Late May heat - warmth, Whit Bank Holidays

[damianslaw]

Thinking back to many a year, I remember a fair number of very warm even heatwave almost late ends to May coinciding with Bank Holiday. Examples that spring to mind include:

1989, 1990, 1992, 1996 (perhaps very tail end or more early June), 2005, 2012, 2018, 2020. I think 2006 was good as well.

Anyone have any stats for say last week May since 89, and CET values for Bank Holiday May weekends. There have been a few shockers as well, 2007 springs to mind, but generally I associate late May with very pleasant decent conditions more often than chilly and wet, but memory my fool me and only remembers the good ones.