With London confirmed as the winning bid to host the 2012 Olympics
Games, the weather conditions likely to be experienced at the
various locations around the UK will be of interest to many.
The Met Office is proud to have provided the Olympic bid team
with weather and climate data which went into the bid documents
and we hope the event is a truly wonderful occasion for all concerned.
So what can be expected late July/early August in London and
at the other venues in terms of the weather conditions?
Expected weather conditions
|
Venue
|
Average Temp (C) |
Average Humidity %
|
Average Wind Speed and Direction
(kph) |
Average number days of rain during
the games |
|
London
|
23.0 |
49 |
14.6 / SSW |
5 |
|
Isle of Portland
|
18.7 |
78
|
19.1 / SSW |
5 |
|
Windsor Park Belfast
|
18.1 |
70 |
16.1 / SW |
9 |
|
Hampden Park, Glasgow
|
18.6 |
68 |
18.5 / SW |
8 |
|
St James Park, Newcastle
|
19.0 |
60 |
14.8 / S |
7 |
|
Old Trafford, Manchester
|
20.2 |
60 |
14.8 / SW |
8 |
|
Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
|
21.4 |
59 |
15.2 / SSW |
7 |
|
Villa Park, Birmingham
|
21.5 |
56 |
15.2 / SW |
6 |
|
A
full description of the climate of the UK
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